In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead takes you inside the remarkable story of Abbott Laboratories: a company that doesn’t chase headlines but touches billions of lives every day.
From its origins in 1888 as a small Chicago pharmacy mixing precise plant-based pills, Abbott has grown into a global healthcare powerhouse behind life-changing products like the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor, BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests, Similac baby formula, Ensure nutrition shakes, and cutting-edge heart devices.
You’ll hear how a frontier doctor’s mission for safer, more reliable medicine sparked 135+ years of steady, practical innovation, from mass-producing penicillin in WWII to pioneering rapid diagnostics in a pandemic. You’ll also learn how Abbott’s global workforce and patient-first mindset continue to solve everyday health challenges in ways that quietly shape our world.
Grab your coffee, settle in for under 30 minutes, and discover why Abbott proves that sometimes the most powerful biotech breakthroughs aren’t flashy moonshots, they’re the everyday tools that keep us living longer, healthier, and freer lives.
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