REVENUES : $ 10.16bn WEBSITE : www . baxter . com Baxter International , Inc . is a healthcare company which mainly provides products related to renal systems , as well as dialysis and IV solutions . With a sales revenue of $ 10.16bn , and a market cap of $ 26.6bn according to Forbes , it provides medical devices for a wide range of markets , from hospitals and kidney dialysis centres to nursing homes and rehabilitation centres . It was launched in 1931 by physicians Dr . Ralph Falk and Dr . Don Baxter , and became the first manufacturer of commercially available IV solutions . Today , it employs 48,000 people , and is 454th on Forbes ’ “ Global 2000 : World ’ s Best Employers ”.

46 February 2018