A Low-Cost, Equitable Artificial Pancreas System
Personalised closed loop control of blood glucose levels
We’re a team from the University of Canterbury changing diabetes management
Our mission is to provide equitable access to the best diabetes technology and care.
We are working with health providers and communities to get the best possible devices into the hands that need them.
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Open Devices
Open devices offers opportunity for patient data ownership and cloud connectivity, while reducing costs.
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Intuitive Use
Our devices are simple to use, with the opportunity to control through your phone.
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Personalised Care
Get access to our personalised models, with over 15 years of experience as the only clinical glycaemic digital twin in the world.
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Kaupapa Māori
This project is developed by Māori, with Māori, to improve outcomes for Māori and other disadvantaged groups.
One small driver for big change
Our open-licence pumps were developed at the University of Canterbury in partnership with local diabetes clinicians. The pumps are estimated to have a 10x lower than devices currently available, while maintaining comparable performance.
Novel, non-invasive, light based continuous glucose monitor
Continuous glucose monitoring is painful, cumbersome and expensive, costing 5% of the median yearly income for New Zealanders. Imagine the freedom of a bloodless blood test, reducing physical and financial pain. Our team has been working on a world first light-based CGM using discrete spectroscopy.
Coming full circle: Closing the loop
The most important part of closed-loop control is to predict the future. For diabetes, this is done through predictive modelling. Our algorithms for closed-loop control has 15+ years of clinical use worldwide, and we’re bringing it out of the hospital and into your pocket.
We’re providing personalised healthcare using our digital twins to improve your health, and reduce ongoing costs.
Designed with people, for people
Trust and acceptance are at the forefront of our design intentions. Our team will be working closely with patients and health providers to better understand what stands in the way of technology uptake.
We seek to develop a solution that can seamlessly integrate into existing lives, practices, and communities to achieve our goal of equal access to life-enhancing medical technology for New Zealanders.
FAQs
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We are planning to begin our commercialisation progress over the next two years
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We are definitely keen to have a conversation for when we look to raise money. Please reach out to us!
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We have many published articles on our research and would love to share them with you.