Founder Profile
Abbott Laboratories (spin-off origin)
Last reviewed: November 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Abbott Laboratories (spin-off origin)?
Abbott Laboratories (spin-off origin) is a founder of AbbVie Inc., which was founded in 2013.
- Company founded
- AbbVie Inc.
- Founded
- 2013
Background
AbbVie was formed through Abbott Laboratories' separation of its research-based pharmaceutical business, not through a conventional startup founding. The distribution occurred on January 1, 2013, and AbbVie launched as an independent company.
Founding Story
Abbott Laboratories was AbbVie's corporate predecessor. AbbVie's official launch materials describe the company as formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. Richard A. Gonzalez was AbbVie's chairman and CEO at launch and is accurately described by AbbVie as its founding CEO, rather than as a personal co-founder. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).