Don’t Develop It. Buy It! Tandem Buys AMF To Save Years Of R&D

To accelerate the development of its own patch-based insulin pump, Tandem Diabetes has purchased AMF Medical.

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Tandem Diabetes Care, manufacturer of the T:slim X2 insulin pump, has purchasedAMF Medical, the Swiss developer of the Sigi Patch Pump, in a deal that could be worth up to $215m.

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