Rutherford, NJ, Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glucotrack, Inc. (Nasdaq: GCTK) (“Glucotrack” or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on glucose monitoring technologies for people with diabetes and prediabetes, announced today that it has achieved another milestone in its development of an implantable continuous glucose monitor (CGM) by commencing preclinical animal testing.
The Company previously announced the completion and positive results of a laboratory-based feasibility study demonstrating that the CGM sensor design is capable of measuring glucose for at least two years post-implant. Further preclinical testing, in animals, advances the development of the implantable CGM by demonstrating that the sensor design functions as expected after an implant procedure and 30 days thereafter.
The objectives of the preclinical animal study were to assess the implant procedure techniques and tools as well as to determine the acute and chronic biological effect of the implant and the implant procedure. At this stage of development, the study was not intended to assess sensor measurement accuracy.
The results from the preclinical study have established that the sensor implant procedure takes approximately 15-20 minutes to perform, does not require sophisticated implant techniques or tools, and was able to be completed with no adverse short-term (up to 3 days) or long-term (up to 30 days) effect on the animals.
“This preclinical study is a key step in furthering the development of our long-term implantable CGM enabling us to initiate preparations for a long-term preclinical study to assess sensor performance and accuracy,” said Paul Goode, PhD, CEO of Glucotrack. “We are pleased to be one step closer to bringing this technology to the millions of people living with diabetes.”
Glucotrack is committed to commercializing an implantable CGM with a long-term sensor life, no requirement for an additional wearable component, and a once-only calibration. Long-term preclinical studies on sensor performance are expected to start in late Q4 of this year.
About Glucotrack, Inc.
Glucotrack, Inc. (NASDAQ: GCTK), (formerly known as Integrity Applications, Inc.) is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes and prediabetes. The Company’s initial product, Glucotrack®, is a proprietary non-invasive glucose monitoring device designed to obtain glucose level measurements without the pain, incremental cost, difficulty, or discomfort of conventional invasive finger stick devices. For more information, please visit and http://www.glucotrack.com.
Investor Contact: investors@glucotrack.com
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