Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business
Overview
We are a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of a long-term, implantable continuous glucose monitoring (“CGM”) system to improve the lives of people with diabetes by enhancing their ability to manage their disease with relative ease and accuracy. Our implantable CGM system (“Eversense”), including Eversense E3 and Eversense 365 CGM systems are designed to continually and accurately measure glucose levels in people with diabetes via an under-the-skin sensor, a removable and rechargeable smart transmitter, and a convenient app for real-time diabetes monitoring and management for a period of up to twelve months in the case of Eversense 365 and six months in the case of Eversense E3, as compared to seven to 15 days for non-implantable CGM systems. In September 2024, the 365-day extended life Eversense E3 CGM system was approved by the FDA and, through Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG (“Ascensia”), we began commercializing Eversense 365 in the fourth quarter of 2024. In January 2026, we took over full commercial responsibility for Eversense 365 in the United States and began marketing and distributing the product with our own sales force. In June 2022, we affixed the CE Mark to the Eversense E3 CGM system and Ascensia began commercialization in select markets in Europe during the third quarter of 2022. In January 2026, the Company obtained CE Mark approval for Eversense 365 and expects to launch Eversense 365 in the European Territories by the second half of 2026.
Prior to the commercialization of the current Eversense systems, we sold Eversense system measuring glucose levels for up to 180 days in the United States and prior to that 90 days in both the United States and select European markets. In September 2017, we affixed the CE Mark to the Eversense XL CGM system to be sold in select markets in Europe and the Middle East. In June 2018, we obtained FDA approval for the 90-day Eversense CGM system for distribution throughout the United States. In June 2019, we received FDA approval for the non-adjunctive indication (dosing claim) for the 90-day Eversense system. With this approval and the availability of a new app in December 2019, the Eversense system can be used as a therapeutic CGM in the United States to replace fingerstick blood glucose measurement to make treatment decisions, including insulin dosing.
We are in the early commercialization stages of the Eversense brand and are focused on driving awareness of our CGM system amongst people with diabetes and their healthcare providers. In both the United States and our overseas markets, we have entered into strategic partnerships and distribution agreements that allow third party collaborators with direct sales forces and established distribution systems to market and promote Senseonics’ various Eversense systems and future generation products, including our “Gemini” product variation to allow for a 2-in-1 glucose monitoring system combining the functionality of CGM and flash glucose monitoring, in an implantable sensor with battery that may be utilized with a smart transmitter to get continuous glucose readings and alerts, or be utilized through a swipe over
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the sensor with a smart phone to get on-demand glucose reading without a smart transmitter and our “Freedom” product variation which would include Bluetooth in the sensor eliminating the on-body component.
As described in detail below, in August 2020, we entered into a collaboration and commercialization agreement (“Commercialization Agreement”), with Ascensia pursuant to which we granted Ascensia the exclusive right to distribute Eversense worldwide, with certain initial exceptions. On September 3, 2025, the Company and Ascensia signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) related to the transfer of commercial operations relating to Eversense from Ascensia back to the Company. On December 31, 2025, the parties entered into a master asset purchase agreement (the “Master Asset Purchase Agreement”) formalizing this transfer and subsequently entered into an Amended and Restated Collaboration and Commercialization Agreement (the “A&R Commercialization Agreement”), which terminated Ascensia’s right to market Eversense products in the U.S. and rendered Ascensia’s right to market Eversense products in Italy, Germany, Spain and Sweden (the “European Territories”) non-exclusive. Pursuant to the A&R Commercialization Agreement, effective January 1, 2026, we are entitled to 100% of the revenues derived from the sale of Eversense products in the European Territories. We expect to enter into a series of asset purchase agreements to acquire certain additional assets related to Ascensia’s commercial Eversense activities in the European Territories on or before March 31, 2026.
Significant Business Developments
Global Commercialization of Eversense CGM Systems
In September 2024, the FDA approved the Eversense 365 CGM system for marketing and sale in the U.S. As described in this Annual Report, Ascensia had the exclusive right to distribute the Company’s Eversense system worldwide for people with diabetes prior to December 31, 2025. Ascensia began commercializing Eversense 365 in the U.S. in October 2024. Prior to that, Ascensia commercialized the Eversense E3 CGM system which was approved by the FDA in February 2022. In June 2022, we affixed the CE Mark to the Eversense E3 CGM system, and Ascensia began commercialization in all European Economic Area (“EEA”) markets during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. In January 2026, the Company obtained CE Mark approval for Eversense 365 and expects to launch Eversense 365 in the European Territories by the second half of 2026.
In connection with the launch of Eversense 365, Ascensia and the Company initiated a new direct to consumer U.S. marketing campaign on social and digital media platforms. ‘The One Year. One CGM.’ campaign expanded market awareness of the Eversense 365 system's unique benefits among people with diabetes and healthcare professionals. ‘The One Year. One CGM’ campaign aims to highlight the reality of the diabetes experience, through everyday complexities, successes, and challenges that people with diabetes face. The campaign demonstrates how Eversense 365 provides a differentiated CGM option, with unparalleled flexibility and long-term use that allows it to seamlessly integrate into real life. Following the launch of Eversense 365, the Company has experienced higher direct-to-consumer leads compared to pre-launch months, continued growth in patient shipments with December 2025 being the largest compared to any previous month in company history, an increase in the number of new prescribers and prescriptions, and an increase in new patients. In 2026 we continue to drive efforts to raise patient and prescriber awareness with targeted programs such as paid social ads, website optimization strategies, the Eversense 365 and twiist TM automated insulin delivery (or “AID”) campaign, and other focused marketing strategies.
Transfer of Eversense Commercial Operations
On September 3, 2025 the Company and Ascensia signed a MOU related to the transfer of commercial operations relating to Eversense from Ascensia back to the Company, including the proposed termination, orderly unwinding of, and smooth transition of the commercial relationship between the Company and Ascensia. On December 31, 2025, the Company and Ascensia entered into the Master Asset Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to acquire Ascensia’s right, title and interest in and to certain assets related to the marketing, selling and distribution of Eversense in the United States (such assets, the “U.S. Purchased Assets”). Pursuant to the terms of the Master Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to assume certain liabilities and obligations associated with the U.S. Purchased Assets (the “U.S. Assumed Liabilities” and together with the U.S. Purchased Assets,
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the “U.S. Asset Purchase”), including, but not limited to, certain liabilities under the contracts transferred to the Company under the Master Asset Purchase Agreement, liabilities arising out of the use or ownership of the transferred assets after the closing, and liabilities and obligations arising from certain employees who were offered employment with Senseonics Inc. pursuant to new employment letter agreements. The U.S. Asset Purchase closed on January 1, 2026 (the “U.S. Closing”).
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Master Asset Purchase Agreement, as well as the negotiation and execution of local asset purchase agreements which we expect to execute on or before March 31, 2026 (the “Local Purchase Agreements”), the Company and/or its affiliates are in the process of acquiring certain additional assets related to Ascensia’s commercial Eversense activities in the European Territories (such assets, the “European Purchased Assets”) and in connection therewith expect to assume certain liabilities and obligations associated with the European Purchased Assets (the “European Assumed Liabilities” and together with the European Purchased Assets, the “European Asset Purchases”). The European Asset Purchases remain subject to negotiation and the execution of Local Purchase Agreements . The closing of each of the European Asset Purchases will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Master Asset Purchase Agreement and the Local Purchase Agreements, and are expected to close on or before June 30, 2026.
In connection with the execution of the Master Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company and Ascensia also entered into the A&R Commercialization Agreement on December 31, 2025, which amended and restated that certain Collaboration and Commercialization Agreement, dated August 9, 2020, as amended to date (the “Existing Commercialization Agreement”). The A&R Commercialization Agreement terminated Ascensia’s right to market Eversense products in the U.S. and rendered Ascensia’s right to market Eversense products in the European Territories non-exclusive. Ascensia agreed to continue to sell and market the Eversense product in Europe to support the orderly transition of the business pending the closing of the European Asset Purchases and to allow Senseonics to transfer its local tender contracts. These rights and obligations apply from January 1, 2026 until the later of (i) January 1, 2027, (ii) the transfer of all local tender contracts, or (iii) the wind down of certain other commercial activities. Following the U.S. Closing, Ascensia has no further rights to revenues from the sale of Eversense products in the U.S. Pursuant to the A&R Commercialization Agreement, effective January 1, 2026, the Company is entitled to 100% of the revenues derived from the sale of Eversense products in the European Territories. Senseonics will pay for certain transition services, and certain other costs, to maintain and achieve the orderly transition of the commercial operations in the European Territories. In connection with the transfer of commercial operations relating to Eversense from Ascensia back to the Company, the Company reassessed its remaining performance obligations under its arrangement with Ascensia and adjusted the related contract assets and contract liabilities in accordance with ASC 606 based on the satisfaction (or non-satisfaction) of performance obligations as of the termination date.
