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Sutures: The iconic Johnson & Johnson invention that revolutionized medicine
To commemorate the month that the company first listed sutures in its 1887 inventory book, we’re unspooling fun facts about the ubiquitous medical innovation.
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.
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?
Look for the sign: The unique way Johnson & Johnson helped ring in the New Year in 1915
Spoiler: It was a giant rooftop electric sign that spread holiday cheer to visitors riding the Pennsylvania Railroad through New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Meet the first female scientist Johnson & Johnson ever hired
Our Chief Historian celebrates Edith Von Kuster’s groundbreaking role and how it set the tone for company culture in the century-plus to come.