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Enterprise profile BD is a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. BD manufactures and sells a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products. From left: Gary M. Cohen, President–BD Medical Systems; Deborah J. Neff, President–BD Biosciences; William A. Kozy, President–BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions.

BD Medical Systems BD Medical Systems holds leadership positions in hypodermic needles and syringes, infusion therapy devices, insulin injection systems and prefillable drug delivery systems for pharmaceutical companies. It offers the industry’s broadest, deepest line of safetyengineered sharps products, as well as surgical and regional anesthesia, ophthalmology, critical care and sharps disposal products. Markets served Hospitals and clinics Physicians’ office practices Consumers and retail pharmacies Public health agencies Pharmaceutical companies Products and services Needles and syringes for medication delivery; I.V. catheters and infusion therapy devices; surgical blades and regional anesthesia products; ophthalmic surgical products; safety-engineered injection, infusion and surgery devices; sharps disposal containers; insulin delivery devices and diabetes care accessories; blood glucose monitors; home healthcare products.

BD Biosciences As one of the world’s largest businesses serving the life sciences, BD Biosciences provides research tools and reagents to study life–from normal processes to disease states–and to accelerate the pace of biomedical discovery. Throughout the world clinicians and researchers use BD Biosciences’ tools to study genes, proteins and cells to better understand disease, improve diagnosis and disease management and facilitate the discovery and development of novel therapeutics. Markets served Academic and governmental research institutions Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies Clinical laboratories Hospitals and transplant centers Blood banks Products and services Instrument systems for cell sorting and analysis; monoclonal antibody reagents and kits for diagnostic and research use; tools to aid in drug discovery and vaccine development; molecular biology products for studying genes and proteins; fluid handling, cell growth and screening products.

BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions Organized into two principal groupings– Preanalytical Solutions and Diagnostic Systems–BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions offers system solutions for collecting, identifying and transporting specimens; advanced instrumentation for quickly and accurately analyzing specimens; and services focused on customers’ process flow, supply chain management and training and education. Markets served Hospitals, laboratories and clinics Reference laboratories Blood banks Physicians’ office practices Industrial microbiology laboratories Products and services Integrated systems for evacuated blood collection; safety-engineered specimen collection products and systems; plated media; automated blood culturing systems; microorganism identification and drug susceptibility systems; identification error and specimen management systems; healthcare consulting and services.