Bigfoot Biomedical takes next steps for its holistic diabetes management platform
Less than two years ago, Bigfoot Biomedical launched its Bigfoot Unity platform in some U.S. states. Just last month, the company made a major play to further bolster this platform. It sold pump-based automated insulin delivery technology patents to pump maker Insulet for $25 million. Further positives followed within weeks, as Bigfoot soon after received FDA clearance for the Android mobile app for Bigfoot Unity. CEO Jeffrey Brewer explained that a “substantial amount” of Bigfoot Biomedical’s early work came on a closed-loop automated insulin delivery (AID) system. However, Bigfoot concluded that it couldn’t carry on with both the AID technology and the Bigfoot Unity platform. Brewer said the next steps for Bigfoot are to take the limited commercial launch to a larger population of people. Currently, the Bigfoot Unity works with the Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM. With the next-generation FreeStyle Libre 3 receiving FDA clearance last year, Brewer said Bigfoot plans to extend compatibility with future versions when ready.