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AbbVie Inc.

Pharmaceutical company · North Chicago, Illinois, United States · NYSE: ABBV

AbbVie Inc. is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its earliest recorded incorporation is in 2012. Its shares trade on NYSE under the ticker ABBV. The US FDA lists 7 medical device sites and 10 drug manufacturing or testing sites registered to the company, with devices in general and plastic surgery, gastroenterology and urology and ophthalmic. It has reported private securities offerings to the US SEC, most recently $3.8 billion sold in a notice filed in 2016.

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AbbVie at a glance

Typepharmaceutical company
HeadquartersNorth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Earliest incorporation on record2012
Stock listingNYSE: ABBV
SEC industryPharmaceutical Preparations
FDA-registered sites17, plus sites in 6 other countries

What does AbbVie do?

Medical specialties of its FDA-listed devices

General and Plastic SurgeryGastroenterology and UrologyOphthalmicGeneral HospitalDentalPhysical Medicine

Device types listed with the FDA

Accessories, soft lens productsMesh, surgicalLipoaspirate washing system for aesthetic body contouringMesh, surgical, collagen, plastic and reconstructive surgeryMesh, surgical, collagen, large abdominal wall defectsBarrier, animal source, intraoralTubes, gastrointestinal (and accessories)Adaptor, holder, syringe

Operations at its FDA-registered drug sites

AnalysisAPI manufacturingManufacturingLabelingPacking

Private fundraising reported to the SEC

1 Form D notice; the most recent reported $3.8 billion sold (2016).

Where is AbbVie located?

Headquarters: North Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Irvine, CaliforniaAllergan Sales, LLC · FDA device and drug site
  • Somerville, New JerseyLifecell Corp · FDA device site
  • Somerville, New JerseyLifecell Corp. · FDA device site
  • North Chicago, IllinoisAbbVie US LLC · FDA device site
  • North Chicago, IllinoisAbbVie Inc · FDA device site
  • Waco, TexasAllergan Sales, LLC · FDA device and drug site
  • Tempe, ArizonaAbbVie Inc. · FDA device site
  • North Chicago, IllinoisAbbVie Inc. · FDA drug site
  • Cincinnati, OhioAllergan Sales, LLC · FDA drug site
  • BarcelonetaAbbVie Ltd · FDA drug site
  • Campbell, CaliforniaAllergan Sales, LLC · FDA drug site
  • Worcester, MassachusettsAbbVie Bioresearch Center · FDA drug site
  • BarcelonetaAbbVie Biotechnology LTD · FDA drug site
  • Wyandotte, MichiganAbbVie Inc. · FDA drug site

International sites registered with the FDA

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GermanyHeredia, Costa RicaAnnecy, FranceAprilia, ItalyHorion-Hozémont, BelgiumSingapore, Singapore

Frequently asked questions about AbbVie

Where is AbbVie headquartered?

AbbVie Inc. is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, United States.

What does AbbVie do?

AbbVie Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. Its FDA-listed medical devices fall under general and plastic surgery, gastroenterology and urology and ophthalmic. Its FDA-registered drug sites are registered for analysis, API manufacturing, manufacturing and labeling. Its SEC industry classification is Pharmaceutical Preparations.

Is AbbVie a public company?

Yes. AbbVie Inc. trades on NYSE under the ticker ABBV.

When was AbbVie founded?

The earliest incorporation on record for AbbVie Inc. is in 2012, according to public company registers.

How many FDA-registered sites does AbbVie have?

The US FDA lists 17 registered sites for AbbVie Inc., plus sites in Germany, Costa Rica, France, Italy and Belgium.

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Sources

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Last updated 2026-09-23.