The continued success of the commercial launch of the Eversense globally will continue to depend on several factors such as: (1) the success of the transition of commercial responsibility for Eversense back to the Company (2) growing the installed base of users, (3) increasing patient awareness of Eversense above current levels in order to expand the population of Eversense users, through driving sales and marketing efforts on the Eversense system, (4) increasing awareness and adoption of Eversense by healthcare providers, including high volume CGM prescribers, through expanded targeted marketing efforts, (5) educating patients and prescribers regarding the product and its benefits relative to legacy products, (6) continuing to grow the base of the authorized inserters through geographically targeted efforts so that potential users locating a qualified inserter of Eversense is not an impediment to adoption, (7) timely establishing and maintaining favorable payor coverage for the product, including transitioning commercial payors from six month to one year coverage and (8) more effective tender participation outside the U.S.
Background
Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening disease for which there is no known cure. The disease is caused by the body's inability to produce or effectively utilize the hormone insulin, which prevents the body from adequately regulating blood glucose levels. If diabetes is not managed properly, it can lead to serious health conditions and complications, including heart disease, limb amputations, loss of kidney function, blindness, seizures, coma and even death. According to the 2025 International Diabetes Federation Atlas, an estimated 589 million people worldwide had diabetes as of the date of the report. The number of people with diabetes worldwide is estimated to reach 853 million by
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2050, driven primarily by growth in type 2 diabetes and due to various reasons, including an aging population, changes in dietary trends primarily as the result of increased urbanization, and a higher prevalence of the disease in younger people. Diabetes is typically classified into two primary types. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that usually develops during childhood and is characterized by the inability of the body to produce insulin, resulting from destruction of the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas.
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that results when the body is unable to produce sufficient amounts of insulin or becomes insulin resistant. People with type 1 diabetes must administer insulin, either by injection or insulin pump, to survive. People with type 2 diabetes may require diet and nutrition management, exercise, oral medications or the administration of insulin to regulate blood glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes and accounts for over 90% of all diabetes worldwide. We expect the growth in sales of CGM systems to be driven by increased penetration of CGM in both the type 1 and type 2 patient populations.
In an attempt to maintain blood glucose levels within the normal range, many people with diabetes seek to actively monitor their blood glucose levels. The traditional self-monitoring of blood glucose, (“SMBG”), method of glucose monitoring requires lancing the fingertips, commonly referred to as fingersticks, multiple times per day and night to obtain a blood drop to be applied to a test strip inside a blood glucose meter. This method of monitoring glucose levels is inconvenient and can be painful and, because each measurement represents a single blood glucose value at a single point in time, it provides limited information regarding trends in blood glucose levels. In contrast, CGM systems are generally less painful and involve the insertion of sensors into the body to measure glucose levels in the interstitial fluid throughout the day and night, providing real-time data that shows trends in glucose measurements. As a result, CGMs improve glycemic control and quality of life, particularly in patients with type 1 diabetes treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion or multiple daily insulin injection therapy, and support avoidance of hypoglycemia.
In November 2019, the Eversense CGM system became the first CGM technology to be reimbursed through the Part B Medical Services benefit for Medicare beneficiaries and expanded access to our product. In November 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule that updated the payment amounts for the three CPT© Category III codes to account for the longer 6-month sensor. In February 2024, we announced that Medicare coverage was expanded for Eversense E3 to include all people with diabetes using insulin and non-insulin users who have a history of problematic hypoglycemia providing access to millions of Medicare patients. All of the Medicare administrative contractors (“MAC”) expansions became effective in 2024. In April 2025, CMS updated the payment amounts in the Physician Fee Schedule to account for the longer duration Eversense 365 for all eligible Medicare beneficiaries. We have been working with payors to transition their policies to Eversense 365 and have confirmed immediate coverage policy transition from select payors.
We are headquartered in Germantown, Maryland. The members of our management team have held senior leadership positions at a number of medical technology and biopharmaceutical companies, including Abbott Diabetes Care, Medtronic, and Tandem Diabetes Care. Members of our team have contributed to the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of several glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps.
Commercial Strategy
We primarily sell directly to our network of distributors and strategic fulfillment partners, who provide the Eversense system to healthcare providers and patients through a prescribed request and invoice insurance payors for reimbursement. In addition, we sell our product through a consignment model through established agreements with our network of healthcare professionals. Sales of the Eversense 365 and E3 CGM system and future products are widely dependent on the ability of patients to obtain coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors or government agencies. We prioritize and target regions where we have coverage decisions for patient device use and provider insertion and removal procedure payment.
Addressing reimbursement and access barriers is a top priority for us. We have reached approximately 300 million covered lives in the U.S. through positive insurance payor coverage decisions including UnitedHealthcare, the largest healthcare insurance company in the U.S. In efforts to address these priorities, we initiated the Patient Assistance and Simple Savings (“PASS”) program to provide financial assistance for patients adopting Eversense. Additionally, we
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acquired the insertion network assets of NPG establishing our Eon Care Network to continue to expand U.S. patient access to the Eversense System by providing additional convenient in-office and at-home sensor insertion options utilizing the insertor network currently operating in approximately 30 states.
Our net revenues are derived from sales of the Eversense CGM system which includes the Eversense sensor pack containing the sensor, insertion tool, and adhesive patches, the Eversense smart transmitter pack containing the transmitter and charger and in some cases the procedure revenue associated with insertions and removals.
Clinical Development and Regulatory Pathway
Overview
We conduct pivotal trials, primarily in the United States, to gather the data that supports submission to the FDA as a Premarket Approval (“PMA”) application, PMA supplement or 510(k) submission and to our Notified Body for issuance of a CE Certificate of Conformity allowing us to commercialize our products.
We are also continuing to conduct a number of post-approval and feasibility studies.
United States Pivotal Trials
PRECISE II Trial
In 2016, we conducted our U.S. 90-day pivotal trial. The trial was a prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial designed to determine the accuracy and safety of the Eversense system. Ninety subjects were enrolled in eight centers across the United States.
The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate the accuracy of Eversense measurements, measured by the mean absolute relative difference (“MARD”), when compared with bed-side blood glucose measurements obtained using the YSI glucose analyzer over successive periods of 30 days through 90 days, as well as to assess the safety of Eversense. YSI in vitro analyzers are bed-side instruments used in hospitals and clinics to accurately measure blood glucose levels and are commonly used as comparators of glucose monitoring systems in clinical trials. MARD is a statistical calculation that measures the average absolute value of the differences, expressed as a percentage, between glucose measurements taken from interstitial fluid based on our CGM system and blood glucose measurements from YSI. The lower the MARD of a glucose monitoring system, the more accurate the system and, therefore, the more reliable the system's readings.
In the trial, we observed a MARD of 8.8% for Eversense across the 40-400 mg/dL range when compared to YSI blood reference values during the 90-day continuous wear period. We conducted a second study, the PRECISION study, to collect supplementary data early in sensor life with two additional in-clinic visits in the first 30 days after insertion. Study participants were able to see their real-time glucose readings during this study. The accuracy and safety observed in PRECISE II was confirmed in this study. In addition, the data from PRECISE II study was also analyzed using an updated glucose calculation algorithm which improved the MARD to 8.5%. Based on the data from both of these trials, we submitted a PMA application to the FDA to market Eversense in the United States for 90-day use. On June 21, 2018, we received PMA approval from the FDA for the 90-day Eversense system and received Category III CPT codes for the insertion and removal of the Eversense sensor.
PROMISE Trial
In December 2018, we began enrollment for the U.S. 180-day pivotal trial. The trial is a prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial designed to evaluate the accuracy and safety of the Eversense system up to six months using the methods described above for the 90-day system. Over 180 subjects were enrolled in eight centers across the United States.
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In the trial, we observed performance matching that of the 90-day Eversense system available in the United States, with MARD of 8.5%-9.6%. This result was achieved with reduced calibration, down to one per day, while also doubling the sensor life to 180 days. Following the results of the PROMISE trial, on September 30, 2020, a Premarket Approval Application Supplement, or PMA supplement to extend the wearable life of the Eversense CGM System to six months was submitted to the FDA.
On February 26, 2020, we announced that the FDA approved a subgroup of PROMISE trial participants to continue for a total of 365 days to gather feasibility data on the safety and accuracy of a 365-day sensor. This sub-set of 30 participants who all had sensors with the modified chemistry were left undisturbed for 365 days with the goal of measuring accuracy and longevity over the full 365 days. Information gathered from this sub-set and continued development efforts provided us the confidence to start the pivotal study for the Eversense 365-day System.
