Becton, Dickinson and Company

Franklin Lakes, NJ United States

  (NYSE: BDX)

Company Description

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 global manufacturers of syringes and other injection and infusion devices. BD Medical also makes IV catheters and syringes, prefillable drug delivery systems, self-injection devices for diabetes patients, and related supplies such as anesthesia trays and sharps disposal systems. The BD Diagnostics segment offers tools for collecting specimens and the equipment and reagents to detect diseases in them. Finally, BD caters to researchers through its BD Biosciences unit, which makes reagents, antibodies, cell imaging systems, and labware used in basic and clinical research.