Abbott was founded 125 years ago to pursue science and innovation in health care, and our passion for researching and developing sustainable solutions to health care challenges continues to drive us.

Our ongoing investment in research and development - $4.1 billion - allows us to foster new insights and solutions to health care challenges and then translate them into life-enhancing products with strong commercial viability. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond the laboratory to our close collaboration with our customers and our close attention to local health care needs. We believe innovation is just as important in improving how health care is delivered as it is in researching and developing new health care products.

Innovating for the Future means continually working to improve the health of our business, our communities and the society around us. It means leveraging our scientific expertise and innovation to help play a role in addressing the health challenges of tomorrow, looking closely at the impact of such global trends as economic stagnation and climate change on healthcare. It also means conducting local clinical trials in response to India's emerging health care challenges, and working with others and sharing the knowledge and expertise we acquire to advance health and well-being.