ENHANCE Trial
In March 2022, we began enrollment for the U.S. 365-day pivotal trial. The trial is a prospective, single-arm, multi-center trial designed to evaluate the accuracy and safety of the Eversense system up to one year using the methods described above for the 90-day and 180-day systems. Over 165 adult subjects were inserted with Eversense systems in four centers across the United States. In mid-2023, the data gathered in this trial were used to submit an application to the FDA for the integrated continuous glucose monitoring (“iCGM”) designation. The iCGM designation will enable our ability to integrate with insulin delivery devices like pens and pumps to create systems that would use Eversense for autonomous control and we received approval in April 2024. In 2022, we submitted and received approval for an IDE for an extension of the trial to allow for pediatric patients and we began enrolling patients in the first half of 2023. The ENHANCE pivotal study for the Eversense 365-day system has been fully enrolled, the last patient of the adult cohort completed the study, and we completed analysis of the data. Based on this analysis we determined to advance the next generation sensor platform as the underlying technology used in the 365-day and future products. In May 2024 this data supported an FDA 510(k) submission for a new product with a 365-day duration and once per week calibration. The 510(k) submission was approved by the FDA on September 17, 2024 and our 365-day product was cleared for sale in the United States. In February 2025, the data supported the submission of an application for the conformity assessment of the Eversense 365-day product in compliance with the EU Medical Device Regulation, to our Notified Body. The CE Mark was approved on January 29, 2026, permitting the Company to commercialize Eversense 365 in the EEA.
GEMINI Trial
In December 2025, we secured Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) approval from the FDA to commence a U.S. pivotal clinical trial for our next-generation Gemini sensor, a self-powered, battery-enabled continuous glucose monitoring system. Following IDE approval, we initiated patient enrollment and enrolled the first patients in the GEMINI pivotal trial in December 2025. The GEMINI pivotal trial is designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the Gemini sensor in adult patients with diabetes in the U.S. The study is intended to support future regulatory submissions for the Gemini system. The trial is being conducted at multiple clinical sites, and enrollment is ongoing, with a planned enrollment of 80 patients. We expect to complete the trial in 2026 to support a 510(k) submission to the FDA.
Our Technology
Eversense consists of three primary components: a small sensor inserted subcutaneously under the skin by a healthcare provider; an external removable smart transmitter that receives, assesses and relays data from the sensor and provides vibratory alerts; and a mobile app that receives data from the transmitter and provides real-time glucose readings, alerts and other data on the person's mobile device. All of these components work together to provide sensor glucose values, trends and alerts to a user's mobile device within 20 milliseconds. We have designed this reliable, long-term and implantable CGM system to continually and accurately measure a person's glucose levels for up to one year. Eversense 365 requires once weekly fingerstick calibrations after day 13.
We believe our implantable CGM system offers the following advantages to support the management of diabetes:
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● Duration: Longest available sensor duration at up to one year.
● Convenience: Our Eversense CGM system supports the patient’s lifestyle; the smart transmitter can be removed and replaced without disturbing the sensor, strong but gentle-on-skin adhesive patches, wireless communication to patient’s mobile device or Apple Watch ®, including readings every five minutes whether the patient has their mobile device or not, remote monitoring that can be shared with friends, family, and health care providers, and tracking of meals and workouts for further diabetes treatment management.
● Accuracy: Exceptional accuracy particularly in the low glucose range throughout the sensor life.
● Vibe Alerts: Added safety of an on-body vibration alert when low or high glucose threshold is reached, or importantly before low or high threshold is reached, even when the mobile device is not nearby.
● Continuous Support: Patient and healthcare provider hotline support 24/7.
Sensor
The sensor is approved and CE Marked to be inserted under the skin, in the upper arm, and measures the glucose in the interstitial fluid. These glucose levels are then communicated wirelessly to the smart transmitter. We have designed the sensor to last up to one year, as compared to other currently available CGM sensors labeled for use for between seven and 15 days.
The sensor consists of an optical system, known as a micro-fluorometer, encased in a rigid, translucent polymer capsule, which is 3.3 mm in diameter and 15 mm in length. The capsule is coated with a glucose-indicating hydrogel that is bound to the surface of the capsule through polymerization. This hydrogel is energized, or excited, by a light-emitting diode (“LED”), contained in the optical system of the sensor, causing the hydrogel to fluoresce, or glow. Two photodiodes within the optical system of the sensor measure the degree of fluorescence of the hydrogel, which is proportional to the level of glucose present in the interstitial fluid. The sensor then communicates the amount of fluorescence via a near field communication (“NFC”) interface to the transmitter. NFC is a high frequency wireless communication technology that enables the exchange of data and energy between devices over a short range. The sensor does not have a power source and remains electrically dormant (powered off) between readings every five minutes, and it is remotely and discretely powered, as needed, by an inductive NFC link between the sensor and the transmitter. On power-up, the LED source is energized for approximately five milliseconds to excite the hydrogel.
Smart Transmitter
The removable smart transmitter is a rechargeable, external device that is worn over the sensor implantation site using a daily adhesive patch. The transmitter supplies wireless power to the sensor through an inductive NFC link, which activates a measurement sequence every five minutes. The transmitter then receives data from the sensor and calculates glucose concentrations and trends. Based on these calculations and on the user's individual settings for glucose levels, the transmitter determines if an alert condition exists, in which case the transmitter communicates the condition to the user through the mobile app and through on-body vibration. The information from the transmitter is also transmitted for display to the user's mobile device via Bluetooth Low-Energy (“BLE”). Our transmitter is functional for at least 24 hours following a full charge and can be fully charged in approximately fifteen minutes.
Mobile App
Our mobile app is a software application that runs on both platforms; iOS mobile devices, including iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches, and Android mobile devices. The mobile app receives information from the transmitter via BLE and displays that information discreetly to the user. This user-friendly, intuitive app provides real-time glucose readings, alerts, trends, and graphs. Within the mobile app, users can set alerts based on, among other things, glucose levels. The mobile app also allows for cloud-based storage.
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Future Product Development
We intend to continue to expand our line of product offerings to benefit people with diabetes and healthcare providers. We expect these product development initiatives to include system modifications and next generation enhancements that we believe will further increase the convenience and appeal of our products to the diabetes community.
We are focusing our future development efforts on enhancing current product offerings by incorporating first a power source and then Bluetooth in the sensor to remove the need for an on-body component of our system. We are currently conducting a pivotal study of our Gemini product variation to allow for a 2-in-1 glucose monitoring system combining the functionality of CGM and flash glucose monitoring, in an implantable sensor with battery that may be utilized with a smart transmitter to get continuous glucose readings and alerts, or be utilized through a swipe over the sensor with a smart phone to get on-demand glucose reading without a smart transmitter. We are also developing our Freedom product variation which would include Bluetooth in the sensor eliminating the on-body component. We are seeking to ensure that we meet the growing and unique needs of people with diabetes utilizing our core and proprietary sensor technology. The company’s technology also has potential applications measuring analytes other than glucose, such as keytones and oxygen, and the company may consider incorporating these in future products or opportunities for the development or out-licensing of such applications. We aim to launch the Gemini and Freedom systems by the fourth quarter of 2027 and fourth quarter of 2028, respectively. These target dates will depend on our ability to successfully achieve clinical and regulatory milestones, including obtaining FDA approval, which is uncertain.
Sales and Marketing
We are in the early commercialization stages of Eversense and are focused on driving awareness and adoption of our CGM system amongst people with diabetes and their healthcare providers. As described above, the Company is in the process of transferring the global commercial operations relating to Eversense from Ascensia back to the Company.
Building strong adoption with an implantable device requires a strong network of healthcare providers trained on the Eversense sensor placement procedure. In the first few quarters of our commercial launch, our focus was ensuring the Endocrinology providers obtained the necessary training needed to support their diabetes patients. In 2019, we began our second phase of establishing a large network of Eversense proceduralists with the launch of the Certified Eversense Specialist (“CES”) network. This group of healthcare providers includes specialists who have strong familiarity with conducting in-office procedures such as dermatologists and plastic surgeons. The CES network offers an alternative for healthcare providers who want to prescribe Eversense for their patients but prefer to refer the procedure to a specialist. In 2022, we announced a collaboration with NPG designed to expand U.S. patient access to Eversense by providing additional convenient in-office and at-home sensor insertion options utilizing NPG’s broad network in approximately 30 states. In October 2024, we acquired the sensor insertion network assets of NPG to begin transitioning nurse practitioners to our Eon Care subsidiaries. We will continue to expand the inserter network through EON Care select geographic areas.
As people with diabetes often consult with their healthcare providers about treatment options, we believe that educating healthcare providers regarding the benefits of Eversense compared to SMBG and other currently available CGM systems is an important step in promoting its use in people with diabetes. Our United States and European experience indicate healthcare providers highly value the accuracy and sensor duration of our CGM system and the majority of physicians surveyed considered the insertion process to be fairly simple or feasible. We intend to continue educating healthcare providers and people with diabetes on the advantages of Eversense compared to SMBG and other currently available CGM systems.
