Published on November 26, 2008
Exhibit 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
| Name of Subsidiary | State or Jurisdiction | Percentage of Voting | |||
| of Incorporation | Securities Owned | ||||
| Atto BioScience, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| AutoCyte Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| AutoCyte NC, LLC | North Carolina | 100 | % (1) | ||
| B-D (Cambridge U.K.) Ltd. | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BD Biosciences, Systems and Reagents Inc. | California | 100 | % | ||
| BD Holding S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BD Matrex Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| BD Norge AS | Norway | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BD Ophthalmic Systems Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BD Rapid Diagnostic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | China | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BD (West Africa) Limited | Ghana | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BDX INO LLC | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson A/S | Denmark | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson AcuteCare Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson AcuteCare, Inc. | Massachusetts | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Advanced Pen Injection Systems GmbH | Switzerland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Argentina S.R.L. | Argentina | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Asia Limited | Hong Kong | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Asia Pacific Limited | British Virgin Islands | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Austria GmbH | Austria | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Benelux N.V. | Belgium | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. | Canada | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. | Cayman Islands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Catheter Systems Singapore Pte Ltd. | Singapore | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Colombia Ltda. | Colombia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Critical Care Systems Pte Ltd. | Singapore | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Czechia s.r.o. | Czech Republic | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson del Uruguay S.A. | Uruguay | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Distribution Center N.V. | Belgium | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson East Africa Ltd. | Kenya | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Finance B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Foreign Sales Corporation | Barbados | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Guatemala S.A. | Guatemala | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Hellas S.A. | Greece | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Hungary Kft. | Hungary | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson India Private Limited | India | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy AB | Sweden | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings AB | Sweden | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Inc., S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy UK | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings UK Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe, Ltd. | Cayman Islands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Ithalat Ihracat Limited Sirketi | Turkey | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Korea Holding, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Korea Ltd. | Korea | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Malaysia, Inc. | Oregon | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson (Mauritius) Limited | Mauritius | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Medical (S) Pte Ltd. | Singapore | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. Shanghai Ltd. | P.R.C. | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. Ltd., Suzhou | P.R.C. | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Medical Products Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Ltd. | New Zealand | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson O.Y. | Finland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Overseas Services Ltd. | Nevada | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Pen Limited | Ireland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Penel Limited | Cayman Islands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Polska Sp.z.o.o. | Poland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Service (Pvt.) Ltd. | Pakistan | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Sample Collection GmbH | Switzerland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Slovakia s.r.o. | Slovakia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson (Thailand) Limited | Thailand | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Venezuela, C.A. | Venezuela | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson Venture LLC | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| BD Ventures LLC | New Jersey | 100 | % | ||
| Becton Dickinson Vostok LLC | Russia | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson, S.A. | Spain | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson (Royston) Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson A.G. | Switzerland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson Aktiebolag | Sweden | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ltd. | Ireland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson France S.A.S. | France | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson GmbH | Germany | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson Industrias Cirurgicas, Ltda. | Brazil | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton, Dickinson Italia S.p.A. | Italy | 100 | % (1) | ||
| B-D U.K. Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Bedins Vermont Indemnity Company | Vermont | 100 | % | ||
| Benex Ltd. | Ireland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| BioVenture Centre Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 92 | % |
SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
| BTP Immunization Systems, LLC | New Jersey | 100 | % | ||
| Cell Analysis Systems, Inc. | Illinois | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Clontech Laboratories UK Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Corporativo BD de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Critical Device Corporation | California | 100 | % | ||
| Cytopeia | Washington | 100 | % (1) | ||
| D.L.D., Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Dantor S.A. | Uruguay | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Difco Laboratories Incorporated | Michigan | 100 | % | ||
| Difco Laboratories Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Discovery Labware, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| Distribuidora BD Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Procesos para Esterilizacion, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Franklin Lakes Enterprises, L.L.C. | New Jersey | 100 | % | ||
| GeneOhm Sciences, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| GeneOhm Sciences Canada Inc. | Canada | 100 | % (1) | ||
| GeneOhm Sciences Europe, N.V. | Belgium | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Healthcare Holdings in Sweden AB | Sweden | 100 | % (1) | ||
| IBD Holdings LLC | Delaware | 50 | %(1) | ||
| Johnston Laboratories, Inc. | Maryland | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Luther Medical Products, Inc. | California | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Staged Diabetes Management LLC | New Jersey | 50 | % (1) | ||
| Matrex Salud, de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | 50 | % (1) | ||
| Med-Safe Systems, Inc. | California | 100 | % | ||
| Nippon Becton Dickinson Company, Ltd. | Japan | 100 | % (1) | ||
| PharMingen | California | 100 | % | ||
| Phase Medical, Inc. | California | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Plasso Technology Limited | United Kingdom | 100 | % (1) | ||
| PreAnalytiX GmbH | Switzerland | 50 | % (1) | ||
| Promedicor de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 | % (1) | ||
| Saf-T-Med Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| TriPath Imaging | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
| TriPath Imaging Europe bvba | Belgium | 100 | % (1) | ||
| TriPath Oncology, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % (1) |
(1) owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company