Abbott Laboratories
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Background
Abbott Laboratories was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Dr Wallace Abbott. Abbott's principal businesses are global pharmaceuticals, nutritional and medical products. It describes itself as 'a broad-based health care company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products and services that span the continuum of care – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure'[1].
People
Senior management team
In February 2008, Abbott Laboratories reported the following people as their senior management team[2]...
- Miles D White - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
- Richard W Ashley - Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
- John M Capek - Executive Vice President, Medical Devices
- Thomas C Freyman - Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Holger Liepmann - Executive Vice President, Global Nutrition
- Edward L Michael - Executive Vice President, Diagnostics
- Laura J Schumacher - Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- James L Tyree - Executive Vice President , Pharmaceutical Products Group
- Olivier Bohuon - Senior Vice President, International Operations
- Thomas F Chen - Senior Vice President, Nutrition International Operations
- Edward J Fiorentino - Senior Vice President, Abbott and Executive Vice President, TAP
- Stephen R Fussell - Senior Vice President, Human Resources
- Robert B Hance - Senior Vice President, Diabetes Care Operations
- John C Landgraf - Senior Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply
- Donald V Patton - Senior Vice President, Ross Products
- Mary T Szela - Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations
Board of Directors
In February 2008 the following were board members:[3]
- Roxanne S Austin - Former President and Chief Operating Officer of DIRECTV Inc.
- William M Daley - Chairman of the Midwest JP Morgan Chase and Co.
- W James Farrell - Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer fo Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
- H Laurance Fuller - Retired Co-Chairman of the Board for BP Amoco plc London, United Kingdom
- William A Osborn - Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation The Northern Trust Company
- The Rt. Hon. Lord Owen CH - Chairman of Europe Steel plc London, United Kingdom
- Boone Powell Jr. - Retired Chairman for Baylor Health Care System Dallas, Texas
- W Ann Reynolds - Former President of The University of Alabama
- Roy S Roberts - Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors Chicago, Illinois
- Samuel C Scott III - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corn Products International Inc. Illinois
- William D Smithburg - Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Quaker Oats Co. Chicago, Illinois
- Glenn F Tilton - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of UAL Corporation and United Air Lines Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation) Illinois
- Miles D White - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Abbott Laboratories
Affilliations
In 2008, Abbott Laboratories provided a 'sample' of their partnerships[4] [5] [6]...
- Knoll
- Kos
- Fournier/Solvay
- Maruishi
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Taisho
- Astellas
- MedImmune
- WARF
- Dharmacon
- Enanta
- Genentech
- Perclose Inc.
- MedNova
- JOMED
- Integrated Vascular Solutions Inc.
- Guidant
- ASAHI INTECC Co. Ltd
- Spinal Concepts Inc.
- Spine Next S.A.
- TheraSense
- Celera Diagnostics
- Vysis Inc.
- ZonePerfect Nutrition
- EAS
- Juven
In 2007, Abbott is listed as a member of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations[7]
Science Media Centre donor
Abbott Laboratories provided funding to the Science Media Centre for a total of nine years (2004-2005 & 2007-2013) according to the SMC.[8]
PR, lobbying and market intelligence firms
In 2008 Abbott was a client of:
- Innovex[9]
- Abbott is listed as a client of Business Insights[10]
- Morgan Allen Moore, 2004
In 2007 the Centre for Responsive Ethics reported the following firms hired to lobby on behalf of Abbott:[11]...
- Dutko Worldwide - $240,000
- Bockorny Group - $220,000
- Capitol Health Group - $120,000
- Williams & Jensen - $120,000
- Foley Hoag LLP - $60,000
- Alston & Bird - $40,000
- Blank Rome LLP - $20,000
Other agencies hired previous to 2007 (during the period 1999-2006) are reported as...
- B&D Consulting
- Michael Torrey Assoc
- Reed Smith LLP
- Crowell & Moring
- Akin, Gump et al
- Aventor
- Capitol Hill Consulting
- Reed Smith LLP
- Patton Boggs LLP
- Kessler & Assoc
- Quayle & Assoc
- Holland & Knight
- Ungaretti & Harris
- Ropes & Gray
- Fleishman-Hillard Inc
- Bennett, Turner & Coleman
- Parry, Romani et al
Acting on behalf of Abbott subsidiary Ross Products
- DDB Bass & Howes - 2000-2001.
- Olsson, Frank & Weeda - 2002-2007
- Nusgart Consulting - 2004-2007
Government and the corporate purse
The Centre for Responsive Ethics report the following political contributions...
- 2007-2008 $372,100 (33% Democrats, 67% Republicans)[12] -note: figures taken in March 2008, thus are not the final amount.
- 2005-2006 $675,896 (18% Dems, 82% Repubs)[13]
- 2003-2004 $600,479 (17% Dems, 83% Repubs)[14]
- 2001-2002 $673,967 (7% Dems, 93% Repubs)[15]
- 1999-2000 $369,075 (16% Dems, 81% Repubs)[16]
Lobbying expenses are reported as follows[17]...
- 2007 - $2,660,000 (full figures not collated)
- 2006 - $2,260,000
- 2005 - $4,140,000
- 2004 - $4,920,000
- 2003 - $2,100,000
- 2002 - $2,600,000
- 2001 - $3,240,000
- 2000 - $4,940,000
- 1999 - $6,789,000
References
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Corporate Profile Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Senior Management Team Accessed 5 February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Board of Directors Accessed 5 February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Pharmaceuticals Accessed 5th January 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Medical Products Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Nutritional Products Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations Members Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.
- Oct 2004 http://web.archive.org/web/20041205182639/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm ; and http://web.archive.org/web/20051029205959/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Nov 2005 http://web.archive.org/web/20051227000834/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Feb 2007 http://web.archive.org/web/20070829210611/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Jul 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20081202143334/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- May 2009 http://web.archive.org/web/20090830202526/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- May 2010 http://web.archive.org/web/20100822091312/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Jun 2011 http://web.archive.org/web/20110807075127/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Aug 2012 http://web.archive.org/web/20120922235445/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Aug 2013 Science Media Centre, 'Funding' August 2013 screengrab of http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/about-us/funding/, taken 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Innovex Our Customers Accessed 12th February 2008
- ↑ Business Insights Patient Power: The shift towards more informed, more powerful consumers of drugs Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Lobbying/Abbott Laboratories Accessed 11 March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive EthicsPharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Lobbying/Abbott Laboratories Accessed 11th March 2008
