Rankings, Ratings & Awards

Current Business Rankings Current Awards & Recognition
Scientific Awards & Recognition Premier Employer Recognition	Additional Recognition

Current Business Rankings

• Named one of America's Most Admired Companies every year since 1984
  Fortune magazine
• Ranked 93^rd on "The Fortune 500" list of the largest U.S. based corporations (based on 2005 revenue)
• Ranked 160 on the Forbes 2000 list (2005)
• Ranked No. 23 in 2007 ranking of world's 100 most respected companies by Barron's
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index: Listed among world leaders in economic, environmental and social performance three straight years (2005-2007)

Current Awards & Recognition

Premier Employer Recognition

Abbott named among "Science magazine's 2007 Top Employers." Science Magazine	Ranked "Best Entry Level Jobs for Recent College Graduates" in 2008, The Princeton Review	Listed on Scientist magazine's 2007 "Best Places to Work in Industry" list	Abbott ranked among the 2007 "100 Best Places to Work" by Working Mother magazine, more information about this award.
Named in the "Top 10" of the 50 Best Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc magazine (2007)	Named to the Top Companies for Minority MBA's, Black MBA magazine (2006)

 

• 50 Best Places to Launch a Career – BusinessWeek magazine (2006-2007)
• Best Companies for Entry-Level Jobs – The Princeton Review (2005-2008)
• Top 20 Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Employers – Science magazine (2003-2007)
• Best Places to Work in Industry – The Scientist magazine (2003-2007)

• 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers – Working Mother magazine (2001-2007)

• Top 50 Companies for Diversity – DiversityInc magazine (2004-2007)

• Top Companies for Diversity¹ – FORTUNE magazine (1998-2007)

• Diversity Elite 60 Top Companies for Hispanics – Hispanic Business magazine (2007)

• Most Admired Employer – US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine (2007)

• 2007 Charter Award – Howard University, one of the nation’s top historically black colleges, honored Abbott’s contributions to the education, scholarship and leadership of Howard students.

• Top 10 Adoption-Friendly Workplaces – The Dave Thomas Foundation (2007)
• Best Places to Work in Belgium – Great Places to Work Institute Belgium (2007)
• 10 Best Companies for Corporate Citizenship in Brazil – Gestão & RH Editora magazine (2007)
• 50 Best Employers in Canada – Hewitt Associates (2006-2008)
• Top Employer in Germany – karriere magazine and the Corporate Research Foundation (2007)
• Best Places to Work in Denmark – Great Places to Work Institute Denmark (2007)
• Best Places to Work in Greece – Great Places to Work Institute Greece (2007)
• Best Places to Work in Ireland – Great Places to Work Institute Ireland (2007)
• Best Places to Work in Italy – Great Places to Work Institute Italy (2007)
• "Outstanding" Place to Work in the UK – Best Companies (2008)
• Investors in People Standard in the UK – Investors in People (1996-2007)

 

 

Additional Recognition

• Abbott ranked No.16 on the 2005 "50 Best Companies to Sell For"
  "Selling Power" magazine.
  

 

 

Scientific Awards & Recognition

Abbott has been recognized by numerous and varied groups for our many contributions to developing health care solutions for the patients we serve. Some of the recent honors Abbott has received include:

• 2007 Galen Prize for Innovation in Patient Care
  Abbott received the 2007 Galen Prize for Best Biotechnology Product for HUMIRA® (adalimumab), the first approved fully human antibody. The Galen Prize, considered an equivalent to the Nobel Prize and awarded by Prix Galien USA, is one of the highest accolades in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry recognizing excellence in medical and scientific research and innovation.
  
  For important product information, please access Humira Important Safety Information and the Humira US Prescribing Information.

• 2005 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott received a 2005 Chicago Innovation Award for the PathVysion HER-2 DNA Probe Kit. PathVysion is a test for breast cancer patients that provides physicians with genetic information to help them predict if a particular type of cancer treatment will be effective or not for an individual patient.

• 2004 Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry Magazine Award
  Two Abbott employees were selected among the 100 Most Notable People in the medical device industry. An Abbott engineer was cited for his work in developing materials for implantable medical devices, and an Abbott scientist was recognized for notable contributions to the in vitro diagnostics industry.

• 2003 Heroes of Chemistry Award
  Three Abbott scientists were named 2003 Heroes of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS), for the development of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir), Abbott's protease inhibitor for the treatment of HIV. The Kaletra developers were cited for improving the health and well being of thousands of children worldwide.
  
  For important product information, please access Kaletra Important Safety Information and the Kaletra US Prescribing Information.

• 2003 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott won its first Chicago Innovation Award in 2003 for HUMIRA (adalimumab) a human monoclonal antibody approved to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. The annual awards program, sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times, recognizes innovative products that improve consumers' lives.
  
  For important product information, please access Humira Important Safety Information and the Humira US Prescribing Information.
  

• Oscar of Invention" award for invention and refinement of the world's first commercial robotic system for automated pharmaceutical drug handling, which will help to significantly increase pharmaceutical discovery productivity and efficiency.
  R&D magazine (2003)

 

 

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