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📋 Do you live with type 1 or type 2 diabetes? Contribute your insights to a new study on sex differences in diabetes management! 💡 The University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology seeks to highlight differences between the female and male sex in diabetes management and gather evidence on extra difficulties that female may experience – for example in relation to menstrual cycle and menopause. Results from this study will inform on the need to develop technological solutions to better support diabetes management in the female population. ➡️ Contribute to diabetes research now, it only takes about 10 minutes: https://lnkd.in/gbYgtCRj Chiara Fabris #diabetestechnology #diabetesinnovation #diabetesresearch

What a fantastic evening! 🌟 Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting a dinner with fellow industry professionals and our inspiring finalists from the DCB Open Innovation Challenge 2024 during the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) conference in Burlingame, California. The evening was filled with engaging conversations, new connections and, last but not least, great food. Thanks everybody for joining! Ps - if you are attending DTS, don't forget to attend our session on our Innovation Challenge featuring pitches by our finalists on Thursday, 10.25 local time! Ema GrabenwegerGreta EhlersSimon M. SchwaighoferCraig CooperBen DelheyFrederik PlourdeMuhammad Mujeeb-U-RahmanJanice Dru-BennettJorge BondiaChristine BrännvallRobert BerlingPeter AlexBrian KannardKoshin Sekimizu, PhDBrian KannardYuta MatsudaJohn SjolundJasper Benke

💼 Our Assistant Professor Maria Luisa Balmer is hiring for a Postdoc in Immunometabolism & Microbiota! 🚀 Join the research team to explore the role of gut #microbiota, #metabolism, and immune function in #obesity and #diabetes. The available project "Woundomics: Understanding the Microbiota-Immune-Axis in Diet-Induced Obesity" is a fully-funded 18-month postdoc position and offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge techniques like gnotobiotic models, metabolomics, and RNA-sequencing. ⬇ Read the full description below and join us to contribute to groundbreaking research and innovative therapies! #postdoc #research #immunology #openposition #immunometabolism #diabetesinnovation #RNA Insel Gruppe University of Bern Melanie C. Scalise Valentina Viola Huwiler Kristyna Filipova Maria Gabriela Kirsch Andrea Celoria June Siobhan Stone Tabea Waltenspül Natacha Scheidegger

🎉 Huge congratulations to our Assistant Professor Lilian Witthauer and her research team for being awarded a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF Grant.   We are excited to see the impact her project will have on the future of healthcare! 🙌 #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesInnovation #DiabetesResearch #MetabolicResearch #AIEgens #Innovation #MedTech 

🛫 🌉 Our team is en route to the #DiabetesTechnologyMeeting (DTM) in Burlingame, CA! 🚀 We’re thrilled to be joining forces with the six finalists from our #OpenInnovationChallenge to host Session 9 this Thursday – together with our partner Diabetes Technology Society (DTS), we’ll dive into the innovative ideas emerging from this year’s challenge. Each finalist will present their innovative solutions on-site, offering insights into the future of diabetes technology. ➡ Explore the detailed agenda online: https://lnkd.in/dpDCpVj Are you attending DTM? Let’s connect! Reach out to our team and start-ups to grab a coffee and talk all things innovation. ☕ Ema Grabenweger Simon M. Schwaighofer Greta Ehlers Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Frederik Plourde Yuta Matsuda Christine Brännvall Sufyan Hussain Jorge Bondia Integrated Medical Sensors AMIC Health Beep Insights Neuria Digital Therapeutics Genomelink #DTM #DTS #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesInnovation

Spoonful of Laughter is now live! 🎉 💡 The diaTribe Foundation has launched a bold new campaign using comedy to tackle diabetes stigma head-on. Through a series of comedic shorts, the initiative challenges harmful stereotypes, showing that while diabetes is no joke, humor can be a powerful tool to combat misconceptions! 🎥 The new series gleefully educates, busts myths, and promotes curiosity over judgment. It's all about making life with diabetes more relatable, less feared, and helping people understand it in a fresh, engaging way. 👉 Ready to laugh with us, all while tackling diabetes stigma? Watch the first episode with stand-up comedians Sam Morrison and Kesha Carter now: https://lnkd.in/eAFDjCWP Matthew Garza Shae Puckett, MS Kelly Close Jim Carroll Eritrea M. #EndDiabetesStigma #dStigmatize #diabetes #stigma #comedy

