Innovation

Most people know about side effects, like hair loss, that can accompany cancer treatment. But chemotherapy can also impact your skin. Oncodermatologists and Johnson & Johnson scientists looked into how to care for such skin—leading to a new science-backed line of cleansers, moisturizers and balms designed with cancer patients in mind.

It’s one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing more people each year than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. We’re taking a look back at the strides the company has made in fighting this preventable illness to help bring us closer to a tuberculosis-free world.

From Fast Company‘s 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators to Interbrand‘s Best Global Brands of 2020, learn about some of the distinctions that the company has been honored with this year for its work to help people and communities around the world.

Treating patients day and night is just one part of the job description for this enterprising nurse, who has made it her mission to help fellow nurses persevere during the pandemic and beyond. And it’s not her first great healthcare innovation.

Imagine getting so sick from a preventable disease that you can’t play or attend school—multiple times a year. For World Children’s Day, we’re sharing the story of Sheti and others just like her who now have a chance to take back their childhoods, thanks to a new formulation of a medication to treat intestinal worms.

Johnson & Johnson and the National Academy of Medicine have collaborated on a competition to kick-start research that’s poised to revolutionize the field of healthy longevity. Meet some of the researchers who have big ideas in the pursuit of “immorbidity.”

A foldable, 3-D printed robot that can serve as a heart stent. Using artificial intelligence to help detect cancer. Seeking out life on other planets. These are just some of the areas of fascinating research that this year’s winners of the Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM²D Scholars Award are focused on in their labs across the country.

Taubert, who has helped guide the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been honored on the annual list for the fifth year in a row.

In an unprecedented year, you need to think of unprecedented ways to help your workforce feel supported—including on Election Day. The company’s Chief Human Resources Officer shares why employees can take paid time off to vote this November.

In addition to its own cadre of scientists hard at work fighting the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson also supports external researchers and entrepreneurs equally dedicated to finding solutions for the current health crisis. We take a look at some of this groundbreaking work happening across the globe—from San Francisco to Seoul.