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                                                                                                                                      MEDTRONIC LAUNCHES                                     the personalisation of glucose goals

                                                                                                                                      MINIMED™ 780G SYSTEM                                   with an adjustable target setting as
                                                                                                                                                                                             low as 100 mg/dL — lower than any
                                                                                                                                      WITH SMARTGUARD™ TECH-
                                                                                                                                                                                             other  advanced  hybrid  closed-
                                                                                                                                      NOLOGY TO SIMPLIFY TYPE
                                                                                                                                                                                             loop system — and is designed to
                                                                                                                                      1 DIABETES MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                                                                                                             help  stabilise  blood  sugar  levels
                                                                                                                                      IN INDIA                                               and  further  improve  glucose
                                                                                                                                      Medtronic  has  launched  MiniMed                      control. Patients who participated

                                                                                                                                      780G system in India. The MiniMed                      in a  clinical  study  provided  feed-

                                                                                                                                      780G system is a next-generation                       back that the MiniMed  780G

                                                                                                                                      closed-loop  insulin pump  system                      system ‘made life with diabetes and

                                                                                                                                      for the treatment of type 1 diabetes                   control  so  much  easier’  and  that
                                                                                                                                      in people aged seven to 80 years.                      it  made  ‘life  significantly  easier.’

                                                                                                                                      The system automates the delivery



            SOMERSET-BACKED                                        equity  shares, as  per  HNL’s draft                               of  both  basal  insulin and  correc-                  The  system  is  part  of  the  new
                                                                                                                                                                                             Medtronic portfolio of insulin
                                                                                                                                      tion boluses every five minutes to
            HEXAGON NUTRITION GETS                                 red  herring  prospectus  (DRHP).                                  help  people  with  diabetes  avoid                    pumps  with  smartphone connec-

            SEBI NOD FOR RS 600 CR                                 Founded in 1993 by Arun and Subash                                 highs and lows with greater ease.                      tivity  via  Bluetooth  technology.

            IPO                                                    Kelkar, HNL started as a micro-nu-                                                                                        This  advancement  allows  users

            Mumbai-based  Hexagon Nutrition                        trient  formulations  player  and  at                              The MiniMed 780G system enables                        and  their  care partners to see

            Ltd (HNL) on Monday said it received                   present it  offers  products  across

            the Securities and Exchange Board                      clinical products, micronutrient

            of  India’s  (SEBI)  approval  to  raise               premixes  and  therapeutic  prod-

            Rs 600  crore through  an initial                      ucts. Its product portfolio includes

            public offering (IPO). Last year in                    fortification of foods, therapeutic

            December, VCCircle  reported                           nutrition, clinical nutrition and allevi-


            that the company was set to file its                   ation of malnutrition. The company

            draft papers for the IPO. The IPO                      sells  its  products  in around  70

            consists of a fresh issue of shares                    countries, currently from its three

            worth Rs 100 crore and an offer-                       factories located at Nasik, Chennai

            for-sale  (OFS)  of  up  to  30,113,918                and  Thoothukkudi.  (VC  Circle)


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