General Info

Abbott Laboratories principal business is the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a broad and diversified line of health care products. It was founded in 1888 and incorporated in 1900. Abbott Laboratories has four reportable revenue segments: Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products and Vascular Products. The company s product categories include pharmaceutical products, nutritional products, diagnostic instruments and tests, surgical devices and vision technologies. With an employee base of approximately 83,000, the company serves customers in more than 130 countries. The company averages more than $20 billion in revenue annually. Fortune magazine annual listing positioned Abbott Laboratories as the most admired company in the pharmaceutical industry in 2010.