Bioethics
Bioethics impacts the complex interaction of human life, science and technology. Abbott conducts its business in accordance with the highest standards of bioethics and promotes bioethical practices and procedures throughout all its businesses.
Abbott believes that bioethics comprise all ethical issues related to the use of life science and technologies for the development and production of biotechnological and pharmaceutical products.
Our bioethical principles are embodied in our corporate policies related to the welfare of our patients, the conduct of clinical trials, treatment of animals, confidentiality of personal information, and ethical use of new biological and medical knowledge.
To assure that high standards of bioethics will remain at the core of Abbott’s activities, we have set in place corporate policies that both define our practices, and enforce their implementation.
These policies are available through:
