Becton, Dickinson and Company

News and overview for Becton, Dickinson and Company

BD Announces Results for Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 19 days 2 hours 59 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today reported quarterly...laws or regulations. BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS...not add due to rounding BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS...


Akridge signs Becton, Dickinson and Company at 700 Sixth Street [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 2 hours 30 minutes ago
Akridge, a comprehensive real estate services firm, announces a long-term lease with medical technology firm, Becton, Dickinson and Company for 5,210 square feet at 700 Sixth Street. They join global law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, who lease approximately 85,000 square feet in the Building. Akridge developed the project, which opened in July of this year, and currently provides construction management, leasing and property management services for the building.


University of Michigan Wolverine Venture Fund Achieves Record $2 Million Return on HandyLab Acquisition [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 23 hours 2 minutes ago
...Acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Co., HandyLab Marks Third Successful...An Ann Arbor-based developer and manufacturer of molecular diagnostic...this fall to be acquired by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) . The transaction closed on Nov...


BD Completes Acquisition of HandyLab, Inc. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 59 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today announced the completion...Arbor, Michigan-based company that develops and manufactures molecular...devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving...


Critical Alerts for Amazon.com, Motorola, Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective Life Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 22 hours 28 minutes ago
...Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective Life Released by Seven...Alerts for AMZN, MOT, BDX, IAG, and PL. Seven Summits Strategic...com Inc. , Motorola Inc. , Becton, Dickinson and Company , IAMGOLD Corp. , and Protective...


Research and Markets: Blood Banking and Blood Products - Global Market Perspective [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 hours 21 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a8b1b0/blood_banking_and) has announced the addition of the "Blood Banking and Blood Products - Global Market Perspective" report to their offering.


BD Announces Agreement to Acquire HandyLab, Inc. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 31 days 1 hour 59 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today that it...filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do...847-5369, both for BD(Becton, Dickinson and Company)


BD to Present at Investor Healthcare Conferences [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 12 hours 43 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) , a global medical...medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving...


Tyrian Seeking New Partner Opportunities for Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tests [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 6 hours 59 minutes ago
Tyrian Diagnostics Limited (ASX:TDX) announced today that Tyrian and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) will not continue their collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care (PoC) test for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB).


Retractable Technologies, Inc. Announces Verdict in Patent Infringement Suit [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 23 hours 47 minutes ago
Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, announced today that a Marshall, Texas, jury returned a verdict yesterday finding that all three patents asserted by Retractable Technologies, Inc. (“the “Company”) against Becton Dickinson and Company (“BD”) are valid and infringed. The jury also awarded damages to the Company in the amount of $5 million. The verdict, which can be appealed by either party, is directed against BD’s infringing Integra® syringes.


BD Announces Live Webcast of Fourth Fiscal Quarter Earnings Conference Call [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 57 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today...medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving...


BD Ranked in the Top 100 Greenest Big Companies by Newsweek; Named Again to Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 47 days 56 minutes ago
...Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes PRNewswire...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) , a leading global medical...leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument...


BD Announces Flu Product Order from U.S. Government [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 81 days 6 hours 57 minutes ago
...needles, sharps containers and alcohol swabs purchased for...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today that it has...devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people...


Retractable Technologies, Inc. Has 3Q 2009 Revenues Increase 19.5 Percent Over 3Q 2008 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 32 minutes ago
Retractable Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle medical devices, reported revenues of $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of 19.5% over the same period in 2008. The increase in total revenues from the year-ago quarter was partially due to the sales generated as a result of the Company’s selection by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“DHHS”) as one of the providers of safety syringes for swine flu v...


BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of BD Vacutainer(R) Rapid Serum Blood Collection Tube [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 1 hour 26 minutes ago
...Helps Improve Patient Care and Hospital Productivity PRNewswire...Preanalytical Systems, a unit of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today it received...devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people...





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Company Overview


Company: Becton, Dickinson and Company
Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
Website: http://www.bd.com

Don't worry, you'll only feel a slight prick if Becton, Dickinson (BD) is at work. The company's BD Medical segment is one of the top manufacturers of syringes and other injection and infusion devices. BD Medical also makes IV catheters and syringes, self-injection devices for diabetes patients, and surgical instruments (scalpels and anesthesia trays, for instance). BD's Diagnostics segment offers tools for collecting specimens and the equipment and reagents to detect diseases in them. Finally, Becton Dickinson caters to researchers through its BD Biosciences unit, which makes reagents, antibodies, cell imaging systems, and labware used in basic and clinical research.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 7,155.9 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 12.5 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 1,127 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 26.6 (2008)
Number of Employees 28,300 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 1.0 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End September