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Rockville, MD -- Tuesday, October 9, 2007 –-

BD Biosciences, a segment of BD, announced today the opening of a 2,700 square foot state-of-the-art education center to train customers on its cell imaging instruments, software, and reagents.

The Bioimaging Education Center is equipped with two training rooms, a conference room, a wet lab, a microscopy suite and an informal meeting area. It complements BD Biosciences’ existing training facilities located in San Diego, San Jose, Boston, Basel, Tokyo, and Seoul.

The Bioimaging Education Center offers researchers a variety of technical cell analysis courses.It also offers instrument demonstrations, basic and advanced training courses, “getting started” courses and technical applications support for a variety of BD bioimaging technologies.

Over the next two years, the Bioimaging Education Center will offer a variety of courses and educational seminars, including: Image and Data Analysis; Introduction to Fluorescence Imaging; and Optimization of High-Content Imaging Assays.

For more information, please contact BD Biosciences at 1.800.245.2614.

About BD

BD, a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people’s health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. The Company’s capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world’s most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 27,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.

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