Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life through life-changing technologies and products that span prevention, diagnosis andtreatment. These include:

Diagnostics, including tests and instrument systems for hospitals and labs, blood banks and clinics; patient-side blood testing; and sophisticated information solutions that enable faster and better decisions across the health system
Medical devices, including advanced technologies to keep hearts and arteries healthy, to treat chronic pain and movement disorders, and to give people with diabetes more freedom to manage their glucose levels without painful fingersticks
Nutrition products, built on science, to help build and maintain health from infancy onward
Branded generic medicines, high-quality, trusted brands that we market only in emerging markets outside the United States

Our work is driven by a basic idea: When people are at their healthiest, they have the potential to live longer and better. So, we focus on innovations that help people get and stay healthy so they can live their best lives.

We’re revolutionizing health with the most personal technologies, empowering people with the data and knowledge they need to help them live longer and better. Our connected-care and digital-health tools are helping people make better, faster and more complete decisions about their health in ways that fit easily into their lives and keep them connected to their doctors.

Abbott has been improving people’s health for more than 130 years. Today, more than 100,000 of us are advancing the state of healthcare for millions of people around the world. We're always looking to the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology, ensuring our portfolio is relevant to where our markets and customers are heading.