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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1. Wikidata: Abbott Laboratories
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WikipediaInfobox company: founded, hq_location and industry/type fields, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_Laboratories (wikitext, fetched 2026-09-11)Quote, Infobox company: founded, hq_location and industry/type fields, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_Laboratories (wikitext, fetched 2026-09-11)
founded = 1888 (as Abbott Alkaloidal Company) in Ravenswood, Chicago | hq_location = Abbott Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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