Since our children were very young, they have owned stuffed polar bears; and these white, fluffy companions have been a big part of their lives. Our kids have traveled with them, held them in difficult times, and used them as a source of comfort and reassurance. They are, in a very real sense, part of our family. Even as our children and their bears have aged, our kids still love them, and they have given them a nickname: “Icy.” Our family roots are in Germany, and in German, “icy,” in this context, connotes “cute” or “endearing,” and those attributes are universal: Children all over the world find warmth and love in their stuffed bears.
That is why we named our company Ice Bear Therapeutics. We are developing a new process for manufacturing insulin to ensure that the comfort and reassurance that insulin brings to type 1 patients will always be there. We understand the challenges that type 1 diabetes brings for all patients, but children with type 1 face unique physical and emotional challenges. If you’ve witnessed first-hand a child who needs insulin, you will understand why we are so committed to bringing critical innovation to the insulin manufacturing process. Our goal is to ensure that the supply of insulin is dependable, enduring, and life-sustaining. And most important, we want to ensure it’s always there when a child needs it.