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There’s An Easier Way to Take Insulin, But It Hasn’t Been Tested on People Yet

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The most effective way for people with diabetes to deliver insulin is also incredibly intrusive. Skip advert For years, scientists have looked for an easier, cheaper, more convenient, and less wasteful alternative […].

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Lilly grabs glucose-sensing insulin tech, buying Protomer in $1bn deal

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Eli Lilly bought a stake in Protomer Technologies and its glucose-sensing insulin platform last year, and it must like what it has seen in the programme since then – it has just agreed to buy the company outright. . It was also responsible for the first recombinant insulin product – Humulin – which launched in 1982 and remains on sale.

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Marine snail inspires fast-acting injectable insulin for better diabetes control

Scienmag

For millions of people with diabetes, insulin is essential medicine. But for some ocean-dwelling predators, insulin is a weapon. That remarkable phenomenon has inspired scientists at University of Utah […].

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Longer shelf life for insulin has major bearing on global health

Medical Xpress

An international study shows that it is likely that insulin can be stored at room temperature, and for considerably longer than drug companies have counted on to date. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are among the scientists presenting these results.

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‘Wonder capsule’ developed by scientists for insulin delivery

BioPharma Reporter

Protein drugs are notoriously difficult to deliver orally â but scientists have developed a new type of oral capsule that could deliver insulin and other similar drugs.

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In the News: September Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

The FDA has announced its approval of a bluetooth-controlled insulin delivery and monitoring system for use in pediatric patients ages 2 through 6 with Type 1 diabetes. Although the device automatically adjusts insulin levels, patients or their caregivers need to request insulin doses manually to counter carbohydrate consumption at mealtime.

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New type of oral capsule may one day replace insulin injection for diabetics

Medical Xpress

Scientists in Melbourne have designed a new type of oral capsule that could mean pain-free delivery of insulin and other protein drugs.

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