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Animas
3223 Phoenixville Pike
Malvern, PA 19355
Ph: (610) 644-8990
Fax: (610) 644-8717
www.animascorp.com

Katherine D. Crothall, President & CEO
Kusal Das, Principal Engineer (Mechanical)
Ian Shipway, Principal (Electrical)
Mike Sullivan, Principal Engineer (Optical)

Product Line or Service — Company is developing an insulin infusion pump and an implantable optical glucose sensor for insulin-dependent diabetics. The sensor will be a long-term implantable device (5 years or longer), will make measurements on a quasi continuous basis (once every two minutes), and will make a direct measurement of blood glucose as opposed to an inferred measurement (of some other body fluid). Dates of market introduction of pump and glucose sensor are mid-1999 and 2001, respectively. Ultimately, the Company plans to couple its sensor and pump together to provide closed-loop control of blood sugar.

Technology/Proprietary Rights — Pending patents (3) on the glucose sensor. No patents filed on insulin infusion pump although the company anticipates doing so. Scientific feasibility (in-vitro measurements) of sensor has been established on 500 + patients.

Market Opportunities — The company believes the ultimate market size for the insulin infusion pump is $ 0.5 billion and for the sensor is $ 1.2 billion. Current market size for pump is about $ 130 million. The company’s products can reduce or possibly eliminate both the acute and long-term complications of diabetes. In United States, the complications of diabetes are responsible for approximately 15 % of the total healthcare costs of the country.

Marketing/Sales and Distribution — None as of yet; however, the Company anticipates selling the pump through distributors and independent representatives both domestically and internationally. The Company also plans on hiring a network of independent nurses (per diem basis) to provide patient education and training. The Company has not yet formulated a distribution plan for the sensor.

Competition — In pump market, Minimed ($80M revenues) and Disetronics ($50M revenues). There is no implantable or minimally-invasive/ non-invasive sensor on the market although there are many groups attempting to develop such a sensor. The Animas device overcomes the signal-to-noise and artifact limitations of transcutaneous optical sensors and the encapsulation tissue limitations of implantable chemical/electro-chemical sensors.

Manufacturing — The Company intends to do assembly and final test of both sensor and pump in house. Components will be manufactured by outside vendors in accordance with specifications.

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