(), colloquially referred to as '''BMS''', is a
Pharmaceutical Corporation , formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company and Squibb Corporation. Its
Chairman and
CEO is
Peter R. Dolan , and it is headquartered in
New York City . Its primary R&D sites are located in New Jersey and Connecticut, with other sites around the US, in Ireland and in other countries.
BMS is on the
Forbes 500 list and is one of the
Top 10 companies for working mothers according to Working Mother Media.
BMS is known partially for the fact that
Lance Armstrong has appeared in several of the company's marketing campaigns. This is due to the fact that the company helped to combat Armstrong's
Testicular Cancer .
