Six months after being appointed Chairman of Diabeloop’s board, Catherine Dunand welcomes the progress made and the extremely positive perspectives

"Diabeloop: What is your feedback after the last few months spent at the head of Diabeloop’s board?
Catherine Dunand: Thank you for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I’d really like to thank Guillaume Charpentier who facilitated an efficient handover and kindly supported me. Diabeloop’s managers left no question unanswered and allowed me to gradually speak with most of the team facilitators in France and abroad. I have been able to measure the commitment, strength and depth of talent in the company. The core of my effort has been spent pointing out that nothing these people do is easy. Doing things well is not enough, we have to share them with each other! I have discovered strengths in the company that I had not even imagined, projects that are starting and will deliver results later, and also all the remarkable work around the commercial launch of DBLG1, the first Diabeloop’s device. It is therefore with immense satisfaction, but without surprise, that I’ve seen that commercial success is being achieved. 2021 is the year Diabeloop is beginning to transform the lives of people living with diabetes and the year the dream is becoming true. This is clearly reflected by the number of people equipped with our first solution, the feedback from the field, the satisfaction of our industrial partners, and the jubilation around the new Diabeloop communication campaign. The company has further strengthened its financial situation by securing almost €5M in new financing, and, just as importantly, its human resources with large-scale recruitment campaigns currently in progress. The only pitfall that as a French company Diabeloop is particularly sensitive to is the delay in launching our device in France, for reasons that are not all under our control. I am confident that we will soon fill the gap, and I am glad to see that the board is taking this matter very seriously and doing everything possible to find solutions..." Lire la suite