Insulet Corp. plans a limited market release in the second half of this year of its recently FDA-cleared Omnipod Dash Insulin Management System through the pharmacy channel. Results from the most recent clinical trial supporting the Omnipod hybrid closed-loop system were presented this week's American Diabetes Association meeting in Orlando.

After eight years together, Insulet will be splitting from its exclusive European distributor Ypsomed and take full responsibility for the distribution, sales, marketing, training and support activities of its Omnipod insulin management system in that region. Insulet's president and chief operating officer, Shacey Petrovic told Medtech Insight how the Massachusetts-based company will embark on this next solo chapter.

The global diabetes management devices market is expected to exceed $11.2bn by 2020, driven largely by the rising diabetes epidemic. This, in turn, is fueling significant innovation such as next-generation, automated artificial pancreas systems and miniaturized, less-invasive wireless technologies that can continuously track and analyze glucose levels in real-time. This feature looks more closely at these and other potentially groundbreaking new technologies, as well as the competitive landscape of the two major product segments – insulin pumps and blood glucose monitors.