Bristol-Myers Squibb Public Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is an American pharmaceutical company that manufactures prescription drugs in several therapeutic areas, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis and psychiatric disorders. BMS' primary R&D sites are located in Lawrence, New Jersey (formerly Squibb, near Princeton) and Wallingford, Connecticut (formerly Bristol-Myers); with other sites in East Syracuse, New York; Princeton Pike, Hopewell Township and New Brunswick, New Jersey; and in Swords, Ireland; Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium; Tokyo, Japan; and Bangalore, India. In addition to pharmaceuticals, the company is also active in the nutritionals sector, operated through its subsidiary Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (Mead Johnson).