Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. Abbott Laboratories $21 billion deal to acquire cancer test maker Exact ...

Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), a world-leading medical devices and healthcare company, is one of the leaders in Covid-19 testing with its three diagnostic PCR tests: the ID NOW, m2000, and Alinity m.

A new study suggests that the Covid-19 diagnostic test being used by the White House frequently misses cases of the virus. The Abbott ID NOW test, which has been touted by President Trump on several ...

While many companies have spent the years since the COVID-19 pandemic began just hoping to get back on track with the way things were before, Abbott has devised its own definition of the “new normal.” ...