ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 29, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- The journal Science today recognized
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) as a Top 20 Employer. The
global healthcare company ranked No. 14 overall, receiving high
marks for social responsibility, employee loyalty, and having a
work culture that aligns with the values of its
employees.
This marks the 12th time Abbott has been included in
Science magazine's annual ranking, which is voted on by
scientists who are asked to select the companies they considered
best, average, and worst employers. The complete rankings are
available online and in the Oct. 30,
2015, print edition of Science.
"The people who work at Abbott are passionate about advancing
science and technology, and we're happy to support them in reaching
their professional best," said Robert
Miller, Ph.D., co-chair of Abbott's Scientific Governing
Board, which oversees the company's 1,700 scientists. "With
our global footprint and diverse business profile, scientists can
have multiple careers within the same company at Abbott."
As part of its mission to bring new products and technologies to
the world, Abbott this year brought renewed focus to the concept of
"open innovation" with business partners, universities, and
start-ups. This increases opportunities for Abbott's
scientists to work on new technologies and inventions.
In Abbott's diagnostics business, an example of open innovation
includes a recent partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
to develop a portable blood test to rapidly diagnose concussions
and traumatic brain injury. In the company's nutrition
business, academic partnerships with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the
University of Singapore and the
University of Granada in Spain are
helping Abbott scientists explore the cognitive benefits of
nutrition.
ABBOTT WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Scientists at Abbott are given opportunities to advance science,
technology, medicine and nutrition to help people live fuller and
more complete lives. The company recognizes this commitment
through a number of internal recognition efforts, including
chairman's awards, president's awards, and patent and inventor
awards. The company honors its most distinguished scientists
and engineers with induction into the prestigious Volwiler Society,
named for the late Ernest H.
Volwiler, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist and
former Abbott president and chairman of the board.
In addition to being honored for workplace leadership by
Science, FORTUNE magazine has named Abbott as one of
"America's Most Admired Companies" every year since the list's
inception in 1983. Working Mother and
DiversityInc magazines have also ranked Abbott as a top
employer, and the National Association for Female Executives again
named Abbott among the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women in
2015.
About the 2015 Science Survey:
Science conducted a web-based survey aimed at determining
the companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries
with the best reputations as employers. Survey respondents
were asked to select the companies they considered best, average,
and worst employers. They then rated these companies on 23
different attributes including Image, Financial Prowess, Leadership
and Direction, Work Culture/Environment, Location, and Academic and
Intellectual Challenge. The report is based on a total sample
of 5,701 people. The vast majority of survey participants
came from North America (58%),
Europe (27%), and
Asia/Pacific Rim (11%).
About Abbott:
At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best
possible life through the power of health. For more than 125
years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world –
in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic
pharmaceuticals – that create more possibilities for more people at
all stages of life. Today, 73,000 of us are working to help
people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150
countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and
@AbbottGlobal.
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