Abbott Laboratories

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100 Abbott Park Rd., Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500, United States
(847)937-6100, http://www.abbott.com

Primary SIC: Pharmaceutical Preparations, Primary NAICS: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Description: Abbott Laboratories incorporated in 1900 in Illinois. The company develops, manufactures and sells a diversified line of health care products. The business is divided into four revenue segments: pharmaceutical products, nutritional products, diagnostic products and vascular products. Abbott also has a 50 percent owned joint venture with TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.The pharmaceutical products segment manufactures and sells adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals on a global scale. This segment directs its primary marketing efforts toward securing physician prescriptions and recommendations. Managed care providers, and state and federal agencies are also important customers. The diagnostic products segment sells diagnostic systems and tests directly to laboratories, hospitals, clinics and physicians' offices in the United States, and either directly or through distributors worldwide. The nutritional products segment sells baby formula, nutritional drinks and nutritional food items to institutions, wholesalers, retailers, health care facilities and government agencies. The vascular products segment develops products for the treatment of vascular disease. Products are sold directly to hospitals in the United States, and either directly or through distributors worldwide. In 2007, Abbott announced a collaboration with Genentech, Inc. for the global research, development and commercialization of two investigational anti-cancer compounds. More

Manufacturing: Health care products.