In October 2024, Ascensia and the Company launched a new direct to consumer U.S. marketing campaign on social and digital media platforms. ‘The One Year. One CGM.’ campaign expanded market awareness of the Eversense 365 system's unique benefits among people with diabetes and healthcare professionals. ‘The One Year. One CGM’ campaign aims to highlight the reality of the diabetes experience, through everyday complexities, successes, and challenges that people with diabetes face. The campaign demonstrates how Eversense 365 provides a differentiated
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CGM option, with unparalleled flexibility and long-term use that allows it to seamlessly integrate into real life. Following the launch of Eversense 365 in October 2024, the Company has experienced higher direct-to-consumer leads compared to pre-launch months, continued growth in patient shipments with December 2025 being the largest in company history, an increase in the number of new prescribers and prescriptions, and an increase in new patients. In 2026 we continue to drive efforts to raise patient and prescriber awareness with targeted programs such as paid social ads, website optimization strategies, the Eversense 365 and twiist TM AID campaign, and other focused marketing strategies.
Reimbursement
Coverage in the United States
In the U.S. market, it is essential to obtain third-party payor coverage policies, coding mechanisms, and adequate payment for medical technology to expand market acceptance and adoption. CGM as a class of products has been broadly accepted by commercial third-party payors, such as health insurers and health maintenance organizations, and by Medicare for patients who require the use of insulin to manage their diabetes. We approach the U.S. commercial third-party payor community in efforts to establish coverage for Eversense. To date, approximately 300 million people in the United States may have coverage and access to Eversense via commercial (for example, UnitedHealthcare) or government (for example, Medicare) payors.
Some commercial payors have denied coverage deeming Eversense as an “experimental and investigational” technology electing to wait for further clinical evidence, more safety data, or time in market. We disagree with this position as the CGM class has already proven to improve health outcomes and Eversense is another product that fits into the class. Additionally, in 2019 we published several sets of real-world data, which show Eversense provides the same clinical benefits as other CGM systems and has a favorable safety profile. However, until payment for the Eversense sensor placement becomes consistent, some patients will be required to bear the financial cost for the placement of the sensor by their healthcare provider. As a result, some patients and their healthcare provider may choose not to use Eversense on a widespread basis. Patient access programs and patient appeals support have been key initiatives to expanding payor policy and acceptance through case-by-case review and eventual denial overturn. This can be a long process with varying results in each case but is a prudent step to challenge payor positions of non-coverage given the strong evidence that supports CGM and Eversense. Further, coverage policies and third-party payor reimbursement rates may change at any time. Therefore, even if favorable coverage and reimbursement status is attained, less favorable coverage policies and reimbursement rates may be implemented in the future.
Coverage Outside the United States
In countries outside the United States, coverage for CGM systems is obtained from various sources, including governmental authorities, national healthcare systems, private health insurance plans, and hospital funds. Coverage systems in international markets vary significantly by country and, within some countries, by region. Coverage approvals must be obtained on a country-by-country, region-by-region or, in some instances, a case-by case basis. The responsibility for securing this coverage historically resided with our third-party distributors in the respective markets. We are in the process of acquiring the coverage and payment contracts for Eversense in the European Territories from Ascensia and upon the closing of the Local Purchase Agreements, we expect to be responsible for securing coverage for the related CGM systems going forward.
Manufacturing and Quality Assurance
We currently outsource the manufacturing of all components of the Eversense system to contract manufacturers across North America and Europe. We plan to continue with an outsourced manufacturing arrangement for the foreseeable future. Our contract manufacturers are all recognized in their field for their competency to manufacture the respective portions of our system and have quality systems established that meet FDA and, to the extent required,
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international regulatory requirements. We believe the manufacturers we currently utilize have sufficient capacity to meet our requirements. We believe that, as we increase our demand in the future, our per unit costs will decrease materially.
We have received certification from BSI, our Notified Body to the International Standards Organization (“ISO”) for our quality system. This ISO 13485:2016 certification includes design control requirements. As a medical device manufacturer, the facilities of our sterilization and other critical suppliers are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA and corresponding state and foreign regulatory authorities and Notified Bodies. We believe that our quality systems and those of our suppliers are robust and achieve high product quality.
Typically, our outside vendors produce the components to our specifications and in many instances to our designs. Our suppliers are audited periodically by our quality department to ensure conformity with the specifications, policies and procedures for our devices. We believe that, if necessary, alternative sources of supply would be available in a relatively short period of time and on commercially reasonable terms. Most of the raw materials we use in our manufacturing operations are available from more than one source. However, certain raw material components are obtained principally from one supplier. In the event one of these suppliers was unable to provide the materials or product, we generally seek to maintain sufficient inventory to supply the market until an alternative source of supply can be implemented. However, in the event of an extended failure of a supplier, it is possible that we could experience an interruption in supply until we established new sources or, in some cases, implemented alternative processes.
Competition
The market for CGM systems is developing and competitive, subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions. We compete with well-capitalized companies, some of which are publicly traded, that manufacture CGM systems including Dexcom, Medtronic and Abbott. Each of these companies has received FDA approval, CE Certificates of Conformity and CE Marked their products, permitting them to market their respective CGM systems across the United States and EEA. Both Dexcom (G6 and G7) and Abbott (Freestyle Libre 2 and 3) systems have factory calibration, and do not require user calibration.
Dexcom has also received the first FDA iCGM indication allowing its Dexcom G6 and G7 to be interoperable with other diabetes tech devices such as insulin pumps. As the industry evolves, we anticipate encountering increasing competition from companies that integrate CGM with insulin pumps. Abbott has also received an iCGM indication for its Freestyle Libre 2 and 3 products and we expect all other CGM companies to pursue an iCGM indication including Medtronic.
In addition to CGM providers, we also compete with providers of SMBG systems. Three companies currently account for a substantial share of the worldwide sales of SMBG systems: Roche Diabetes Care, a division of Roche Diagnostics; Abbott; and Ascensia.
We may also compete with companies who are developing real-time intermittent sensing devices, low cost transcutaneous CGM systems, fully implantable CGM devices and non-invasive CGM system to measure a user's glucose level. There are also a number of academic and other institutions involved in various phases of our industry's technology development.
Although we face potential competition from many different sources, we believe that our technology, knowledge, experience and scientific resources provide us with competitive advantages. The key competitive factors affecting the success of Eversense are accuracy, duration, convenience, alert functionality, and customer support.
Many of the companies which we compete with have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals, certifications and marketing approved products than we do. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic industries may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of our competitors. Smaller or earlier stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. These competitors also compete with us in recruiting
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and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel and establishing clinical trial sites and subject registration for clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, our development.
Seasonality
We anticipate that the revenue generated from our product sales will vary from quarter to quarter as we continue to commercialize Eversense. This variation is influenced by annual insurance deductible limits and out-of-pocket costs associated with some health insurance plans and government insurance programs providing coverage to Eversense and the utilization of patient assistance programs to offset those costs. This variation is also influenced by our distributor’s reductions of inventory of our products in the first quarter. Specifically, our revenues are generally lower in the first quarter of the year as compared to the fourth quarter of the preceding year.
For additional information, refer to “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report, including the risk factor entitled “Our product revenue is subject to seasonal variation”.
Intellectual Property
Protection of our intellectual property is a strategic priority for our business. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets as well as nondisclosure and assignment of invention agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements and other measures to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights.
Patents
As of December 31, 2025, we held a total of approximately 504 issued patents and pending patent applications that relate to our CGM system. Our intellectual property portfolio includes 122 issued United States patents, 251 patents issued in countries outside the United States and 131 pending patent applications worldwide. Our patents expire between 2026 and 2049, subject to any patent term extensions or adjustments that may be available for such patents. If patents are issued on our pending patent applications, the resulting patents are projected to expire on dates ranging from 2037 to 2043, subject to any patent term extensions or adjustments that may be available for such patents.
Our patents and patent applications cover certain aspects of our core sensor technologies and our product concepts for CGM systems. However, our patent applications may not result in issued patents, and any patents that have been issued or may be issued in the future may not protect the commercially important aspects of our technology. Furthermore, the validity and enforceability of our issued patents may be challenged by third parties and our patents could be invalidated or modified by the issuing governmental authority. Third parties may independently develop technology that is not covered by our patents that is similar to or competes with our technology. In addition, our intellectual property may be infringed or misappropriated by third parties, particularly in foreign countries where the laws and governmental authorities may not protect our proprietary rights as effectively as those in the United States.
