BD-Canada is aware of the U.S. FDA issuing Safety Communication stating concern that certain plastic syringes may not provide consistent and adequate quality or performance.

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Heath Care London (St. Joseph’s) are celebrating the installation of a Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) system within the clinical microbiology laboratory.

The program led by 19 to Zero aims to support point-of-care testing needs beyond COVID-19 for urban and rural communities in Alberta through education and diagnosis at clinics.

BD announced that it had received Authorization under the Interim Order from Health Canada for a new molecular diagnostic combination test for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to help combat a potential “tripledemic” in the upcoming respiratory virus season.

Shared Hospital Laboratory (SHL) and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) celebrate the official opening of a new state-of-the-art microbiology lab that will serve hundreds of thousands of patients annually across the Greater Toronto Area.

A first in Canada, implementing the BD HealthSight™ combines timely surveillance to support the early detection of emerging healthcare infections to provide patients with the right care at the right time.

BD is recognized as number 39 on this year’s Best Workplaces™ in Canada list.

With a heightened focus on COVID-19, our BD teams have taken significant action to maximize production and inventory of products used in higher volume or used to support our vulnerable populations.

BD announced the immediate Canadian availability of the ImageMover app, a companion mobile app to the BD Veritor™ Plus System that enables more streamlined management of SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing results, significantly reducing the requirements for manual documentation.

In conjunction with clinical findings and the results of other laboratory testing, BD Multitest™ 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount™ Tubes may help clinicians determine the risks of Intubation with Mechanical Ventilation and also of mortality in COVID-19 patients, aiding in patient management decisions