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Celebrating Edith von Kuster, who became Johnson & Johnson’s first female scientist in 1908
Fresh out of college, von Kuster left home in Minnesota and joined the company in New Brunswick, forging a path for women in STEM fields for years to come.
The innovative antiseptic from Johnson & Johnson that saved soldiers’ limbs—and lives
During World War I, the company manufactured bandages and dressings around the clock. But it was a novel antiseptic solution proven to stave off potentially deadly infections that had the biggest impact on wounded soldiers.
Meet James E. Burke, the chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson who steered the company—and its Credo—toward modernization in the 1970s and 1980s
When he joined the company as a product director in 1953, he would help affirm Johnson & Johnson’s place as a global healthcare innovator that puts patients first.