Alere Inc.
Medical Equipment ManufacturingIllinois, United States5001-10000 Employees
Alere Inc. is a medical equipment manufacturer headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, with an estimated 5,001 to 10,000 employees. The provided information states that Alere is now Abbott, a global healthcare company whose activities include diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, employing a large worldwide workforce across more than 160 countries. The company has expanded through acquisitions, including Binax, Inc., acquired on January 1, 2009, and Arriva Medical, LLC, acquired on November 1, 2011. Alere has launched rapid diagnostic and point-of-care tests, such as the Alere iCup Rx drug screen in 2017 and the Malaria Ag P.f test in 2017. Reported revenue is in the range of $500 million to $1 billion.