SFC Fluidics, JDRF Partner to Develop Patch Pump With Open-Protocol Communication

SFC Fluidics Inc. (SFC), a medical technology company, announced a new Industry Discovery and Development Partnership supported by JDRF, a global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.
 
In line with JDRF’s goal to discover, develop, and deliver advances that reduce the burden of T1D and expand access to and adoption of automated insulin delivery (AID) technologies, JDRF will provide funding to SFC for the development of an insulin patch pump with open-protocol communication capabilities. JDRF launched its Open-Protocol Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) Systems Initiative in 2017 with the goal to work with key stakeholders to understand the regulatory and liability implications of an “open-protocol” AID ecosystem—