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Riding the start-up roller coaster: What it’s really like to be a healthcare entrepreneur
It’s been six months since we last checked in with IntuiTap Medical CEO Jessica Traver, an incubatee at JLABS @ TMC. She shares with us the highs and, yes, lows of her journey to build a budding medical device company.
“I Grew Up With a Mother With Bipolar Disorder”
For World Bipolar Day, Michelle Dickinson shares her raw personal story—and how that struggle has inspired her to help others affected by mental illness.
5 ways a career in STEM has made me a better person
When she was working at a ski resort in Vermont, Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chair of Johnson & Johnson, couldn’t have divined that she’d one day be helping improve the health of over 1 billion people every day. For International Women’s Day, she shares a few things she’s learned along the way.
“I have a very rare illness": The unique way patients and scientists are fighting Castleman disease
Meet two men who have the rare immune system disorder: a doctor who created a groundbreaking registry for it—and a patient who signed up for it.
Talent for Good: “My company let me take a month off work to volunteer”
For World NGO Day, meet four Johnson & Johnson employees who signed up for a new company pro bono program that enabled them to take a leave from work to help nonprofits in Latin America advance their missions.
“Finding a cure is personal": 3 scientists share what it’s like to work on a disease that’s touched their lives
Bringing your passion to work has taken on new meaning for these inspiring Johnson & Johnson researchers.
“What I Learned About Resiliency and Life From Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro”
A trek to the summit of Kili doesn’t just push your physical limits. Just ask Jack Groppel, who made the pilgrimage to the top with his son—and two artificial knees. He reflects on what everyone can take away from his experience as we get ready to ring in a new year.
The gift of giving back: 3 amazing Johnson & Johnson employees who are making a difference in their communities
From acting as a “godmother” to young refugee boys in Finland to spearheading a program to provide free 3-D printed prosthetic hands to people in need throughout Asia, these employees are a force of good. For International Volunteer Day, we’re sharing their inspiring stories.
“I adopted an orphan with AIDS": Meet an inspiring Johnson & Johnson employee who saved a boy in need
Shortly after Fernando Salinas took custody of 4-year-old Ilio, he discovered his son had AIDS. For World AIDS Day, we’re sharing his powerful story of hope, perseverance and unconditional fatherly love.
Meet the Johnson & Johnson Engineer Giving Back to His Home Country—One Computer at a Time
Philemon Padonou overcame great obstacles to become a lead software developer—a job that inspired him to start a nonprofit called CodeToHope. For National Engineers Week, we highlight his amazing story.