Introduction
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a leading provider of medicines to fight cancer, cardiovascular and infectious diseases -- including HIV/AIDS -- and serious mental illness. In our world-class research and development facilities -- located in New Jersey, Connecticut and elsewhere around the globe -- we're looking for new and better treatments for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses and conditions. Augmenting our internal R&D capabilities, Bristol-Myers Squibb has an extraordinary history of successful partnerships to develop and deliver important new medicines to people who need them worldwide.
Bristol-Myers Squibb's other businesses also meet significant health needs of people worldwide. Mead Johnson Nutritionals, known for its Enfamil® line of infant formula, is a leader in providing infant and child nutrition. ConvaTec offers high-quality ostomy and wound therapeutics products and services. Employees at Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging are "Innovators at Heart," committed to searching for new ways to see ever deeper into the human heart and vasculature.
Realizing our mission and excelling as a company require us to make every effort to build a diverse and motivated work force composed of leaders at all levels across the organization. To encourage our employees to achieve their fullest potential, we are committed to developing their leadership and professional skills as well as helping them maintain an appropriate balance between their personal and professional lives. We have been consistently honored by National Association of Female Executives as one of the Top 30 Companies for Executive Woman; and by Working Mother magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.
Pursuing our mission also means working hard to expand people's access to quality medicines and health care. We're striving toward this goal through public/private partnerships like SECURE THE FUTURE®, our pioneering $150 million HIV/AIDS initiative in southern and western Africa, and through programs like the Patient Assistance Foundation and Together Rx Access. In addition, our company -- together with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation -- supports numerous health and education projects, and donates our medicines and other products to people in need in the U.S. and abroad. In 2005, we committed more than $750 million in products and financial support to our wide-ranging philanthropic efforts. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, we are among the top U.S. companies for corporate charitable giving. In these and indeed in all of our company's endeavors, we are guided by the values expressed in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pledge.
