With a vision to develop intelligent diabetes management systems, French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi SA has partnered with Verily Life Sciences to form a new joint venture company named Onduo in Kendall Square in Cambridge, with an investment of approximately $500m.
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The new company will combine Sanofi’s clinical expertise and experience and Verily’s knowledge in miniaturised electronics, analytics, and consumer software development to develop new and innovative treatment options for Type-2 diabetics.
It will focus on Type-1 diabetics and eventually on people who are at risk of developing diabetes.
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Image: Sanofi and Verily have formed a joint venture to develop comprehensive diabetes management platform. Photo: courtesy of Sanofi.
