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Netra Shetty
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a pharmaceuticals health care company. It has 72,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries.[3] The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr. Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888. In 2008, Abbott had over $29 billion in revenue.
In 1985, the company developed the first HIV blood screening test. The company's drug portfolio includes HUMIRA, a drug for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, moderate to severe chronic psoriasis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Norvir, a treatment for HIV; Depakote, an anticonvulsant drug; and Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid hormone. Abbott also has a broad range of medical devices, diagnostics and immunoassay products as well as nutritional products, including Ensure, a line of well known meal replacement shakes, and EAS, the largest producer of performance based nutritional supplements.
Abbott's in vitro diagnostics business is a world leader in immunoassays and blood screening. Abbott's broad range of medical tests and diagnostic instrument systems are used worldwide by hospitals, laboratories, blood banks, and physician offices to diagnose and monitor diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, cancer, heart failure and metabolic disorders, as well as assess other important indicators of general health. Abbott Point-of-Care manufactures diagnostic products for blood analysis to provide health care professionals critical diagnostics information accurately and immediately at the point of patient care. Abbott also provides point-of-care cardiac assays to the emergency room.
Pharmaceutical Products
Our pharmaceutical products include treatments for people with HIV; therapies for sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's Disease and other autoimmune disorders; drugs for the treatment of people with migraines, epilepsy and mania associated with bipolar disorder; antibiotics; and specialized medicines for managing obesity, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, dyslipidemia and cancer.
Nutritional Products
Abbott is behind some of the world's most trusted names in infant, adult and healthy living nutritional products, including Similac, Ensure, Glucerna, AdvantEdge, Body-for-LIFE and ZonePerfect. In addition to these well-known consumer brands, Abbott also offers medical nutritional products and feeding devices for patients with special dietary needs due to injury or illnesses such as cancer, respiratory conditions and food allergies.
Diagnostic Instruments & Tests
Our broad range of medical diagnostic instruments and tests are used worldwide in hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices, clinics and at home to diagnose a range of serious health issues such as infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes and genetic conditions, as well as monitor other important indicators of health. The cornerstone of our diagnostic products is immunodiagnostics, the science of measuring the body's antigen/antibody reactions to detect diseases and other medical conditions. Our molecular diagnostics help physicians detect genetic mutations in patients' genes and chromosomes to detect and manage disease. Hand-held point of care diagnostics and blood glucose monitoring devices provide health care professionals and patients with fast, convenient and accurate test results.
Medical & Surgical Devices
Our broad offering of medical and surgical devices includes minimally invasive treatment options that improve the care of people with vascular disease. Vascular offerings include vessel closure devices, carotid and coronary stents, catheters and other interventional tools and devices.
Animal Health
The foundation of our line of veterinary products is built on the expertise of Abbott's pharmaceutical and medical product businesses. Products serving the veterinary market include anesthetic and wound care products, nutritional supplements, and intravenous sets and solutions.
Vision Technologies
We focus on improving the quality of vision by improving the science of vision. Our market-leading technologies, products and services are designed to meet the needs of patients who live with vision challenges and seek greater freedom from the limitations of eyeglasses. We offer the industry's most advanced laser vision correction and cataract technologies along with a broad range of contact lens disinfecting solutions, enzymatic cleaners and rewetting drops that help provide ocular health and long-lasting relief from dry eyes.
In 1985, the company developed the first HIV blood screening test. The company's drug portfolio includes HUMIRA, a drug for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, moderate to severe chronic psoriasis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Norvir, a treatment for HIV; Depakote, an anticonvulsant drug; and Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid hormone. Abbott also has a broad range of medical devices, diagnostics and immunoassay products as well as nutritional products, including Ensure, a line of well known meal replacement shakes, and EAS, the largest producer of performance based nutritional supplements.
Abbott's in vitro diagnostics business is a world leader in immunoassays and blood screening. Abbott's broad range of medical tests and diagnostic instrument systems are used worldwide by hospitals, laboratories, blood banks, and physician offices to diagnose and monitor diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, cancer, heart failure and metabolic disorders, as well as assess other important indicators of general health. Abbott Point-of-Care manufactures diagnostic products for blood analysis to provide health care professionals critical diagnostics information accurately and immediately at the point of patient care. Abbott also provides point-of-care cardiac assays to the emergency room.
Pharmaceutical Products
Our pharmaceutical products include treatments for people with HIV; therapies for sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's Disease and other autoimmune disorders; drugs for the treatment of people with migraines, epilepsy and mania associated with bipolar disorder; antibiotics; and specialized medicines for managing obesity, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, dyslipidemia and cancer.
Nutritional Products
Abbott is behind some of the world's most trusted names in infant, adult and healthy living nutritional products, including Similac, Ensure, Glucerna, AdvantEdge, Body-for-LIFE and ZonePerfect. In addition to these well-known consumer brands, Abbott also offers medical nutritional products and feeding devices for patients with special dietary needs due to injury or illnesses such as cancer, respiratory conditions and food allergies.
Diagnostic Instruments & Tests
Our broad range of medical diagnostic instruments and tests are used worldwide in hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices, clinics and at home to diagnose a range of serious health issues such as infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes and genetic conditions, as well as monitor other important indicators of health. The cornerstone of our diagnostic products is immunodiagnostics, the science of measuring the body's antigen/antibody reactions to detect diseases and other medical conditions. Our molecular diagnostics help physicians detect genetic mutations in patients' genes and chromosomes to detect and manage disease. Hand-held point of care diagnostics and blood glucose monitoring devices provide health care professionals and patients with fast, convenient and accurate test results.
Medical & Surgical Devices
Our broad offering of medical and surgical devices includes minimally invasive treatment options that improve the care of people with vascular disease. Vascular offerings include vessel closure devices, carotid and coronary stents, catheters and other interventional tools and devices.
Animal Health
The foundation of our line of veterinary products is built on the expertise of Abbott's pharmaceutical and medical product businesses. Products serving the veterinary market include anesthetic and wound care products, nutritional supplements, and intravenous sets and solutions.
Vision Technologies
We focus on improving the quality of vision by improving the science of vision. Our market-leading technologies, products and services are designed to meet the needs of patients who live with vision challenges and seek greater freedom from the limitations of eyeglasses. We offer the industry's most advanced laser vision correction and cataract technologies along with a broad range of contact lens disinfecting solutions, enzymatic cleaners and rewetting drops that help provide ocular health and long-lasting relief from dry eyes.