30 years Disetronic / Ypsomed
Ypsomed was founded in 2003 when the Burgdorf-based Disetronic Group was split up. Willy Michel, the co-founder and major shareholder, sold Disetronic Holding AG and its Infusion Systems Division to Roche Holding in 2003. He retained the Injection Systems Division, which has traded since then as an independent company under the name Ypsomed.
Ypsomed is a recognised pioneer in self-care medication with over 30 years experience. Ypsomed has been successful in identifying new needs early on, and in tapping into an emerging niche market.
In order to cope with the very fast pace of growth, extensive investment has to be made on an ongoing basis in production facilities in Switzerland, as well as in the technological advancement of Ypsomed's products. To secure long-term financing, the IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange was planned for autumn 2004 and went ahead successfully.
Ypsomed milestones – a chronology
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Ypsomed decides to launch mylife™ YpsoPump® in further countries in Europe and abroad
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Launch of mylife™ YpsoPump® in several European countries
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- mylife Clickfine DiamondTip pen needle
- mylife Clickfine AutoProtect 5mm / 31G
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Lupisulin Pen (Insulin/Lupin, India)
- PolhuminPen (Insulin/Polfa Tarohomin, Poland)
- id Pen (Insulin/Indar, Ukraine)
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Albiglutide LyoTwist (GLP-1 / GlaxoSmithKline, US)
- BiomatikPen 2 (Insulin / Pharmstandard, Russia)
- Bydureon Pen (GLP-1 / Astra Zeneca, UK)
- Palatin Autoinjector (BMT / Palatin Technologies, US)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- mylife Clickfine 4 mm / 32G Nadel
- mylife Penfine Classic (Schraubnadel)
- mylife Unio und mylife AutoLance
- mylife Orbit Reservoir
- Foundation subsidiary Italy
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Lupisulin Pen (Insulin/Lupin, India)
- YpsoMate autoinjector (clinical trials)
- reddot design award for mylife Unio
- Sulin Pen (Insulin/Dongbao, China)
- Biosulin Pen (Insulin/MJ Biopharm, India)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Foundation subsidiary Austria
- mylife DailyDose
- mylife OmniPod 2nd Generation
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- AnsuPen (Insulin/Square, Bangladesh)
- ConviPen (Insulin/Incepta, Bangladesh)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Infusion set for Luer-based insulin pumps
- mylife SafetyLancets
- Acquisition infusion business Orbit from ICU Medical, US
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Launch of umbrella brand YDS Delivery Systems
- Omnifill (Insulin/B.Braun)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Foundation subsidiary United Kingdom
- mylife OmniPod insulin patch pump in Europe (Insulin)
- Second generation mylife "click-on" pen needle
- mylife "click-on" safety pen needle
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Gansulin Pen (Insulin/Dongbao, China)
- Disposable Genotropin GoQuick (hGH/Pfizer)
- BiomatikPen (Insulin/Pharmstandard, Russia)
- Good Design Award for mylife Clickfine AutoProtect
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Launch of mylife Diabetescare umbrella brand
- 10% share in Bionime Corp., in Taiwan
- mylife Pura blood glucose monitoring system in Europe
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Solostar pen components (Insulin/Sanofi)
- red dot design award for ServoPen platform
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Founding of a subsidiary company in India
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- New logistics and manufacturing site in Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Disposable SymlinPen (Symlin / Amylin Pharmaceuticals)
- YpsoPen (Insulin / Polfa Tarchomin, Poland)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Acquisition of various diabetes sales organisations in Germany
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Reusable HumatroPen 3 (hGH / Eli Lilly)
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Acquisition of new industrial site in Solothurn, Switzerland
- Manufacturer certification in Japan
- Preotact Pen (PTH / Nycomed)
- Dongbao electronic pen (Insulin / Dongbao, China)
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Semi-disposable Pen OptiClik (Insulin/Sanofi-Aventis)
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Ypsomed listed on Swiss Stock Exchange
- Disposable Gonal-f Pen (FSH/Merck-Serono)
Ypsomed Diabetes Care
- Sale of Disetronic's insulin pump business to Roche
- Foundation diabetics mail order business DiaExpert in Germany
Ypsomed Delivery Systems
- Company renamed Ypsomed
- Genotropin Pen (hGH/Pharmacia & Upjohn)
