BD (NYSE:BDX) Announces Completion of HandyLab, Inc. Acquisition

Rochester, New York 11/21/2009 08:50 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

BD (NYSE: BDX) has completed the acquisition of HandyLab, Inc. HandyLab are the developers and manufacturers of molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms. BD and HandyLab have announced an exclusive agreement for BD to develop and commercialize molecular assays on the HandyLab Jaguar platform.

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BD will work to migrate their BD GeneOhm molecular assays for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) to the new platform and will market them as the new BD MAX system. The company will work to evolve the current Jaguar system into the BD MAX system.

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BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines.

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