Sernova + Seraxis: A New Partnership in the Race for a T1D Cure with CEOs Johnathan Rigby and Dr. Will Rust

Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes · Oct 13, 2026 · 1m

A new company brings together two technologies: lab-grown insulin-producing cells and an implantable pouch designed to help those cells survive and function inside the body. Sernova makes the pouch, Seraxis grows the cells – together they are BetaNova hopes that bringing these two technologies together could move us closer to a functional cure for type 1 diabetes.

So what does this merger really mean? What makes these cells different? And could this approach eventually work without immunosuppressive drugs and actually be available to millions of people with type 1?

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