The medical device industry in general, and the glucose testing sector of this industry in particular, are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent litigation based on assertions of patent infringement. We are aware of numerous patents issued to third parties that may relate to the technology used in our business, including the design and manufacture of CGM sensors and CGM systems, as well as methods for continuous glucose monitoring. Each of these patents contains multiple claims, any one of which may be independently asserted against us. The owners of these patents may assert that the manufacture, use, sale or offer for sale of our CGM sensors or CGM systems infringes one or more claims of their patents. Furthermore, there may be additional patents issued to third parties of which we are presently unaware that may relate to aspects of our technology that such third parties could assert against us and materially and adversely affect our business. In addition, because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be patent applications that are currently pending and unknown to us, which may later result in issued patents that third parties could assert against us and materially and adversely affect our business.
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Any adverse determination in litigations, post grant trial proceedings, including interference proceedings, at the Patent Office relating to intellectual property to which we are or may become a party could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties or require us to seek licenses from third parties, and result in the cancellation and/or invalidation of our intellectual property. Furthermore, if a court finds that we have willfully infringed a third party's intellectual property, we could be required to pay treble damages and/or attorney fees for the prevailing party, in addition to other penalties. Although intellectual property disputes in the medical device area are often settled through licensing or similar arrangements, costs associated with such arrangements can be substantial and often require ongoing royalty payments. We may be unable to obtain necessary licenses on satisfactory terms, if at all. If we do not obtain necessary licenses, we may not be able to redesign our products to avoid infringement; if we are able to redesign our products to avoid infringement, we may not receive FDA approval in a timely manner. Adverse determinations in a judicial or administrative proceeding or failure to obtain necessary licenses could prevent us from manufacturing and selling our products, which could have a significant adverse impact on our business.
Trademarks
We have 14 U.S. trademark registrations and 133 foreign trademark registrations, as well as one pending foreign trademark application.
Trade Secrets
We also rely on trade secrets, technical know-how and continuing innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position. We seek to protect such intellectual property and proprietary information by generally requiring our employees, consultants, contractors, scientific collaborators and other advisors to execute non-disclosure and assignment of invention agreements upon the commencement of their employment or engagement as the case may be. Our agreements with our employees prohibit them from providing us with any intellectual property or proprietary information of third parties. We also generally require confidentiality agreements or material transfer agreements with third parties that receive or have access to our confidential information, data or other materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that our employees and third parties that have access to our confidential proprietary information will abide by the terms of their agreements. Despite the measures that we take to protect our intellectual property and confidential information, unauthorized third parties may copy aspects of our products or obtain and use our proprietary information.
Government Regulation
The Eversense system is a medical device subject to extensive and ongoing regulation by the FDA, CMS, the European Union, competent authorities of the EEA countries, Notified Bodies and regulatory bodies in other countries. Regulations cover virtually every critical aspect of a medical device company's business operation, including research activities, product development, contracting, reimbursement, medical communications, and sales and marketing. In the United States, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), and the implementing regulations of the FDA govern product design and development, preclinical and clinical testing, premarket clearance or approval, product manufacturing, import and export, product labeling, product storage, recalls and field safety corrective actions, advertising and promotion, product sales and distribution, and post-market clinical surveillance. Our business is subject to federal, state, local, and foreign regulations and standards, such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA's Quality Management System Regulation (“QMSR”) contained in 21 CFR Part 820, Directive 90/385/EEC concerning active implantable medical devices and, Regulation 2017/745 on Medical Devices, as amended.
Regulation by the FDA
The FDA classifies medical devices into one of three classes according to the degree of risk the FDA determines to be associated with a device and the level of regulatory control deemed necessary to ensure the device’s safety and effectiveness. The Eversense System is a Class II device and subject to 510(k) approval under section 515 of the FDCA in order to obtain a marketing approval. A 510(k) application must be supported by valid scientific evidence that typically includes extensive technical, preclinical, clinical, manufacturing and labeling data, to demonstrate to the
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FDA's satisfaction the safety and efficacy of the device. A 510(k) application also must include a complete description of the device and its components, a detailed description of the methods, facilities and controls used to manufacture the device, and proposed labeling. After a 510(k) application is submitted and found to be sufficiently complete, the FDA begins an in-depth review of the submitted information.
New 510(k) applications or 510(k) supplements may be required for modifications to the manufacturing process, labeling, device specifications, materials or design of a device that has been approved through the 510(k) process. 510(k) supplements often require submission of the same type of information as an initial 510(k) application, except that the supplement is limited to information needed to support any changes from the device covered by the approved 510(k) application and may or may not require as extensive technical or clinical data or the convening of an advisory panel.
Any devices we manufacture and distribute pursuant to clearance or approval by the FDA are subject to pervasive and continuing regulation by the FDA and certain state agencies. These include product listing and establishment registration requirements, which help facilitate FDA inspections and other regulatory actions. As a medical device manufacturer, all of our manufacturing facilities are subject to inspection on a routine basis by the FDA. We are required to adhere to applicable regulations setting forth detailed Current Good Manufacturing Practice (“cGMP”) requirements, as set forth in the QMSR, which require manufacturers, including third-party manufacturers, to follow stringent design, testing, control, documentation and other quality assurance procedures during all phases of the design and manufacturing process. Noncompliance with these standards can result in, among other things, fines, injunctions, civil penalties, recalls or seizures of products, total or partial suspension of production, refusal of the government to grant 510(k) clearance or PMA approval of devices, withdrawal of marketing approvals and criminal prosecutions. We believe that our design, manufacturing and quality control procedures are in compliance with the FDA’s regulatory requirements.
We must also comply with post-market surveillance regulations, including medical device reporting (“MDR”) requirements which require that we review and report to the FDA any incident in which our products may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury. We must also report any incident in which our product has malfunctioned if that malfunction would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if it were to recur.
Labeling and promotional activities are subject to scrutiny by the FDA and, in certain circumstances, by the Federal Trade Commission. Medical devices approved or cleared by the FDA may not be promoted for unapproved or uncleared uses, otherwise known as “off-label” promotion. The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and a company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label uses may be subject to significant liability, including substantial monetary penalties and criminal prosecution.
International Regulation
International sales of medical devices are subject to national, supra-national, and local government regulations, which may vary substantially from country to country. The time required to obtain approval or certification in another country may be longer or shorter than that required for FDA approval, and the requirements may differ. There is a trend towards harmonization of quality system standards among the European Union, United States, Canada and various other industrialized countries.
On May 26, 2021, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on Medical Devices, or the Medical Device Regulation, entered into application, repealing and replacing both Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, or MDD, and Directive 90/385/EEC concerning active implantable medical devices, or AIMD. The Medical Device Regulation and its associated guidance documents and harmonized standards govern, among other things, device design and development, preclinical and clinical or performance testing, premarket conformity assessment, registration and listing, manufacturing, labeling, storage, claims, sales and distribution, export and import and post-market surveillance, vigilance, and market surveillance. Medical devices must comply with the General Safety and Performance Requirements, (“GSPRs”) set out in Annex I of the Medical Device Regulation. Compliance with these requirements is a prerequisite to be able to affix the CE Mark to devices, without which they cannot be marketed or sold in the EEA. To demonstrate compliance with the GSPRs provided in the Medical Device Regulation and obtain the right to affix the CE Mark, medical devices
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manufacturers must undergo a conformity assessment procedure, which varies according to the type of medical device and its classification. Apart from low risk medical devices (Class I with no measuring function and which are not sterile), in relation to which the manufacturer may issue an EC Declaration of Conformity based on a self-assessment of the conformity of its products with the GSPRs, a conformity assessment procedure requires the intervention of a Notified Body, which is an organization designated by a Competent Authority of an EEA country to conduct conformity assessments. Depending on the relevant conformity assessment procedure, the Notified Body audits and examines the technical documentation and the quality system for the manufacture, design and final inspection of the medical devices. The Notified Body issues a CE Certificate of Conformity following successful completion of a conformity assessment procedure conducted in relation to the medical device and its manufacturer and their conformity with the GSPRs. This Certificate and the related conformity assessment process entitles the manufacturer to affix the CE Mark to its medical devices after having prepared and signed a related EC Declaration of Conformity.
As a general rule, demonstration of conformity of medical devices and their manufacturers with the GSPRs must be based, among other things, on the evaluation of clinical data supporting the safety and performance of the products during normal conditions of use. Specifically, a manufacturer must demonstrate that the device achieves its intended performance during normal conditions of use and that the known and foreseeable risks, and any adverse events, are minimized and acceptable when weighed against the benefits of its intended performance, and that any claims made about the performance and safety of the device (e.g., product labeling and instructions for use) are supported by suitable evidence. This assessment must be based on clinical data, which can be obtained from (1) clinical studies conducted on the devices being assessed, (2) scientific literature from similar devices whose equivalence with the assessed device can be demonstrated or (3) both clinical studies and scientific literature. The conduct of clinical studies in the EEA is governed by detailed regulatory obligations. These may include the requirement of prior authorization by the Competent Authorities of the country in which the study takes place and the requirement to obtain a positive opinion from a competent Ethics Committee. This process can be expensive and time-consuming. After a device is placed on the market, it remains subject to significant regulatory requirements.
