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DIY artificial pancreas gains JDRF support

18-Oct-2017

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JDRF has announced a new initiative to provide funds for o build artificial pancreas (AP) systems under open protocols.

Besides funding, JDRF is targeting three major areas in which to help open-protocol system developers serve a wider audience.

The first would be technological assistance. The second focus would be on streamlining US and international regulation of these implementations, while the third involves the issues of liability that come with adjusting implementing medical devices for purposes outside of their original use.

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Aaron Kowalski

President and Chief Executive Officer at JDRF International.

Daniel Finan

Research Director at JDRF.

JDRF

Nonprofit organization that funds type 1 diabetes research.

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Artificial Organs