Abbott Laboratories is an American healthcare company headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, founded in 1888 by physician Wallace Calvin Abbott, initially producing standardized-dosage medicines. It grew into a diversified healthcare company spanning medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products and generic pharmaceuticals, and in 2013 it spun off its research-based pharmaceutical business as the separately listed company AbbVie to focus on its remaining diversified healthcare businesses.
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Company TypeMedical devices and health care products company 2 Founded Year HeadquartersAbbott Park, Illinois, U.S. 2 Company Type
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A major healthcare company; classified in the atlas healthcare-industry.
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The company produces pharmaceuticals for sale outside the United States (13% of 2024 revenues), diagnostic products (20% of 2024 revenues), nutritional products (22% of 2024 revenues), and medical devices (45% of 2024 revenues).
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1. Wikidata: Abbott Laboratories
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1888 (as Abbott Alkaloidal Company) in Ravenswood, Chicago
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