Abbott Laboratories
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Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Green Oaks, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs; today, it sells medical devices, diagnostics, branded generic medicines and nutritional products. It split off its research-based pharmaceuticals business into AbbVie in 2013.[3][4]
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Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1888; 136 years ago (1888) (as Abbott Alkaloidal Company) in Ravenswood, Chicago |
Founder | Wallace Calvin Abbott |
Successor | AbbVie |
Headquarters | Green Oaks, Illinois, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$40.1 billion (2023) |
US$6.48 billion (2023) | |
US$5.72 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | US$73.2 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$38.8 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | c.ā114,000 (2023) |
Website | abbott |
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Abbott's products include Pedialyte, Similac, BinaxNOW, Ensure, Glucerna, ZonePerfect, FreeStyle Libre, i-STAT and MitraClip.