The Medical Device Regulation provides a transitional provision. Accordingly, CE Certificates of Conformity issued by Notified Bodies in accordance with the MDD or the AIMD from May 25, 2017, and which remained valid on May 26, 2021 and have not since been withdrawn will, with certain exceptions, remain valid until December 31, 2027 for Class III and Class IIb implantable medical devices and until December 31, 2028 for other Class IIb, Class IIa and Class I devices with a measuring function or which are sterile. Class I medical devices, for which the conformity assessment procedure in accordance with the MDD or the AIMD did not require the involvement of a Notified Body but will require the involvement of a Notified Body in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation and for which an EU Declaration of Conformity was issued in accordance with the MDD or the AIMD prior to May 26, 2021, can continue to be placed on the EEA market until December 31, 2028. Manufacturers of medical devices may only benefit from the above extended transitional provisions deadlines if the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the devices continue to comply with the requirements of the MDD or AIMD, (ii) there are no significant changes in the design and intended purpose, (iii) the devices do not present an unacceptable risk to the health or safety of patients, users or other persons, or to other aspects of the protection of public health, (iv) the manufacturer implemented a quality management system by May 26, 2024 which complies with the requirements of the Medical Devices Regulation, (v) by May 26, 2024 an application was lodged with a Notified Body for conduct of the conformity assessment of the devices covered by the CE Certificate of Conformity, or the devices intended to substitute for such devices, in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation and a related written agreement was signed with the Notified Body by September 26, 2024, and (vi) from May 26, 2021, compliance with the Medical Device Regulation relating to post-market surveillance, market surveillance, vigilance, registration of economic operators and of devices is ensured in place of the corresponding requirements in the MDD or AIMD.
In addition, CE Certificates of Conformity issued by Notified Bodies in accordance with the MDD or the AIMD from May 25, 2017, which were valid on May 26, 2021 and have not been withdrawn since but which expired before March 20, 2023, will only continue to be valid in accordance with the extended transitional deadlines above if either (i) the manufacturer signed a written agreement with a Notified Body for the conformity assessment of the device covered by the expired CE Certificate of Conformity, or the device intended to substitute that device, in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation before the date of expiry of the CE Certificate of Conformity, or (ii) a competent authority of
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an EU Member State has granted a derogation from the application conformity assessment procedure in accordance with Article 59(1) or Article 97(1) of the Medical Device Regulation.
Class III custom-made implantable medical devices may be placed on the market until May 26, 2026 without a CE Certificate of Conformity issued by a Notified Body, provided that (i) by May 26, 2024, an application was lodged with a Notified Body for the conformity assessment of the devices, in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation and a related written agreement was signed with the Notified Body by September 26, 2024.
The advertising and promotion of medical devices in the EU is subject to the national laws of the individual EU Member States that implemented the MDD, the AIMD and that apply the Medical Device Regulation, Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising, and Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices, as well as other national legislation of individual EU Member States governing the advertising and promotion of medical devices. EU Member States’ national legislation may also restrict or impose limitations on our ability to advertise our products directly to the general public. In addition, voluntary EU and national industry Codes of Conduct provide guidelines on the advertising and promotion of our products to the general public and may impose limitations on our promotional activities with healthcare professionals.
Other Regulatory Requirements
Even after a device receives clearance, certification or approval and is placed in commercial distribution, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include, but are not limited to:
● establishment registration, device listing and other registration requirements;
● QMSR and Quality Management System requirements, which require manufacturers, including third party manufacturers, to follow stringent design, testing, production, control, supplier/contractor selection, complaint handling, documentation and other quality assurance procedures during all aspects of the manufacturing process;
● MDR regulations, which require that manufacturers report to the FDA, and foreign regulatory authorities, when applicable, if their device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur and comparable foreign post-market surveillance and vigilance requirements;
● voluntary and mandatory device recalls addressing problems when a device is defective and could be a risk to health; and
● corrections and removals reporting regulations, which require that manufacturers report to the FDA, and foreign regulatory authorities, when applicable, field corrections and product recalls or removals if undertaken to reduce a risk to health posed by the device or to remedy a violation of the FDCA that may present a risk to health, and comparable foreign requirements.
Also, the FDA requires us to conduct Post Approval Studies (post-market surveillance studies) and establish and maintain a system for tracking our products through the chain of distribution to the patient level. We may be subject to similar requirements abroad. The FDA and applicable regulatory authorities enforce regulatory requirements by conducting periodic, unannounced inspections and market surveillance. Inspections may include the manufacturing facilities of our subcontractors.
Moreover, the FDA, competent authorities of the EEA countries, and foreign regulatory authorities, when applicable, strictly regulate marketing, labeling, advertising and promotion of medical devices. Medical devices may be promoted only for the approved or CE Marked indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved or certified label, although physicians, in the practice of medicine, may prescribe approved medical devices for unapproved indications. Companies may also share truthful and not misleading information that is otherwise consistent with the labeling. The FDA, competent authorities of the EEA countries, and foreign regulatory authorities, when applicable, and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and a company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label uses may be subject to significant liability.
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In the United States, failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement actions by the FDA and other regulatory agencies. These may include, among other things, any of the following sanctions or consequences:
● warning letters or untitled letters that require corrective action;
● fines and civil penalties;
● unanticipated expenditures;
● delays in approving or refusal to approve future products;
● FDA refusal to issue certificates to foreign governments needed to export products for sale in other countries;
● suspension or withdrawal of FDA clearance or approval;
● product recall or seizure;
● interruption of production;
● operating restrictions;
● injunctions; and
● criminal prosecution.
In the EEA, similar regulatory requirements apply once a device has been CE Marked and placed on the EEA Market. EEA countries are responsible for enforcing the EU’s medical device rules and for ensuring that only compliant medical devices are placed on the market or put into service in their jurisdictions. In addition, similar actions and obligations may be imposed by the competent authorities of an EEA country, or a foreign regulatory authority. If a Notified Body suspects or discovers any non-compliance, this may also result in Notified Bodies revoking, suspending or varying a CE Certificate of Conformity that they have issued for a device or the manufacturer’s quality system.
Our contract manufacturers, specification developers and some suppliers of components or device accessories, also are required to manufacture our products in compliance with current good manufacturing practice requirements set forth in the QMSR. The QMSR requires a quality system for the design, manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, installation and servicing of marketed devices, and it includes extensive requirements with respect to quality management and organization, device design, buildings, equipment, purchase and handling of components or services, production and process controls, packaging and labeling controls, device evaluation, distribution, installation, complaint handling, servicing, and record keeping. The FDA evaluates compliance with the QMSR through periodic unannounced inspections that may include the manufacturing facilities of our subcontractors. If the FDA believes that any of our contract manufacturers or regulated suppliers are not in compliance with these requirements, it can shut down such manufacturing operations, require recall of our products, refuse to approve new marketing applications, institute legal proceedings to detain or seize products, enjoin future violations or assess civil and criminal penalties against us or our officers or other employees. Similar quality management requirements and related risks apply abroad.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Other Foreign and State Laws and Regulations Affecting the Transmission, Security and Privacy of Personal Information
We are subject to certain data privacy and security regulation by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) and their respective implementing regulations, imposes specified requirements relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information. Among other things, HITECH makes HIPAA's security standards directly applicable to business associates, defined as service providers of covered entities, which include certain healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses, that create, receive, maintain or transmit protected health information in connection with providing a service for or on behalf of a covered entity, and their covered subcontractors. HITECH also created four new tiers of civil monetary penalties and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the federal HIPAA laws and seek attorneys' fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions. Accordingly, state attorneys general (along with private plaintiffs) have brought civil actions seeking injunctions and damages resulting from alleged violations of HIPAA’s privacy and security rules. In addition, many state laws govern the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from HIPAA and each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect.
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In the EEA, the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) and in the United Kingdom (“UK”), the United Kingdom’s GDPR (“UK GDPR”) (together the “GDPR”), applies to personal data about identified or identifiable data subjects processed by automated means and data contained in, or intended to be part of, non-automated filing systems (traditional paper files) as well as transfer of such data to a country outside of the EEA or UK. Under the EU GDPR companies may face temporary or definitive bans on data processing and other corrective actions, fines of up to €20 million or up to 4% of the annual global turnover, whichever is greater; or private litigation related to processing of personal data brought by classes of data subject or consumer protection organizations authorized at law to represent their interests. The GDPR includes more stringent operational requirements for data processors and data controllers and creates additional rights for data subjects.
