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4 Things to Know About the Women Who Just Won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., and Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., were just honored with the prestigious award for their work with gene-editing technology CRISPR. But they also have a connection to Johnson & Johnson—they were awarded the Dr. Paul Janssen Award in 2014. Learn more about what makes them so impressive.
Quiz: 10 Fun Facts About BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages
The iconic healthcare product is celebrating a big birthday this year: 100! To commemorate the centennial of its invention, we put together a trivia quiz that spans the last 100 years. Plus, learn about a special new partnership with CARE to help those in need.
The impact of COVID-19 on a company: 6 questions for the Chief Financial Officer of Johnson & Johnson
When you’re the CFO of a company, you have a holistic view of how a pandemic can touch every aspect of a business, especially when it’s a healthcare company. So we posed inquiring mind questions to Joe Wolk about what the past eight months have been like for him at the financial helm of the company—via a Zoom interview.
The 5 stages of COVID-19 vaccine development: What you need to know about how a clinical trial works
Johnson & Johnson just announced the launch of a Phase 3 clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. But what does this step in the process really mean? We asked two experts whose job it is to test vaccines to help demystify the clinical trial process—step by step.
Cancer scientist Lewis Cantley, Ph.D., wins the 2020 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for biomedical research
Cancer. Diabetes. Autoimmune diseases. They’re the common illnesses we have a better chance at fighting, thanks to Dr. Cantley’s pioneering work. Learn more about his “magic molecule” research.
4 high-tech tools Johnson & Johnson is using to get products to you during the pandemic
Smart glasses with remote access capabilities. Track-and-trace sensors powered by GPS. These are just two cutting-edge technologies the company has tapped to help keep its supply chain running smoothly at manufacturing and shipping facilities around the world.
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health commits $800 million through 2030 to make its products more sustainable for a healthier planet
As part of its new Healthy Lives Mission, the company’s iconic consumer brands will aim to use 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging and certified/post-consumer recycled paper- and pulp-based packaging. Learn more about the unique ways the investment will improve the health of people and the earth.
4 innovative ways Johnson & Johnson has helped protect the public’s health during outbreaks since the late 1800s
From epidemic masks that the company introduced during the Spanish flu pandemic to work it’s doing today on an investigational COVID-19 vaccine, learn how the company has been at the forefront of safeguarding global public health for well over a century.
Johnson & Johnson named to Fast Company‘s 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators list
The company is proud to have made the list for the second year in a row. From its work on an Ebola vaccine—and an investigational COVID-19 vaccine—to collaboration taking place across its Johnson & Johnson Innovation centers, we take a look at the innovative spirit that permeates the company’s culture.
5 questions for a scientist who’s working to uncover new treatments for psoriatic arthritis
Early in his career Daniel Cua, Ph.D., made a discovery that would lead to a new medication for the debilitating autoimmune disease. We sat down with Dr. Cua, known as “the father” in his field of study, to learn what his work could mean for those with psoriatic arthritis.