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Dr. Lars Bochmann

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April 25, 2022

The German Digital Healthcare Act and DiGA: what is in it for diabetes? (Part III)

Part III: Room for enhancement and learnings from European neighbours The launch of the German fast track pathway for digital health technologies – DiGA [1] - has been met with lots of excitement. It

April 4, 2022

The German Digital Healthcare Act and DiGA: what is in it for diabetes? (Part II)

Part II: Challenges to a wider usage of DiGAs The fast-track pathway for digital health technologies, DiGA, has been introduced in Germany in 2019. It is considered an innovative initiative, as it

March 14, 2022

The German Digital Healthcare Act and DiGA: what is in it for diabetes? (Part I)

Part I: Reimbursement of Digital Health Applications (DiGA) in Germany: an overview In this blog post series of three, we give an overview of the current prescription and reimbursement of DiGAs (Part

February 8, 2022

Free Online Seminar: Standardised nutrition in early phase clinical research

Profil continues the successful series of scientific online seminars. On February 15h, 2022 at 4 PM CEST we will air our next free online seminar. The session is presented by Dr. Daniela Lamers,

January 25, 2022

A new era in type 1 diabetes treatment – AID systems and what else?

Diabetes treatment has improved over the last decades and diabetes technology in particular is developing rapidly. Type 1 diabetes therapy seems to be entering a new era as more and more automated

December 13, 2021

A pathophysiological update of the incretins

Reevaluation of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) pharmacology in combination with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) for metabolic diseases: Overview on biological GIP and GLP-1

November 11, 2021

GLP-1 agonists: an option for NAFLD?

Are GLP1 receptor agonists a treatment option in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? Nowadays many potential treatment options for diabetes mellitus are being evaluated for other

October 13, 2021

Profil World - The clinical diabetes research newsletter - October 2021

Dear all, Greetings from Germany! I am happy to share with you the newest edition of "Profil World" - our newsletter filled with information about clinical research in diabetes and obesity. Free live

October 5, 2021

Free Online Seminar: Advancements in oral insulin development

Profil continues the successful series of scientific online seminars. On November 2nd, 2021 at 4 PM CEST we will air our next free online seminar. The session is presented by Dr. Eric Zijlstra,