Fraud and Abuse Laws
In addition to FDA restrictions, there are numerous U.S. federal and state laws and equivalent third country laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback laws and physician self-referral laws. Our relationships with healthcare providers and other third parties are subject to scrutiny under these laws. Violations of these laws are punishable by significant criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions, including, in some instances, monetary penalties, payment denials, imprisonment, exclusion from participation in federal and state healthcare programs, including the Medicare, Medicaid and Veterans Administration health programs, or similar comparable foreign programs, as well as integrity oversight and reporting obligations to resolve allegations of non-compliance.
Federal Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Laws
The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or providing remuneration (including any kickback, bribe or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing, recommending, or arranging of a good or service, for which payment may be made under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid or other federal healthcare programs. The term "remuneration" has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including such items as gifts, discounts, the furnishing of supplies or equipment, credit arrangements, waiver of payments and providing anything at less than its fair market value. Although there are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from prosecution, the exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly and require strict compliance to provide protection. Practices that involve remuneration that may be alleged to be intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exception or safe harbor. Failure to meet all of the requirements of a particular applicable statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor does not make the conduct per se illegal under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Instead, the legality of the arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis based on a review of all its relevant facts and circumstances. Several courts have interpreted the statute's intent requirement to mean that if any one purpose of an arrangement involving remuneration is to induce referrals of (or purchases, or recommendations related to) federal healthcare covered business, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute has been implicated and potentially violated.
The penalties for violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute include imprisonment for up to ten years, criminal fines of up to $100,000 per violation, possible exclusion from federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and other penalties, including significant civil monetary penalties and integrity oversight and reporting obligations to resolve allegations of non-compliance. Further, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute was amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively “PPACA”). Specifically, as noted above, under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the government must prove the defendant acted "knowingly" to prove a violation occurred. The PPACA added a provision to clarify that with respect to violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, "a person need not have actual knowledge" of the statute or specific intent to commit a violation of the statute. This change effectively overturns case law interpretations that set a higher standard under which prosecutors had to prove the specific intent to violate the law. In addition, the PPACA codified case law that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act. Many states have adopted prohibitions similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, some of which do not have the same exceptions or safe harbors
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and apply to the referral of patients for healthcare services reimbursed by any source, not only by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Federal law also includes a provision commonly known as the "Stark Law," which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to an entity providing "designated health services," including a company that furnishes durable medical equipment, in which the physician has an ownership or investment interest or with which the physician has entered into a compensation arrangement. Violation of the Stark Law could result in denial of payment, disgorgement of reimbursements received under a noncompliant arrangement, civil penalties, and exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs.
We believe that we have structured our provider arrangements to comply with current fraud and abuse law requirements. Nevertheless, a determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.
Additionally, as some of these laws are still evolving, we lack definitive guidance as to the application of certain key aspects of these laws as they relate to our operations and activities, including our arrangements with providers with respect to patient training. As a result, our operations and activities, including our provider and training arrangements, may ultimately be found to be not in compliance with applicable federal law.
Federal False Claims Act & HIPAA
The federal False Claims Act provides, in part, that the federal government may bring a lawsuit against any person whom it believes has knowingly presented, or caused to be presented, a false or fraudulent request for payment from the federal government, or who has made a false statement or used a false record to get a claim approved. In addition, amendments in 1986 to the federal False Claims Act have made it easier for private parties to bring "qui tam" whistleblower lawsuits against companies under the federal False Claims Act. Penalties include significant civil monetary penalties for each false claim, plus three times the amount of damages that the federal government sustained because of the act of that person. Qui tam actions have continued to increase significantly in recent years, causing greater numbers of healthcare companies to have to defend a false claim action, pay fines, be excluded from Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state healthcare programs, or be subject to integrity oversight and reporting obligations to resolve allegations of non-compliance, as a result of an investigation arising out of such action.
There are other federal anti-fraud laws that prohibit, among other actions, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors, knowingly and willfully embezzling or stealing from a healthcare benefit program, willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense, and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services.
Additionally, HIPAA established two federal crimes for healthcare fraud and false statements relating to healthcare matters. The healthcare fraud statute prohibits knowingly and willfully executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private payors. The false statements statute prohibits knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. A violation of either of these statutes is a felony and may result in fines, imprisonment, exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state healthcare programs, or integrity oversight and reporting obligations to resolve allegations of non-compliance.
Civil Monetary Penalties Law
In addition to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the civil and criminal false claims laws, including the federal False Claims Act, the federal government has the authority to seek civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) assessments, and exclusion against an individual or entity based on a wide variety of prohibited conduct. For example, the Civil Monetary Penalties Law authorizes the imposition of substantial CMPs against an entity that engages in
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activities including, but not limited to: (1) knowingly presenting or causing to be presented, a claim for services not provided as claimed or which is otherwise false or fraudulent in any way; (2) knowingly giving or causing to be given false or misleading information reasonably expected to influence the decision to discharge a patient; (3) offering or giving remuneration to any beneficiary of a federal health care program likely to influence the receipt of reimbursable items or services; (4) arranging for reimbursable services with an entity which is excluded from participation from a federal health care program; (5) knowingly or willfully soliciting or receiving remuneration for a referral of a federal health care program beneficiary; or (6) using a payment intended for a federal health care program beneficiary for another use. Noncompliance can result in significant civil money penalties for each wrongful act, assessment of three times the amount claimed for each item or service and exclusion from the federal healthcare programs.
Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Transparency laws regarding payments or other items of value provided to healthcare providers and teaching hospitals may also impact our business practices. The federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires most medical device manufacturers to report annually to CMS financial arrangements, payments, or other transfers of value made by that entity to physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, and chiropractors), other healthcare professionals (such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners), and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. The payment information is made publicly available in a searchable format on a CMS website. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements can result in significant civil monetary penalties. Similar laws have been enacted or are under consideration in many states and foreign jurisdictions.
State Fraud and Abuse Provisions
Many states have also adopted some form of anti-kickback and anti-referral laws, false claims laws, some of which apply regardless of source of payment and do not have the same exceptions as the federal laws, as well as professional fee-splitting laws. We believe that we are in conformance with such laws. Nevertheless, a determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.
State Corporate Practice of Medicine Restrictions
Our consolidated financial statements include our subsidiaries and variable interest entities. Through the administrative agreements with the Eon Care PCs, our medical affiliates, we have exclusive authority over all non-medical decisions related to their ongoing business operations. Some states have laws that prohibit business entities from practicing medicine, employing physicians to practice medicine, or exercising control over medical decisions of physicians. These laws are generally referred to as corporate practice of medicine laws. These state laws and regulations and agency and court decisions that enumerate the specific corporate practice rules vary considerably from state to state and are enforced by both the courts and regulatory authorities, each with broad discretion. In these states, a violation of the corporate practice of medicine prohibition constitutes the unlawful practice of medicine. If regulatory authorities or other parties in any jurisdiction successfully assert that we are engaged in the unauthorized corporate practice of medicine, we could be required to pay significant fines and restructure our contractual and other arrangements. In addition, any physician who participates in an arrangement that violates a state’s corporate practice of medicine prohibition may be punished for aiding and abetting a lay entity in the unlawful practice of medicine.
Outside the United States, interactions between medical device companies and health care professionals are also governed by strict laws, such as national anti-bribery laws of European countries, national sunshine rules, regulations, industry self-regulation codes of conduct and physicians’ codes of professional conduct.
Healthcare and Regulatory Reform
Federal and state governments continue to propose and pass new legislation and regulations designed to contain or reduce the cost of healthcare. Such new laws may result in decreased reimbursement for medical devices, which may further exacerbate industry-wide pressure to reduce the prices charged for medical devices. For example, in March 2010, the PPACA, was enacted, which substantially changes the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private
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insurers, encourages improvements in the quality of healthcare items and services and significantly impacts the medical device industry. In the years since its enactment, there have been judicial and Congressional challenges and amendments to certain aspects of the PPACA. For example, on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law, which narrowed access to PPACA marketplace exchange enrollment and declined to extend the PPACA enhanced advanced premium tax credits that expired at the end of 2025, which, among other provisions in the law, are anticipated to reduce the number of Americans with health insurance. The OBBBA also is expected to reduce Medicaid spending and enrollment by implementing work requirements for some beneficiaries, capping state-directed payments, reducing federal funding, and limiting provider taxes used to fund the program. Congress is considering proposed legislation intended to further reduce healthcare costs with alternatives to replace the expired PPACA subsidies. It is possible that the PPACA will be subject to judicial or Congressional challenges in the future. It is unclear how such challenges and the healthcare reform measures of the current administration will impact the PPACA.
In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the PPACA was enacted. In August 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011 was signed into law, which, among other things, included aggregate reductions to Medicare payments to providers of up to 2% per fiscal year, starting in 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will remain in effect until 2032 unless additional congressional action is taken.
It is uncertain whether and how future legislation could affect our current and future operations or what actions federal, state, or private payors for healthcare treatment and services may take in response to any such healthcare reform proposals or legislation.
