Abbott Laboratories (ABT), (founding name: Abbott Alkaloid Company) is a global pharmaceutical company with around 73,000 employees in 150 countries. Abbott was founded in 1888 by Wallace C. Abbott (1857-1921) and is headquartered in Abbott Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
According to Abbott Laboratories's latest financial reports the company has £6.16 Billion in cash and cash equivalents. A company’s cash on hand also refered as cash/cash equivalents (CCE) and Short-term investments, is the amount of accessible money a business has.