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2010 News

February 3, 2010
BD Launches "Be a Flu Fighter" Campaign to Promote Influenza Awareness and Prevention in Schools, Hospitals and Laboratories

2009 News

December 7, 2009
BD Expands Diagnostic Testing Offerings in Women's Health
November 20, 2009
BD Completes Acquisition of HandyLab, Inc.
November 5, 2009
BD Diagnostics Launches Turnkey Continuing Education Program for Clinical Laboratories
October 23, 2009
BD Announces Agreement to Acquire HandyLab, Inc.
August 6, 2009
BD Adds Surveillance Capability to Infectious Disease Portfolio
March 23, 2009
BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of BD ProbeTec™ Q^x Amplified Assays for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
February 10, 2009
BD Announces CE Marking of BD ProbeTec™ Q^x Amplified Assays to Improve Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
January 14, 2009
New BD BACTEC™ FX Blood Culture System with the BD EpiCenter™ Operating System now Available Worldwide
January 12, 2009
BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Novel Molecular Assay to Diagnose Clostridium difficile Infections

2008 News

2007 News

December 20, 2007
BD Announces CE Marking of Rapid Molecular Test to Identify Superbug from Nasal and Wound Specimens
September 11, 2007
BD Announces FDA 510(k) Submission of Rapid Molecular Test to Identify Patients Carrying Staph Superbug Prior to Surgery
May 22, 2007
BD Demonstrates Microbiology Automation Designed to Improve Laboratory Efficiency of Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
April 26, 2007
Ability of the BD ProbeTec™ ET System to Detect Variant Chlamydia trachomatis is Confirmed
March 22, 2007
BD and FIND Announce Expanded Collaboration to Improve Tuberculosis Diagnostics Worldwide
March 9, 2007
BD Honored as One of "America's Most Admired Companies" in FORTUNE Magazine's Annual Rankings
February 8, 2007
BD Commits $34 Million for Major Expansion in Qu�bec

2006 News

2005 News

October 19, 2005
BD Diagnostics Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for BD ProbeTec™ Urine Preservative Transport (UPT)
September 22, 2005
BD Diagnostics Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of BD Directigen™ EZ Flu A+B Test
August 31, 2005
BD Directigen™ EZ Flu A+B Test - A better option for Flu testing is now available
August 10, 2005
BBL™ CHROMagar™ Listeria Receives AOAC™ Certification for the Direct Identification of L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii
July 18, 2005
BD Universal Viral Transport - Room Temperature Viability
June 2, 2005
Launching Our Newly Reconfigured Web Site
April 10, 2005
BBL™ CHROMagar™ Salmonella Medium Receives AOAC-RI Approval
March 30, 2005
BD EpiCenter™ Version 5: Provides New Capabilities
January 11, 2005
BD GasPak™ EZ Gas Generating Systems are rapid, waterless and catalyst-free
January 10, 2005
BD Announces FDA 510(k) clearance of simplified test for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
January 1, 2005
BBL™ CHROMagar™ Orientation � Save time and reduce costs with a single plate culture system that identifies 80% of urinary pathogens without confirmatory testing.

2004 News

November 1, 2004
BD CultureSwab™ MaxV, Maximize the Recovery of Microorganisms
October 1, 2004
Color-coded tube labels for the most common BBL™ Liquid Media formulations � Best Practice
September 1, 2004
BD Chek™ Strep A - A CLIA-waived Strep A test from the leader of infectious disease diagnostics
July 27, 2004
Now Available! The First Edition of the New Difco™ & BBL™ Manual
July 1, 2004
BD Diagnostic Systems Technology Training Center Presents The Undiagnosed Condition: Atypical Pneumonia
May 24, 2004
BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Molecular Test for Legionella pneumophila

2003 News

November 1, 2003
BD Supplemental Statement Regarding Voluntary Recall of BD ProbeTec™ ET Instrument
January 29, 2003
BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System Receives FDA Clearance

2002 News

August 1, 2002
BD BBL™ GC-LECT™ Agar Provides Enhanced Growth and Recovery of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
July 1, 2002
BD Viper™ Sample Processor
January 1, 2002
BD DIRECTIGEN™ EZ RSV requires only one reagent and one device for rapid RSV detection