January 18, 2018 Uncategorized

BD Announces Completion of Enrollment in the Lutonix™ 014 Drug Coated Balloon Below-The-Knee Trial

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the completion of enrollment in the Lutonix below-the-knee (BTK) trial and plans to submit a pre-market approval application in late 2018. The Lutonix BTK trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial intended... Read more

January 17, 2018 PR/Corporate Uncategorized

BD Announces Webcast of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a global medical technology company, announced today that it will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at 1 p.m. (ET). The webcast can be accessed from the BD corporate website at http://www.bd.com/investors/ and... Read more

January 15, 2018 Uncategorized

BD and Check-Points Receive CE Mark for Next-generation Resistant Bacteria Screening Test

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., and WAGENINGEN, The Netherlands, Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, along with Check-Points Health B.V., announced today that the companies obtained CE Mark for a next-generation molecular screening test for antibiotic-resistant carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) on the fully-automated BD MAX™ System. It... Read more

December 29, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

BD Completes Bard Acquisition, Creating New Global Health Care Leader

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR), creating a new health care industry leader with approximately $16 billion in annualized revenue. The combined company is uniquely positioned to... Read more

December 29, 2017 M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

BD Announces Expiration and Final Results of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for C. R. Bard, Inc. Notes

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today the expiration and final results of its previously announced offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all outstanding 4.400% Notes due 2021, 3.000% Notes due 2026 and 6.700% Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Bard Notes”) issued by C.... Read more

December 28, 2017 M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

BD Announces Extension of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for C. R. Bard, Inc. Notes

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that, in connection with its previously announced offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all outstanding 4.400% Notes due 2021, 3.000% Notes due 2026 and 6.700% Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Bard Notes”) issued by C. R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) for new... Read more

December 28, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

BD Statement On MOFCOM Clearance Of Bard Acquisition

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, issued the following statement regarding today’s clearance by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) for BD to acquire C. R. Bard (NYSE: BCR), contingent on BD divesting its soft... Read more

October 25, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

BD Breaks Ground on $60 Million Expansion of Nebraska Manufacturing Facility

COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, was joined today by Gov. Pete Ricketts and other state and local leaders to break ground on a $60 million upgrade of its Columbus-East facility. The 69,000 sq. ft. expansion will transform the Columbus-East facility into... Read more

October 18, 2017 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

BD Statement On European Commission Conditional Clearance Of Bard Acquisition

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, issued the following statement regarding today’s clearance by the European Commission for BD to acquire C.R. Bard (NYSE: BCR), contingent on BD divesting its soft tissue core needle biopsy product line: “We continue to make... Read more