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9 Johnson & Johnson innovations that helped drive medicine forward

From a superior way to sterilize surgical products to lifesaving medicine to treat a drug-resistant disease, check out just some of the ways Johnson & Johnson has exemplified innovation—and shared its breakthroughs with the world.

136 years of championing women’s health

Supporting the well-being of people around the world is a tenet that underscores all the work the company does. From must-have educational manuals to cutting-edge contraception, explore how Johnson & Johnson has been advocating for women’s health since the company’s inception more than a century ago.

Multilanguage advertising in the early 1900s

Shortly after the company was founded in 1886, Johnson & Johnson began creating advertising in multiple languages to better reach doctors, surgeons, employees and the public. Here’s a look at some of these ads, which were translated into 15 languages in the early 1900s.

Nancy Lane: The celebrated trailblazer who became Johnson & Johnson’s first Black female vice president

After joining the company in 1975, Nancy Lane served as a corporate leader who combined business expertise with a strong belief in giving back to her community.

9 ways Johnson & Johnson has supported women since 1886

For Women’s Equality Day, learn how the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company has been empowering female employees, scientists and leaders—and improving the well-being of mothers around the world—since its founding 137 years ago.

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.

Windows on the past: The Johnson & Johnson employees who were forever commemorated in stained glass

In the 1930s the company commissioned a series of colorful panels to pay homage to men and women who worked at Johnson & Johnson. For Employee Appreciation Day, we tell the story behind the art.

The charming way Johnson & Johnson showed its thanks to employees in the 1960s

We posed a question to Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Historian: What artifact from the archives do you love best?

That’s so presidential! 4 of Johnson & Johnson’s most memorable moments with heads of state

In honor of Presidents’ Day, the company’s chief historian shares some stories of special company connections to former U.S. presidents, including the day one leader awarded Johnson & Johnson with a medal for a century’s worth of innovation.