Stock price Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) today

Becton Dickinson is an American multinational manufacturer and supplier of medical equipment, devices, reagents and medical devices. BD's main area of ​​work is improving the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancer, improving the delivery systems of medicines and supporting the development of new drugs. Since its foundation in 1897 , the company is developing better medical devices.In 1924, the company launched the first syringe made specifically for insulin injections A. A disposable syringe made of glass was released in 1954. In 1962, the company became public, in 1970 it entered the Fortune 500. In 1980, BD developed the first automated system for testing mycobacteria - the BD BACTEC 460TB system. The company has opened representative offices in India, China and Belgium. Currently, the company has representative offices in more than 50 countries. The annual income of the company exceeds 10 billion per year.