AUSTIN – A leading global medical technology company plans to build its global professional services headquarters in San Antonio.

Governor Rick Perry announced Wednesday that the state is investing $1.56 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). The investment will create nearly 300 jobs and generate an estimated $6.35 million in capital investment.

“Texas continues to attract Fortune 500 companies and jobs thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulatory environment, skilled workforce, and investments from the Texas Enterprise Fund,” Gov. Perry said. “BD’s new facility will not only result in more growth for Texas’ thriving biomedical industry, but it will attract hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in capital investment to San Antonio.”

BD develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The company is focused on improving drug delivery, as well as enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines.

The company’s San Antonio facility will oversee operations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

“We are very pleased to be expanding our operations to include a new facility in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio met all of the criteria that we were seeking in order to meet our business requirements,” BD Chairman and CEO Edward J. Ludwig said. “The excellent pool of potential employees and skilled labor, along with proximity to academic institutions, were significant draws, as well as the support we received from local officials and the Texas Enterprise Fund. BD looks forward to becoming a good neighbor and a valued corporate citizen in this community, as we are in the other communities in which we operate around the world.”

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