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# Abbott Laboratories
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/abbott-laboratories/
- Published: 1999-01-02T08:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-08T19:34:55.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs

**Abbott Laboratories** is an American multinational medical device, health care and pharmaceutical company based in Abbott Park, Illinois.

## History

In April 2016, Abbott announced it would acquire St. Jude Medical.[\[1\]](#fn1)

### COVID-19

In July 2021, [Drew Pinsky](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Drew-Pinsky) told [Liam Sturgess](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Liam-Sturgess) that the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests were "pretty darn good."[\[2\]](#fn2)

Abbott was an event sponsor for the British Columbia Pharmacy Association's 2022 conference.[\[3\]](#fn3)

Abbott also sponsored the [Canadian Paediatric Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Paediatric-Society)'s 2023 conference from May 25-27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[\[4\]](#fn4)

## Organization

Abbott is a partner or member of:

- [Ad Standards](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Ad-Standards)[\[5\]](#fn5)
- [Advanced Medical Technology Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advanced-Medical-Technology-Association) (AdvaMed)[\[6\]](#fn6)
- [Alliance for a Stronger FDA](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-a-Stronger-FDA) (former)[\[7\]](#fn7)
- [Alliance for Competitive Taxation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-Competitive-Taxation)[\[8\]](#fn8)
- [American College of Preventive Medicine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-College-of-Preventive-Medicine)'s "Prevention Alliance"[\[9\]](#fn9)
- Business Roundtable (via Robert Ford)[\[10\]](#fn10)
- Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL)[\[11\]](#fn11)
- Canadian Frailty Network[\[12\]](#fn12)
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada (CANet)[\[13\]](#fn13)
- [C.D. Howe Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/C-D-Howe-Institute)[\[14\]](#fn14)
- Engineering World Health (former)[\[15\]](#fn15)
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)[\[16\]](#fn16)
- [Global Alliance for Responsible Media](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Global-Alliance-for-Responsible-Media) (GARM)[\[17\]](#fn17)
- [Global Health Council](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Global-Health-Council)[\[18\]](#fn18)
- [National Health Council](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Health-Council)[\[19\]](#fn19)
- Radcliffe Cardiology[\[20\]](#fn20)
- RBM Partnership to End Malaria[\[21\]](#fn21)
- Spanish Cardiac Society[\[22\]](#fn22)
- Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)[\[23\]](#fn23)
- U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council[\[24\]](#fn24)
- [World Economic Forum](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Economic-Forum).[\[25\]](#fn25)

### Funding

Abbott has provided notable funding to:

- [Alliance for Aging Research](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-Aging-Research)[\[26\]](#fn26)
- [American Diabetes Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Diabetes-Association)[\[27\]](#fn27)
- Australian Heart Foundation[\[28\]](#fn28)
- Bipartisan Policy Center[\[29\]](#fn29)
- British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA)[\[3:1\]](#fn3)
- *Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine*[\[30\]](#fn30)
- [Canadian Paediatric Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Paediatric-Society)[\[4:1\]](#fn4)
- [CDC Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CDC-Foundation)[\[31\]](#fn31)
- [Chicago Urban League](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Chicago-Urban-League)[\[32\]](#fn32)
- CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation[\[33\]](#fn33)
- CHUM Foundation[\[34\]](#fn34)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute[\[35\]](#fn35)
- Diabetes Canada[\[36\]](#fn36)
- Feeding America[\[37\]](#fn37)
- Health Level Seven International (former)[\[38\]](#fn38)
- [Hepatitis B Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Hepatitis-B-Foundation)[\[39\]](#fn39)
- Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation[\[40\]](#fn40)
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)[\[41\]](#fn41)
- [Points of Light](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Points-of-Light)
- Providence Health Care[\[42\]](#fn42)
- Scarborough Health Network Foundation[\[43\]](#fn43)
- SickKids Foundation[\[44\]](#fn44)
- Task Force for Global Health[\[45\]](#fn45)
- University Health Network Foundation[\[46\]](#fn46)
- University of Toronto[\[47\]](#fn47)
- University of Washington[\[48\]](#fn48)
- VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation[\[49\]](#fn49)
- [World Resources Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Resources-Institute) (WRI)[\[50\]](#fn50)

### Marketing

Abbott has been a client of:

- Brevia Health[\[51\]](#fn51)
- Health+Commerce[\[52\]](#fn52)
- Knight Labs[\[53\]](#fn53)
- Media Platforms[\[54\]](#fn54)
- Toc Toc Communications[\[55\]](#fn55)
- Trois Prime[\[56\]](#fn56)

### Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries of Abbott include:

- Abbott Diabetes Care
- Abbott Nutrition
- St. Jude Medical

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=pharmaceutical%5Fcompanies:abbott)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott%5FLaboratories)

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2. Pinsky, D. (2021, July 7). *Ask Dr. Drew: Medical Censorship, COVID-19 Vaccine Anxiety, Ayahuasca & More.* Rumble. <https://rumble.com/vjjivd-ask-dr.-drew-live-answering-your-questions-on-covid-19-relationships-health.html> [↩︎](#fnref2)
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