Personal stories

Candice Otrembiak’s work combines her love of science with her natural problem-solving skills. The result: high-tech devices that help make medical procedures more efficient for surgeons and safer for patients.

Drawing on his fascination with airplane technology, Thorsten Siess, Ph.D., came up with an idea that became the Impella heart pump. Now, 25 years since it entered the market, this groundbreaking device has helped more than 330,000 patients recover from heart injuries.

The disease is often detected late—which can have fatal consequences. But thanks to innovations in diagnostic tools, there’s a way to catch lung cancer earlier. Here’s how early detection saved one woman’s life.

Since its launch, Johnson & Johnson has focused on helping make surgeries safer. Learn how this analytical microbiologist and her team are continuing in that tradition with a digital app that aims to change the way medical devices are designed and sterilized.

With a unique disposable camera the size of a pinkie finger, Eric Buehlmann and his team pioneered a better—and easier—way for doctors to perform back procedures.

Melissa Martinez is a clinical scientist within Johnson & Johnson’s Interventional Oncology R&D group. Not only is she helping to develop lifesaving treatments, she’s redefining what it means to pursue a career in nursing.