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2021 10 Dec
Abbott announced that its Board of Directors has elected Chief Executive Officer Robert B. Ford as Chairman of the Board, effective today. Miles D. White , executive chairman and former CEO, will step down from the Abbott Board effective today and will retire after a remarkable 38-year career with the Company. "We're grateful for Miles' leadership...Read more
2019 15 Oct
It’s also the number one for health start-ups: an explosion of innovations and exciting ideas for improving health More dynamic, more digital and more networked than ever: the medical industry is taking strides into the future. If you want to be in peak condition for taking on the challenges of tomorrow, you need to keep your finger on the pulse,...Read more
2019 15 Mar
It is undeniable that laboratory testing is vital for the diagnosis, prognostication and therapeutic monitoring of human disease. Despite the many advances made for achieving a high degree of quality and safety in the analytical part of diagnostic testing, many hurdles in the total testing process remain, for example in the preanalytical phase when...Read more
2019 21 Jan
Based on an Abbott-sponsored symposium “Diagnostics, Data and Integrated Clinical Care – From Insight to Action” presented at European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) congress, Cascais, Portugal, 27th September 2018. Introduction Pressure on healthcare systems continues to rise as the world’s population grows and lives longer;...Read more
2019 21 Jan
How can a clinical decision support system help to achieve measurably better healthcare outcomes? The Collaboratory” reflects the transformation through collaboration that Abbott wants to ignite by working in partnership with clients. Abbott supports healthcare organizations to overcome their challenges and materialize their future state vision,...Read more
2018 21 Aug
Emilie Neukom Director of Marketing for EMEA, Abbott Diagnostics The global healthcare sector has been undergoing constant upheaval for over a decade. Aging populations, budget restrictions and a lack of skilled staff are making it harder than ever before to deliver high quality healthcare, and laboratory diagnostic services have suffered...Read more
2018 21 Aug
David Humphreys Global Head of Health Policy, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Abbott recently commissioned a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit – supported by research partners IPSOS and Acuity – to examine the laboratory’s current influence and perception, as well as to explore initiatives that could increase the impact of...Read more
2018 21 Aug
Khosrow Shotorbani CEO and founder of the lab 2.0 Strategic Services Healthcare systems globally are undergoing a paradigm shift from ‘sick care’ to ‘well care’. With budgets becoming ever more stretched, cost avoidance through disease prevention and early intervention are the only viable option – we can no longer afford to simply care...Read more
2018 21 Aug
Paul Jülicher Director International Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Abbott Diagnostics Matt Sawtell General Manager Nordics, Abbott Diagnostics Unleashing the value of IVD testing The value of in vitro diagnostic services is like beauty – it's very much in the eye of the beholder. From a community perspective,...Read more
2014 15 Sep
Abbott, a global healthcare organisation, has been named the second leading company in the pharmaceutical industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the second consecutive year. This is one of the most prestigious global benchmarks for corporate responsibility and sustainability. Abbott is an industry group leader in healthcare...Read more