🗓️ 💚 Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🙇♀️ For people living with diabetes, unique challenges can take a serious toll on mental well-being. From #stigma to the relentless demands of self-management, the mental load can quickly feel overwhelming. 💡 People with diabetes are 2–3x more likely to experience #depression, yet only 25–50% are diagnosed and treated. Mental health is essential for effective self-management and overall well-being – but it's often overlooked in diabetes care. ☀️ YouTuber (and valued jury member of our challenge) Kamil Armacky, aka Nerdabetic, champions "Time in Happiness" – a mental health concept that can be even more impactful on the quality of life for PwD than the physical metric of "Time in Range“. It’s a reminder to prioritise the person, not just the condition – and to foster holistic approaches in diabetes care. Learn more about this in his latest video: https://lnkd.in/ehyy8NAJ 🚀 Let’s continue innovating to make life easier for people with diabetes – both physically and mentally! #Diabetes #MentalHealthMatters #HealthcareInnovation #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 #WMHD #Type1Diabetes #Type2Diabetes #MentalHealth

⏪ Throwback to our Innovation Bootcamp – the perfect lead-up to the DCB Start-Up Night! Ahead of the big night and award ceremony, we brought together all six finalists for an intense 4-day Innovation Bootcamp in the Swiss Alps. With support from our incredible mentors, we worked closely with each team to refine their ideas and perfect their pitches for the final jury decision. Additionally, our international experts provided in-depth insights into relevant topics such as regulations and go-to-market strategies for the US.💡 💬 For the first time this year, we integrated a session with our Lived Experience Panel, where panelists posed critical questions to the start-ups and shared valuable insights to help shape more person-centered innovation. Additionally, former finalists Ben Delhey from BOYDSense and 2023 winner Greta Preatoni from MYNERVA joined us to share practical tips on how to navigate the finale and deliver impactful pitches. ⛰️🇨🇭The scenery of the Grand Hotel Griesalp served as a welcome calm within all the excitement – complete with cows and cowbells, it offered a truly authentic Swiss experience and some welcome distractions. Huge thanks to our finalists, mentors, and everyone who made this bootcamp a success, setting the stage for such a spectacular DCB Start-Up Night! 🚀 Ema Grabenweger Hanne Ballhausen Derek Brandt Martina Rothenbühler Simon M. Schwaighofer Frederik Plourde Jorge Bondia Sufyan Hussain Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Christine Brännvall Yuta Matsuda David Herrick Dr. Michael Schoemaker Craig Cooper Michael Gschwandtner Sébastien Delarive Ralf Sommerfeld Emma Doble Leon Tribe Crystal Diaz Thapi Semenya Lucía Feito Allonca Thomas von Gruenigen Roman Wasik AMIC Health Beep Insights Neuria Digital Therapeutics Genomelink #InnovationChallenge #Bootcamp #SwissAlps #entrepreneurship #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesInnovation

🚀 Congratulations to our start-up SmartStart Health and Melissa Holloway for securing £185k in funding from Innovate UK! 💡 Out of 1,348 Smart Grant applications this cycle, only 46 were awarded funding – what an incredible achievement! We’re so excited and proud to see SmartStart’s continued development, making it easier for people with diabetes to use CGMs. 💸 SmartStart Health is now seeking £80k in matched funding. If you’re interested in supporting this innovative project, please contact Melissa Holloway for collaboration opportunities!

🤩 We're still buzzing from Thursday's DCB Start-Up Night! 🚀 What a wonderful night it was, filled with innovation, celebration and so many excited faces. The energy, insights, and connections were truly inspiring – whether from research, industry, start-ups, our lived experience panel or else: We were so happy to connect with all of you. 🎉 A special thanks to our photographer Fabian Biasio for perfectly capturing the joyful energy of the night. We can't wait to do it all over again next year! P.S. We might have a surprise in store, especially for those who sadly couldn’t join us in person. Stay tuned! 👀 Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Christine Brännvall Hanne Ballhausen Ema Grabenweger Greta Ehlers Dr. Maren Schinz Kamil Armacky Hanna Boëthius Lia Bally Derek Brandt Fariba Buchheim Vivien Glocker Shanelle Glocker Beep Insights AMIC Health Genomelink Neuria Digital Therapeutics #DCBStartupNight #DCBInnovationChallenge #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesInnovation #DiabetesCommunity