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Diatech

Founded 1970 · 788 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Diatech Diabetes is a medical device company developing SmartFusion, a software platform and mobile app that monitors insulin infusion pumps for medication delivery failure and measures the accuracy of insulin delivery for people living with diabetes. The technology is in development and its core assets and IP have been acquired by DEKA Research & Development.

Founders & leadership

Diatech was founded in 1970 by John Wilcox and Luis E. Blanco.

JWJohn Wilcox
John WilcoxinCo-founder & CEOJohn Wilcox is co-founder and CEO of Diatech Diabetes, a medical device company developing monitoring software for insulin infusion pumps. He has prior experience starting and exiting a medical device company, leading FDA interactions, securing funding from private capital and NIH-NIDDK, and publishing research on diabetes technology in peer-reviewed journals.
LELuis E. Blanco
Luis E. BlancoinCo-founder & CTOLuis E. Blanco is a chemical and biomedical engineer with 8+ years of experience in medical device innovation, microfluidics research, and hardware and software development. He is co-founder and CTO of Diatech Diabetes, which develops SmartFusion, a machine learning-based platform that monitors insulin infusion pumps for delivery failures.

Investors · 2

Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of HealthPhase I2021$300K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Diatech do?
Diatech Diabetes is a medical device company developing SmartFusion, a software platform and mobile app that monitors insulin infusion pumps for medication delivery failure and measures the accuracy of insulin delivery for people living with diabetes. The technology is in development and its core assets and IP have been acquired by DEKA Research & Development.
Who founded Diatech?
Diatech was founded by John Wilcox, Luis E. Blanco in 1970.
Who are Diatech's investors?
Diatech's investors include Launch Tennessee, TA Associates.