Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM), a leading insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, today announced it has signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology (UVA) to advance research and development efforts on fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery systems.
The research collaboration will rely on the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology's groundbreaking work to improve care for patients with diabetes through technology-based interventions, and its successes in translating advanced automated insulin delivery (AID) algorithms into medical devices used around the world, as well as Tandem's market leading expertise in insulin delivery devices, algorithm implementation, and data management.
The collaboration will expand on Tandem's ongoing research into the advancement of automated closed-loop insulin delivery technology, and will involve scientists, clinicians, and functional experts from both institutions. Results from this collaboration may lead to clinical research to accelerate approved uses for Tandem's next-generation AID systems.
