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Company Overview

BD (Becton Dickinson) is a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The Diagnostic Systems unit is the global leader of products and instruments used for diagnosing infectious disease. Our products are used in the clinical market to screen for microbial presence, grow and identify organisms, and test for antibiotic susceptibility. These products are used by the industrial market for food pathogens testing, environmental monitoring and biopharmaceutical fermentation media. Diagnostic Systems worldwide sales approximately $660 million/year. Employs approximately 3,000 worldwide (including 1,700 in Baltimore, Maryland). Business is conducted in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, Asia-Pacific and South America. Products are manufactured in over 9 manufacturing plants worldwide.