Key insights from the 2023 Howe Lifetime Achievement Award winners Each year, we’re proud to recognize individuals whose achievements in technology and innovation significantly contribute to...

How much talent and innovation are unrealized due to lack of opportunity? As one research paper examining inventorship put it, “there are many ‘lost Einsteins’—individuals who would have...

Imagine you or your loved one having the ability to receive care from the comfort of home. As healthcare trends continue to shift, the “hospital-at-home" vision is becoming a reality. In a...

For more than a decade, BD, PEPFAR and the CDC worked to help strengthen laboratory systems and fight HIV and TB in sub-Saharan Africa and India through the Labs for Life partnership. The Labs for...

Sometimes innovation means delivering transformative new-to-world technology to healthcare providers and patients. Innovation can also mean enhancing the products and solutions our customers...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs This is our third weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S. At the...

Key insights and takeaways from the 2022 Howe Lifetime Achievement Award winners

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs This is our second weekly snapshot of viral infections of the U.S. As we...

Innovation is the heart of BD. Each year, we invest more than a billion dollars in innovation, knowing that behind every advance we make, there’s a patient who could get a more accurate result,...

Imagine being a cancer patient and receiving your life-saving treatments from the safety, comfort and convenience of your own home. Imagine having your diagnostic tests done in your local pharmacy...

By Scott Kerr, PhD, Senior Product Manager, Research Instruments Science and collaboration are at the heart of our purpose-driven innovation at BD. As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of BD,...

Eric Diebold, WW VP of R&D, BD Biosciences Innovation is the engine that drives the life sciences. And since the 1970s when BD first pioneered flow cytometry—which remains one of the most...

Flow cytometry is an essential technique at the heart of the life sciences, enabling researchers to identify and analyze cells to better understand human health, disease and treatment. Since...

By Arun Nair, PhD, Director, Specimen Management R&D, BD

You remember old tube TVs. Adjusting those rabbit ear antennas to remove static, banging the side of the box to make the “snow” fade. While we accepted this technology at the time, in...

By Beth McCombs, EVP and CTO

We’re committed to creating better outcomes for patients and providers around the world. It’s a commitment that we take very seriously and one that requires a meaningful investment in the...

Harnessing data to prevent medication errors and manage inventory may be easier than you think By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President, Medical Affairs, U.S. Region, BD A woman with Type 1...

Imagine you need to find a friend inside a crowded stadium, but you don’t have their exact location or a way to contact them. Examining every seat, restroom and food vendor would take hours or...

By Molly Broache, Sr Manager, Medical Science Liaison I was talking with a friend recently about the work our BD Women’s Health team is doing around HPV 31 and not only did she ask what HPV is...

Key insights and takeaways from some of our most accomplished innovators—the 2021 Howe Lifetime Achievement Award winners At BD, innovation is our lifeblood. Each year, we’re proud to...

At BD, we continually strive to foster a diverse environment and inclusive culture where associates—and by extension, innovation—can thrive. Associates within the BD Women’s Initiative...

By Allison Egger, MPH, CIC Medical Affairs Clinical Project Specialist at BD & Infection Preventionist at a Baltimore-area hospital Reducing surgical site infection rates (SSIs) is increasingly...

As we look to how BD can lead the way in addressing the most critical health challenges, both today and into the future, we’re thrilled to have Beth McCombs at the helm of our R&D organization...

Vinay Parthan, VP R&D, Medication Delivery Solutions Klaus Hoerauf, VP Medical Affairs, Medication Delivery Solutions The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest reminder that healthcare workers around...