Trinity Biotech updates glucose monitor technology evelopment

Trinity Biotech provided an update on the continued development of its glucose biosensor technology. Earlier this year Trinity Biotech was granted a European patent or a novel method that enhances the performance of an indwelling sensor, such as a glucose biosensor. Recent testing of this patented process has confirmed its effectiveness in improving the performance of Trinity Biotech’s glucose biosensor. Trinity Biotech intends to use this breakthrough process to stabilise and improve the functionality of the glucose biosensor in its next generation continuous glucose monitor CGM technology. CGMs are small patch-like wearable medical devices that use biosensor wires under the skin to measure glucose in real-time. These devices are increasingly popular in diabetes management and health monitoring. Trinity Biotech’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr Gary Keating, said: “The technology covered by this patent represents a major advancement for our CGM platform. The CGM technology we acquired in January already offers strong advantages in terms of affordability and sustainability, thanks to its unique self-inserted biosensor wire. However, in advance of the acquisition, we recognised that the requirement for users to periodically re-calibrate the device using a separate finger-stick blood glucose monitor was not in line with the market leading solutions and was a barrier to broader adoption. We believed that this patented conditioning process would likely play an important role in further enhancing the technology towards a more user-friendly, fully self-calibrating, device. Our post-acquisition testing of this conditioning process has confirmed its effectiveness and – together with other refinements to the biosensor wire design – will be further evaluated in upcoming pre-pivotal trials to create an optimized CGM that can be rapidly introduced into global markets.”