The Australian Foundation for Diabetes Research has entered into an arrangement with Israeli company Kadimastem to explore overcoming the need for insulin administration in people with type 1 diabetes.
A research delegation from Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is heading to Israel in late May to foster existing research collaborations and initiate new partnerships.
Ambassador Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, the non-resident Israel Ambassador to Fiji, visited the island nation where he presented his credentials to President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.
While methods of insulin administration have improved and modes of measuring how much insulin to give are far superior than they were in the 1920s, when insulin was discovered, there have been no major advancements toward a cure for Type 1 diabetes for almost a century.
LabStyle Innovations Corp developer of the Dario™ Diabetes Management Platform, has announced that the company has signed an agreement with uHealth Australia Pty Limited (uHealth), a leading distributor of digital health and surgical innovations, to exclusively distribute in Australia the Dario™ blood glucose monitoring device, one of the three main components of the Dario™ platform.
