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About Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is a pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company founded in 1886 and headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Now approaching their one-and-one-quarter-century mark of being in business, Johnson & Johnson enjoys a position of being one of the most recognized names in personal care and medical products in the industrialized world. Beyond this, they have over 230 subsidiary companies which span the globe, ensuring a presence if not dominance in every branch of the health care products industry.
Products
Johnson & Johnson's line of products are very numerous and diversified. Most readers will be familiar with their consumer brand name products, especially their personal care products. Together with their subsidiary companies, their products number into the thousands and span hundreds of categories. A list of some of their better-known products include:
- Personal care items:
- Acuvue, Ambi, Aveeno, Band-Aid, Carefree, Clean & Clear, Corn Husker's, Desitin, Efferdent, Johnson's, Listerine, Listermint, Lubriderm, Monistat, Mylanta, Neosporin, Neutrogena, O.B., OneTouch, Pacquin, Pediacare, Plax, Purell, Rembrandt, Shower-to-Shower, Stayfree, Visine
- Non-prescription medicines:
- Prescription medicines:
- Aciphex, Antivirogram, Arestin, Asp, Bebe, Centany, Concerta, Crosseal, Daktarin, Ditropan, Doxil, Duragesic, Elmiron, Ergamisol, Flexeril, Haldol, Leustatin, Levaquin, Livocab, Livostin, Masse, Modicon, Motilium, Motrin, Nasalcrom, Natrecor, Natusan, Nizoral, Nizorelle, Orthoclone, Ovex, Parafon, Pariet, Penaten, Pevaryl, Prezista, Procrit, Razadyne, Regranex, Remicade, Renova, Reopro, Risperdal, Sporanox, Terazol, Tolectin, Topamax, Triatop, Tylox, Ultram, Uristat, Uvadex, Velcade, Vermox
- Miscellaneous consumer products:
- Evian, Splenda, Lactaid
In addition, Johnson & Johnson or one of their subsidiaries also manufactures medical devices, diagnostics, equipment, and treatment systems for many professional medical and hospital needs. Some of the fields of medicine they address are cardiology, dentistry, oncology, and orthopedics.
- Medical Devices & Diagnostics
- AGILITY Total Ankle System, AnemiaPro, ANTIVIROGRAM, ASP Automatic Endoscope Reprocessor, BENECOL, CELLSEARCH System, CHARITÉ Artificial Disc, CONTOUR Curved Cutter Stapler, Cypher Heart Stent, ELITE PLUS, EMBRACE Heart Stabilization Products, ENDOPATH XCEL Access System, GENESEARCH System, GLOBAL Shoulder Collection, InDuo System, MAMMOTOME Breast Biopsy System, MYOLIFT Heart Retractor, NeuFlex MCP/PIP Finger Joint Implants, OneTouch Blood Glucose Meters, OneTouch SureStep Brand Blood Glusose Meters, OneTouch UltraMini Blood Glucose Meter, ORTHOCORD Suture, P.F.C. Sigma RP Knee System, PALMAZ BLUE Transhepatic Biliary Cobalt Chromium Stent, PRESERVATION Uni-compartmental Knee, REGRANEX, RhoGAM, Rotating Platform Knee, STEER-IT Deflecting Tip Guidewire, VICRYL (polyglactin 910) Suture, VISTA BRITE TIP Guiding Catheters, VITROS
Further works of Johnson & Johnson is to be found in the field of biotechnology. They are one of the world's preeminent sources of biopharmaceutical medicines, and through several of their research companies use cutting-edge knowledge in biotechnology to discover and develop innovative large-molecule and small-molecule medicines.
Website
JNJ.com is a sophisticated portal through which you may find many sections detailing their business practices and products. The main sections of their site are:
- Products
- Our Company
- Investor Relations
- Innovations
- News
- Social Responsibility
- Careers
...plus many more subsections. An impressive part of the site is a page within the Innovations category called "submit idea"; they are demonstrating that they are in touch with their customer base by putting the suggestion box right up front. This is apparently related to their research in various medical fields.
Also of note is the Johnson & Johnson credo which is to be found in the "Our Business" section. Not content to have a motto, a one-line jingle, or a mission statement, the credo sets out a whole page about their company philosophy.
One more innovation that really puts the website JNJ.com in a league of its own is the easy access to a text-only version of the entire website! This is an especially blessed aid both to the handicapped who may have to use text-to-speech screen readers, and to those visiting the site with a slower connection or older computer and even non-proprietary software. This, more than anything, demonstrates a commitment to the visitor and customer alike, where other companies are too concerned with putting on a big, flashy show.
History
JNJ traces its beginnings to the late 1800s, when Joseph Lister's discovery that airborne germs were a source of infection in operating rooms sparked the imagination of ""Robert Wood Johnson"". Mr. Johnson joined with his two brothers, James Wood and Edward Mead Johnson, who had formed a partnership in 1885. Operations began in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1886 with 14 employees on the fourth floor of a small building that once was a wallpaper factory. In 1887 the Company was incorporated as Johnson & Johnson.
The first products were improved medicinal plasters containing medical compounds mixed in an adhesive. Then a revolutionary surgical dressing was quickly developed and placed on the market.
The development of the first ready-made, ready-to-use surgical dressings by Johnson & Johnson, marked not only the birth of a company, but also the first practical application of the theory of antiseptic wound treatment. A new product, based on a new surgical concept, led to a dramatic reduction in the threat of infection and disease, which claimed an appalling number of postoperative victims.
In 1910, the Company's first president, Robert Wood Johnson, died. Under his direction the Company had become firmly established as a leader in the health care field. James W. Johnson succeeded his brother and was president until 1932.
The company started spreading its services to the international market in 1919 with the establishment of an affiliate in Canada. In 1924, Johnson & Johnson created its first overseas affiliate, Johnson & Johnson Ltd., in Great Britain. Over time, international affiliates of Johnson & Johnson were created in more than 50 countries. For example, companies were begun in
- Australia in 1931
- Sweden in 1956
- Japan in 1961
- Greece in 1973
- Korea in 1981
- Egypt in 1985
Johnson & Johnson went from a privately-held company to one publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1944.
JNJ acquired many related companies and made a highly branched international business network.
Business Profile
Johnson & Johnson reports revenue in excess of $53 billion for the year 2006. They employ over 116,000 thousand workers in facilities, plants, and research laboratories all over the world. Their Fortune 500 ranking is #32.
Address
- One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
- New Brunswick NJ 08933 US
Contact
- Johnson & Johnson
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- 732-524-3245
- (732) 524-0400
