Personal stories

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we’re spotlighting an employee who made great contributions not only to the company but to local and international communities at large.

The company’s first scientific director was responsible for groundbreaking innovations that surgeons use to this day. But there’s a lot more to this Renaissance man’s impressive story.

Meet three young women from China, Mexico and South Africa who are carrying this age-old tradition into the 21st century.

It’s been two years in the making, but the results of a pre-clinical study on an investigational therapy regimen are in. Co-author Hanneke Schuitemaker shares what researchers have learned.

When the first cases were reported 35 years ago, it meant certain death. But thanks to advances in science, people with HIV can now lead healthy lives. People like activist Kevin Maloney, who’s on a mission to ensure others like him get that chance.

What started as medical aid donated to the injured survivors of a devastating 1889 flood has evolved into a legacy of philanthropy that spans the globe. We look at key moments throughout history in which the company has mobilized to help people.

A portrait of Nyumbani featuring a song performed by Grace Wairimu, a child of Nyumbani.

A unique Johnson & Johnson program pairs employees with NGOs for do-gooder stints around the world.

It’s National Healthy Skin Month, so we asked our in-house historian, Margaret Gurowitz, to give us the scoop on the company’s first soap, which had a cult following among starlets in the early 1900s.

The first African American to hold the position of Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Aldrage B. Cooper was known for three things: his 6' 7" height, his turn as mayor of New Brunswick in the 1970s and his commitment to public service and community.