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Founding of Squibb Pharmacy
- When
- 1858
- Where
- Brooklyn, New York
Edward Robinson Squibb founded his pharmaceutical laboratory in Brooklyn in 1858 after resigning from his assistant surgeon post.
Squibb started his own pharmaceutics manufacturing business in Brooklyn, New York, in 1858. The company began operating in a small brick laboratory, marking the beginning of what would become E. R. Squibb & Sons.
Sources
- E. R. Squibb Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
- Bristol Myers Squibb Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
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