Regulatory Framework in the United Kingdom
Following the result of a referendum in 2016, the UK left the European Union on January 31, 2020, commonly referred to as Brexit.
On May 26, 2021, the Medical Device Regulation entered into application in the EU. However, the Medical Device Regulation is not applicable in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales). In Great Britain, medical devices are governed by the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002) which currently retains a regulatory framework similar to the framework set out by the MDD. The UK has devised a new route to market culminating in a UKCA Mark to replace the CE Mark. Northern Ireland will, however, continue to be covered by the EU regulations governing CE Marks (and comply with the Medical Device Regulation). The UK Government has established transitional provisions to recognize the acceptance of CE Marked medical devices on the Great Britain market. Current legislations provides that medical devices which have been CE Marked in accordance with the MDD or AIMD, and for which a CE Certificate of Conformity has been delivered by a Notified Body in accordance with the MDD or AIMD, can be placed on the Great Britain market until the sooner of the expiry of the certificate or June 30, 2028. Medical devices which have been CE Marked in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation may be placed on the Great Britain market until June 30, 2030. However, the government has indicated that it intends to launch a consultation (that was penciled in for late 2025 but has not yet commenced) on proposals to indefinitely recognize CE Marked medical devices.
The UK government has introduced new legislation governing medical devices, with the first regulations strengthening post-market surveillance having come into force on June 16, 2025. Further updated regulations are scheduled to follow in the course of 2026.
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S. corporations and their representatives from offering, promising, authorizing or making corrupt payments, gifts or transfers to any foreign government official, government staff member, political party or political candidate in an attempt to obtain or retain business abroad. The FCPA also obligates companies whose securities are listed in the United States to comply with accounting provisions requiring the company to maintain books and records that accurately and fairly reflect all transactions of the corporation, including international subsidiaries, and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls for international operations. Activities that violate the FCPA, even if they occur wholly outside the United States, can result in criminal and civil fines, imprisonment, disgorgement, oversight, and debarment from government contracts.
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UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws
The UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable foreign anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business, generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from authorizing, promising, offering, or providing, directly or indirectly, improper or prohibited payments, or anything else of value, to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. Under the UK’s Bribery Act, we may also be liable for failing to prevent a person associated with us from committing a bribery offense.
We are also subject to other laws and regulations governing our international operations, including regulations administered by the governments of the UK and authorities in the EU, including applicable export control regulations, economic sanctions and embargoes on certain countries and persons, anti-money laundering laws, import and customs requirements and currency exchange regulations, collectively referred to as trade control laws. Failure to comply with the UK’s Bribery Act, and other anti-corruption laws and trade control laws could subject us to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, and legal expenses.
Environmental Health and Safety Regulations
We are also subject to various environmental health and safety rules and regulations both within the U.S. and internationally relating to pollution or protection of human health and the environment. Our research and development, manufacturing, and clinical processes involve handling potentially harmful or hazardous materials regulated under environmental laws. We may be held liable for damages, penalties and other remedial actions and legal costs if we fail to comply with these laws. These expenses or this liability could have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and reputation.
Employees and Human Capital Resources
We believe that our future success depends upon our continued ability to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified employees who share in our mission to transform lives in the global diabetes community with differentiated, long-term implantable glucose monitoring technology. As of December 31, 2025, we had 130 full-time employees, of whom over half hold Ph.D., M.D., master’s degree, or other post graduate degrees, and all of whom are in the United States. In 2025, most employees were in Operations and Research and Development positions aligned with our corporate focus of designing, developing and manufacturing glucose monitoring products. Effective January 2, 2026, in connection with the transition of commercialization and marketing activities back to the Company from Ascensia, we significantly expanded our workforce by hiring more than 150 employees, primarily within commercial sales, marketing, and related support functions. As a result, the composition of our employee base has begun to shift toward a greater proportion of commercial and customer-facing roles.
None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good and believe our culture emphasizes innovation, accountability, collaboration, and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for people living with diabetes.
Culture
Employee engagement is always important to us, and improving our employee engagement with a remote, in-person and hybrid workforce remained a strategic imperative for us in 2025. We are committed to maintaining a flexible working environment for our employees because it is important to them, however this requires an intentional focus to build communications and connections in a diverse work place settings. Throughout the year, we employed initiatives and communications to attach our employees to our company mission, vision, and values. Our values define the behaviors of our existing employees, and the new hires that we welcomed to our organization during 2025:
● Customer Inspired emphasizes how we put the customer first while we use our talents, passion, empathy, and hard work to build technology solutions for the unmet needs of our customers.
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● Game-Changing Innovation affects everything we do from how we think, design, and manufacture advanced technology that makes a difference.
● Learn Fast highlights our respect for the process of discovery and supports intelligent risk-taking knowing that all outcomes are learning opportunities to iterate and improve.
● Thrive Together reflects the deep respect and trust in the diversity of our backgrounds, knowledge, skills, ideas and capabilities and our belief in each other and our partners to drive success.
● Get It Done represents working with a sense of urgency to go above and beyond to get the job done right through quality, compliance, and timeliness.
We continue to utilize a human resource software which collects weekly employee feedback on work experience, culture, communications, interaction with their managers and other topics enabling us to react and address real time feedback. This software is an excellent tool to help monitor our culture at the organizational level, as well as the individual manager level. This feedback allows us to evaluate our initiatives and the reactions of our employees to successes and challenges in the organization. We use this platform to distribute surveys on specific topics, which demonstrates our commitment to hearing the voice of our employees and creating an inclusive environment. This software also provides opportunities for peer-to-peer recognition and valuable insights for managers to better lead their teams. We also conduct regular company calls to update all employees on progress towards our company objectives, initiatives, what is happening in various departments, customer feedback and to celebrate employee achievements and company milestones and personal employee milestones. In addition, we conduct regular employee engagement events to recognize the value of our employees and their contributions.
Employee Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to the health and safety of our employees and have safety training programs that ensure our workforce knows how to do their jobs safely and in compliance with laws and regulations. We operate in modern, efficient, and safe facilities, and have minimal accident and injury rates. In 2025, we expanded our wellness program “A Healthier You” to deliver a consistent cadence of weekly wellness tips, lunch and learns focused on wellness, and employee recognition to demonstrate our commitment to employee well-being. This program also includes a stipend to further support healthy behaviors.
Organizational Development
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining employees by promoting an environment to continuously develop and learn. As part of our performance management process, all levels of employees are formally required to meet with their managers at semi-annually to receive feedback on their established objectives, identify opportunities for skill development, discuss opportunities to support their career goals, and reflect on how their behaviors demonstrate our corporate values. Managers are strongly encouraged to have routine 1:1 meetings with their employees in between formal performance management meetings. The executive team meets routinely to discuss key initiatives for strategic, operational, and organizational planning. Many of these meetings were focused on organizational development including high-potential and high-performer talent discussions and employment engagement data to better understand our employee profiles and address their specific needs. We continued to celebrate our revised technical leadership pathway with an awards program to recognize and reward employees who were recently named as patent inventors. We continue to encourage professional certification and continuing education by reimbursement for professional certification classes, testing, maintenance, and tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 annually. During 2025, we enhanced our focus on the development of and investment in our Senior Directors, which represent the key leaders within the organization by connecting regularly to capture feedback and discuss organizational strengths and challenges. We regularly engage in development conversations with our managers and directors to reinforce best practices and ensure effective performance management
Inclusion in the Workplace
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As stated in our company values, our success thrives on the diversity of backgrounds, knowledge, skills, ideas, and capabilities within our workforce. We deeply respect each other and trust the diversity we have. With over half of our employees representing diverse ethnicities, we aspire to promote a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve and fosters an environment where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and valued.
Total Rewards
We provide competitive compensation and benefits to attract and retain the best people. We engage nationally recognized compensation and benefits consulting firms to evaluate our total rewards programs and to provide benchmarking against our peers within the industry. We provide our employees with market competitive pay and bonuses. We complete a year-end market adjustment review process to ensure we maintain our competitive pay and pay equity between active employees and new hires and to align with the highly competitive labor market. As a result of this review process, we evaluate any market adjustments required to stay on track with the everchanging labor market and align with individual employee performance. Annual increases and incentive compensation are based on merit and documented through our performance management process as part of our annual review procedures. All employees are issued stock options and/or restricted stock units under our broad-based stock incentive programs. We offer an employee stock purchase program to all employees. Finally, we offer comprehensive benefits to all eligible employees, including health insurance, paid time off, a retirement plan with company match, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life and disability coverage, voluntary accident, and critical illness.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 20451 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland 20876-7005 and our telephone number is (301) 515-7260. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SENS.”
Available Information
Our website address is www.senseonics.com. In addition to the information contained in this Annual Report, information about us can be found on our website. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the inclusion of our website address in this Annual Report is only as an inactive textual reference.
Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Additionally, the SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information. The address of the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.