The company Bristol Myers Squibb was originally founded in 1858 under the mission to "discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases." The company is one of the leaders in the BioPharma world.
The Wallingford branch of the company is one of 13 in North America. The work in Wallingford includes that performed by departments such as clinical research, infectious disease, anti-cancer and neuroscience.
Employees are closely connected to the community by participating in the Big Brother/Big Sister Mentoring Program as well as the Wallingford Emergency Planning Committee.