Established in 1989 as the BASF Bioresearch Center, the Abbott Bioresearch Center is a part of Abbott Laboratories, which is a global health care company. It conducts researches for monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic strategies, including the discovery and development of HUMIRA to treat immunological diseases. The center operates a more than 380,000-square-foot facility in an area of over 30 acres. Bioresearch Center is comprised of nearly 700 employees. Abbott Laboratories is a health care company that discovers medicines and technologies and offers nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. It maintains sales, manufacturing, distribution, and research and development facilities throughout the world. Abbott Laboratories operates more than 100 clinical facilities throughout the world and offers services in the areas of immunology, neuroscience, oncology, virology, and pain and renal care. It provides a variety of pharmaceutical products, including Azmacort, Depakote, Biaxin, Omnicef, SIMCOR, Niaspan and Humira.