Abbott is a global healthcare company that develops, manufactures, and markets diagnostics, medical devices (including diabetes care technologies), nutrition products, and branded generic medicines. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, the company serves hospitals, laboratories, clinicians, and consumers worldwide with products that support disease screening, patient monitoring, chronic condition management, and clinical nutrition.
Its portfolio includes in vitro diagnostic systems and reagents, rapid testing solutions, cardiovascular and neuromodulation devices, continuous glucose monitoring systems, and infant and adult medical nutrition. Abbott operates extensive, regulated manufacturing and supply chain networks, integrating materials science, biosensor and microelectronics assembly, assay chemistry, and sterile packaging to produce high-volume, high-reliability healthcare products.