Meet Embecta! Becton Dickinson Completes Diabetes Spin-Off

Becton Dickinson has formally completed the planned spin-off of its diabetes business within the timeframe it projected about a year ago. The new company, called embecta, is one of the largest producers of diabetes injection devices.

Insulin and glucose molecules in blood • Source: Alamy

Becton Dickinson completed the spin-off of its diabetes business, the companies announced on 1 April.

As announced in December, the new company is called Embecta Corporation, but will be commonly branded as embecta. The company's CEO is medtech veteran Dev Kurdikar, who was the...

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