Beta Bionics, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical technology company dedicated to inventing, developing, and bringing to market solutions that improve the health ...
Beta Bionics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBNX) is a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on improving the lives of individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Ed Damiano, a bioengineer, and Firas El-Khatib, the company was established as a Massachusetts public benefit corporation with the mission to bring the iLet ...Beta Bionics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBNX) is a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on improving the lives of individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Ed Damiano, a bioengineer, and Firas El-Khatib, the company was established as a Massachusetts public benefit corporation with the mission to bring the iLet Bionic Pancreas to market. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has approximately 420 full-time employees (as per the latest data).
Beta Bionics' core product, the iLet Bionic Pancreas, is an automated insulin delivery system that simplifies diabetes management by requiring minimal user input. It is currently approved for people with type 1 diabetes aged six and older. The system autonomously adjusts insulin delivery based on continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings, reducing the burden of constant decision-making.
In addition to the iLet, Beta Bionics is developing several innovative products: a Patch Pump, which is a tubeless insulin pump that adheres to the skin; the Bihormonal iLet, which will deliver both insulin and glucagon; and a version specifically adapted for people with insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. To support this development, the company has strategic partnerships, including collaborations with Xeris Pharmaceuticals for a stable glucagon formulation and Abbott Diabetes Care for CGM integration.
The company went public on Nasdaq in January 2025. Financially, as of the latest trailing twelve months, Beta Bionics reports a market capitalization of approximately $715 million. Its revenue per share is $2.67, but the company is not yet profitable, with a net loss per share of -$1.64. The gross profit margin is 58.3%, indicating strong unit economics. Research and development expenses account for about 32.7% of revenue, reflecting its commitment to innovation. The company has a strong balance sheet with a current ratio of 8.88 and minimal debt, which provides financial flexibility.
Under the leadership of CEO Sean T. Saint, an engineer and person with type 1 diabetes himself, Beta Bionics aims to transform diabetes care through automation and partnership. The company's long-term vision includes expanding its product pipeline to address broader diabetes populations and reduce the burden of daily diabetes management.
Operator : Good afternoon and welcome to the Beta Bionics Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Please be advised that today's conference will be recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to Blake Beber, Head of Investor Relations.
Blake Beber : Good afternoon, and thank you for joining Beta Bionics Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. With me on today's call are Chief Executive Officer, Sean Saint and Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Feider. Both the replay of this call and the press release discussing our second quarter 2026 results will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website. Information recorded on this call speaks only as of today, July 29, 2026. Therefore, if you are listening to a replay, any time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate. Also on our website is our supplemental second quarter 2026 earnings presentation and uploaded corporate presentation. We encourage you to refer to those documents for a summary of key metrics and business updates. Before we begin, we would like to remind you that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management's expectations about future events, our product pipeline, development timelines, financial performance, and operating plans. Please refer to the cautionary statements in the press release we issued earlier today for a detailed explanation of the inherent limitations of such forward-looking statements. These documents contain and identify important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Please note that the forward-looking statements made during this call speak only as of today's date. And we undertake no obligation to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except to the extent required by law. With that, I'd now like to hand the call over to Sean.
Sean Saint : Thanks, Blake. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining. Getting down to business, today we're going to cover our financial results for the second quarter, updated guidance for the full year of 2026, and some recent developments in our innovation pipeline. Starting with a brief overview of our Q2 performance, we delivered $32 million in net sales, which grew approximately 38% year-over-year. Q2 revenue growth was driven predominantly by growth in new patient starts, as well as our growing installed base of users who continued to access their monthly supplies for the iLet through the pharmacy channel and who we continue to retain at a high level. The percentage of new patient starts that were reimbursed through the pharmacy channel was a high 30s percentage, similar to the prior quarter. Our gross margin was 59%, expanding 524 basis points year-over-year. Before I hand the call to Stephen, I want to highlight a very important update for …