Company Research Report: Ascensia Diabetes Care
Company Overview
- Name: Ascensia Diabetes Care
- Mission: Dedicated to improving the health and lives of people with diabetes.
- Founded: 2016, through the acquisition of Bayer Diabetes Care by PHC Holdings.
- Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland.
- Key People:
- Robert Schumm, President & CEO
- Brian Hansen, President of CGM
- April Huang, VP, Global Strategy & Business Development
- Torstein Myhre, VP, Global BGM Commercial
- Christian Doeringer, Chief HR Officer
- Jan Vannerum, Chief Financial Officer
- Peter Bodlund, VP Operations, Engineering and RA&QA
- Marieke Jansen, General Counsel PHC EMEA & APAC and Legal Lead
- Number of Employees: No information is available.
- Revenue: No information is available.
- Known For: Known for its CONTOUR® portfolio of blood glucose monitoring systems and as the exclusive global distribution partner for the Eversense® Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Systems.
Products
CONTOUR™ NEXT Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems
- High Level Description: Advanced blood glucose monitoring systems offering remarkable accuracy.
- Key Features:
- High accuracy and ease of use.
- Helps users easily incorporate blood glucose testing into their daily lives.
Eversense® Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- High Level Description: The longest-lasting CGM system available, featuring a sensor wear duration of up to 6 months.
- Key Features:
- Exceptional accuracy throughout the entire duration of wear.
- The world's only CGM with a removable transmitter, allowing it to be taken on and off without wasting sensors.
- Predictive on-body alerts that notify users of critical events.
Diabetes Management Solutions
- High Level Description: Digital platforms for tracking, sharing, and analyzing blood glucose readings.
- Key Features:
- Includes app-based solutions enabling data to be an integral part of diabetes care.
Recent Developments
- Innovations:
- Launched GlucoContro.online, a diabetes data management platform for healthcare providers (HCPs) and people with diabetes (PWDs) in 2021.
- Became the exclusive global distribution partner for Eversense® CGM Systems in 2021.
- Released an updated version of the CONTOUR®DIABETES app in 2018, adding features to support self-management for people with diabetes.
- Partnerships:
- Ascensia collaborates with various partners to enhance diabetes management solutions and make them more accessible globally.
Conclusion
Ascensia Diabetes Care continues to innovate and expand its product offerings by leveraging partnerships and advanced technology to make a significant positive impact on diabetes management. The company is focused on developing solutions that improve the daily lives of people with diabetes and continues to lead in the field with its highly accurate and innovative products.