News

2013

10/05/13 Abbott supports local hospices for National Volunteering Week 2013

07/03/13 Abbott Recognised as Great Place to Work

09/01/13 Abbott Completes Separation of Research-Based Pharmaceuticals Business

2012

03/12/12 Abbott Education Programmes Promote Science and Engineering Careers to School Children

15/11/12 Half of Irish mothers with premature babies are concerned about the long-term health of their child

01/11/12 Abbott wins the 2011 Irish Healthcare Award for Best Medical Education Meeting

31/10/12 Research reveals people living with psoriasis avoid social situations for fear of what others might think

31/10/12 Abbott Employees Mentor Local Students in Workplace Skills

01/10/12 Four Abbott Sites Achieve Key Milestone in Waste Reduction by Sending Zero Waste to Landfill in Ireland

19/06/12 Hayley Carroll Wins Abbott Art Competition

26/04/12 Abbott Employee Named Graduate Employee of the Year at gradireland’s 2012 Graduate Recruitment Award

16/04/12 Celebrity Chef Stuart O’Keeffe Serves Up Tailor-Made Recipes for Arthritis

11/03/12 Abbott Wins ‘Overall Award’ at Irish Institute of Training and Development’s National Training Award

23/02/12 Abbott Receives “Best Workplace” Award

09/02/12 Abbott to invest €85 million in the expansion of its Sligo pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

04/01/12 Abbott Volunteers Refurbish Multiple Sclerosis North West Therapy Centre

2011

21/12/11 One Billionth Medical Diagnostic Test Manufactured at Abbott’s Longford Site

28/11/11 Lifting the Lid on IBD

28/11/11 Abbott Science Education Programmes Encourage Irish Children Towards a Career in Science

15/11/11 Abbott Facility Awarded Prestigious Environmental Health and Safety Energy Excellence Award

29/10/11 Abbott launches Under the Spotlight for World Psoriasis Day

14/10/11 Two CIT Students Awarded the Abbott Intern Bursary Award

03/10/11 Abbott Publishes First Citizenship Report for Ireland

21/09/11 Abbott Employees train 60 Tanzanian Health Workers

22/07/11 Abbott Supports Primary Schools Through Education Programme

18/07/11 Winners of Abbott’s “Healthy Hearts” Art Competition for School Students Announced

23/06/11 Abbott Hosts ‘Kanchi Network’ Event for Employers

18/03/11 Abbott Wins European Employee Volunteering Award

16/03/11 Abbott Honoured at Irish Institute of Training and Development’s National Training Awards 2011

24/02/11 Abbott Honoured as One of the Best Workplaces in Ireland

2010

16/12/10 Abbott’s Shared Services Centre Wins Prestigious Award

08/12/10 Abbott Volunteers Breathe New Life into Rehabilitation Centre

02/11/10 Abbott Expands Unique Family Science Programme

17/09/10 Abbott Wins Chambers Ireland CSR Award

29/07/10 Abbott Becomes First Company in Ireland to Win Global Award for Workplace Leadership

10/03/10 Abbott Supports World Kidney Day with details of a special cookery book for Irish renal patients

08/03/10 Abbott Again Honoured as One of the Best Workplaces in Ireland

2009

27/10/09 Abbott Launches Two Programmes to Promote Science Education

25/09/09 Abbott Wins Prestigious Overall Award for Corporate Social Responsibility from Chambers Ireland

21/09/09 Abbott Short-Listed for Three Chambers Ireland CSR Awards

02/07/09 Taoiseach Officially Opens Abbott Mature Products Management Ltd