BD, also known as Becton-Dickinson is a global medical technology company focused on drug therapy, diagnosis of infectious diseases and drug discovery. BD manufactures medical supplies, devices, laboratory instruments, antibodies and other diagnostic products. In 1897, when Maxwell W. Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson decided to go into business together they founded Becton, Dickinson and Company as a medical equipment importer that would be named one of "America's Most Admired Companies" over 200 years later by FORTUNE magazine.