Becton, Dickinson and Company is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products to healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and consumers worldwide. The company operates through three principal business segments—BD Medical, which supplies healthcare settings; BD Life Sciences, which serves research institutions and pharmaceutical development; and BD Interventional, which offers interventional medical devices—and generates revenue through direct sales and independent distribution channels across the United States and international markets including Europe, Asia, Latin America and Canada. BD maintains a significant research and development focus on innovation in smart devices, robotics, analytics and artificial intelligence to sustain product leadership and address healthcare cost containment pressures, government pricing controls and currency exchange volatility.