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New Year, new vision: Meet a man who spends his days keeping counterfeiters at bay
From contact lenses to cancer treatments, Johnson & Johnson has a robust portfolio of healthcare products—and Rich Kaeser is tasked with ensuring the safety and quality of all of the company’s brands.
Sutures: The iconic Johnson & Johnson invention that revolutionized medicine
To commemorate the month that the company first listed sutures in its 1887 inventory book, we’re unspooling fun facts about the ubiquitous medical innovation.
Johnson & Johnson named a 2019 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company
The company has been honored with a spot on the prestigious list for the 17th year in a row for its innovative spirit and commitment to social responsibility, among other respected attributes.
133 years of innovative Credo-driven decisions that have made Johnson & Johnson the healthcare leader it is today
To help mark 75 years since the company went public, we’re retracing some of the pivotal acquisitions, inventions and decisions that have guided the company for more than a century.
New Year, new vision: Meet a woman determined to find a cure for Type 2 diabetes
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have type 2 diabetes. And Chiara Magnone has her sights set on changing what it means to live with the condition, as well as how common complications like chronic kidney disease are treated.
New Year, new vision: Meet a scientist who spends his days studying the microscopic world of the microbiome
Trillions of beneficial bacteria live in and all around us. What if we could use them to our advantage, to do everything from prevent diabetes to reduce inflammation? Dirk Gevers, Ph.D., Global Head of the Janssen Human Microbiome Institute, shares how his team is already well on that research path.
New Year, new vision: Meet a man tasked with investing in what could be the world’s next great medical discoveries
Johnson & Johnson aspires to change the trajectory of health for humanity. And Tom Heyman helps make that lofty goal a reality through his work as the head of Johnson & Johnson’s venture capital division, which invests in dozens of companies each year. He shares what’s on his radar for 2019.
4 vintage products that helped people stick with their New Year’s resolutions
Check out these ahead-of-their-time Johnson & Johnson innovations that enabled people to tackle some common resolutions that ring true to this day.
From grad student to biotech CEO: “10 things I’ve learned launching a health tech start-up”
At just 27 years old, Jessica Traver is leading the charge at IntuiTap, a company that wants to reinvent how spinal taps are performed. She reflects on the successes—and setbacks—she’s had as a game-changing entrepreneur.
“I have HIV": This researcher is fighting the disease—and the stigma attached to it
It’s been 30 years since the first World AIDS Day was recognized. Jens Van Roey, M.D., shares how a fateful diagnosis coincidentally that same year transformed him from a humble physician into a tireless champion for those afflicted with the disease.