Inventing the medicines of the future

AbbVie is a place where scientists innovate, collaborate and are celebrated for their contributions to medicine.

A culture of collaboration

To solve the world’s toughest health challenges, an inclusive and collaborative scientific community is critical. AbbVie’s research and development culture fosters an innovative environment where scientists are challenged to apply the highest level of scientific rigor, learn from one another and remain actively involved in the pursuit of making a meaningful difference for patients.

AbbVie's Celebration of Science

Each year, AbbVie puts together a global event for scientists. Think weeklong science fair for adults. During the event, our scientists share results from their passion projects and brainstorm new avenues of exploration with the company’s scientific leaders.

It’s a celebration of our scientists, who all make a meaningful difference for patients with their research. It’s also a time when ideas for new discoveries are seeded. Through poster sessions, lectures, and satellite sessions, scientists dive into complex biological processes that are vital to keeping patients healthy.

2017 AbbVie's Celebration of Science

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Driving transformational science for patients

From bench scientists to our chief scientific officer, everyone looks forward to the Celebration of Science where they can learn, explore and find solutions to the most pressing scientific questions. We are leveraging design thinking, crowdsourcing the best ideas where insights are sparked and ideas can thrive.

This event is a fantastic opportunity to learn from our dedicated researchers and truly experience our culture of innovation.

Tom Hudson, M.D., senior vice president, R&D, chief scientific officer

The AbbVie Celebration of Science events provide valuable opportunities for researchers across career stages and disciplines to present their latest work, learn about cutting-edge science and network with their peers.

Jennifer van Camp, research fellow, senior director, IR, BTS

Every year I look forward to the Celebration of Science: enjoy learning what my colleagues are researching, the problems that they are tackling and overcoming, also invariably each year making connections that have ultimately furthered my own research.

Devalina Law, Ph.D., senior research fellow, formulations sciences, development sciences

Celebration of Science events provide great opportunities to learn advanced science and connect scientists from different sites and functional areas.

Qunying Zhang, Ph.D., research fellow, development sciences

We are a collection of diverse, dedicated and passionate individuals. Our scientists grew up as curious kids bringing home ribbons from the science fair. Now, as adults, they are turning that curiosity into making a difference for patients. Learn more about the experiments happening inside our labs:

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