Cofounder, Becton Dickinson
Search every verified Maxwell Becton interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Tom Polen, Chairman, President and CEO of Becton Dickinson, discussed the company's focus on efficiency amid inflationary pressures in healthcare. He highlighted investments in automation for pharmacies and laboratories, as well as informatics to improve nursing productivity. Polen also mentioned new products including a fingertip blood collection device that could be used by a clerk in a retail store or eventually by patients at home, and rapid point-of-care diagnostics for flu and COVID-19 that provide results in 15 minutes. Polen noted that care is shifting to new settings, requiring technology to enable that transition. He praised Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's work and discussed the company's development of wearable injectors for treatments such as Alzheimer's drugs and oncology therapies, which can infuse medication over hours while patients go about their day.
Becton Dickinson Chairman, President and CEO Tom Polen joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk inflation's impact on healthcare, the prefilled syringe market and more.
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