Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
As part of Abbott’s eight-year-old Operation Discovery program, more htan 3,500 middle school students and their teachers have visited Abbott facilities to engage in authentic science experiments and understand firsthand our laboratories and research including facilities in Singapore.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
Because of the compelling need for more scientists, engineers and inventors, Abbott regularly invites students and their teachers into our laboratories, like this one in Abbott Park, to share our passion for science and discovery.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
In China, students meet some of Abbott’s top scientists and hear firsthand about the challenges we confront in developing new medicines and medical devices.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
The students conduct experiments with Abbott scientists that give a better understanding of the science in our laboratories.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
In Ireland, students participate in lab experiments, guided by members of our own research and development staff.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
Operation Discovery provides students and their teachers with hands-on experiences in biology, chemistry and engineering, with Abbott scientists leading small groups of students in the kinds of laboratory experiments that fuel Abbott’s own discovery process.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
Molecular biology is an especially exciting area of focus for Abbott and for students visiting our labs. This field holds significant promise for new discoveries.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott
We’ve held Operation Discovery sessions at Abbott lab sites in China, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Singapore, inspiring and engaging middle schoolers in the process of hands-on scientific discovery.
Bringing Middle Schoolers to Abbott