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“I’m a scientist working on a potential COVID-19 vaccine”: Meet a researcher who’s studying a promising candidate
Roland Zahn, Ph.D., a Janssen scientist and expert in viral vaccines, was at the front lines of research during the Ebola outbreak. Today he and his team are working at record speed to help deliver a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
“I have never seen a moment so rich in collaboration, ingenuity and acts of bravery": Johnson & Johnson announces it has identified a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Chairman & CEO Alex Gorsky shares that the company could have the first batches of a COVID-19 vaccine available for emergency-use authorization in early 2021—a substantially accelerated time frame in comparison to the typical vaccine development process.
By the numbers: 6 ways Johnson & Johnson is helping support coronavirus relief efforts
From a donation of a million masks to help protect vulnerable healthcare workers to committed research on a potential vaccine, the company has activated quickly in several key ways to help address the outbreak.
What you need to know about the coronavirus—and a potential preventive vaccine
The coronavirus has made headlines as it has spread from China to other parts of the world. To help stop the global outbreak in its tracks, Johnson & Johnson is already hard at work on a potential preventive vaccine.
From actor to advocate: A new MTV star opens up about the TB epidemic
When Syed Raza Ahmed took a role playing a 20-something living with TB, he knew he had a responsibility to educate others and help reduce stigma. As his MTV show debuts, he sat down with us to reveal what he’s learned about the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
I have a vision for helping advance healthcare: Meet 6 leaders working on inspiring innovations in 2020
From robotics solutions for orthopedic surgery to the potential to bring new hope to patients living with multiple myeloma through CAR-T, these are just some of the cutting-edge projects that these visionaries think could potentially help propel healthcare forward around the globe.
Combating Ebola: How a Johnson & Johnson vaccine is helping in the fight
The company has committed to donate up to 500,000 doses of an investigational Janssen vaccine regimen to help protect citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—the site of the world’s second largest outbreak of the disease.
Physician on the front lines: How one 24-year-old doctor is helping improve healthcare for refugees in Sudan
In time for the 2019 One Young World Summit in London, we talk with Rayan Mamoon, a Johnson & Johnson Scholarship recipient, about her work to make life better for the people of her country.
Jackson’s story: Meet a 2-year-old boy who beat the odds to beat tuberculosis
It was a shocking diagnosis for the Dallas infant, who was just 2 months old when he contracted the disease. For Child Health Day his mom shares the incredible journey he’s been on as a patient—and pint-sized advocate.
6 entrepreneurs whose savvy innovations could boost healthcare across Africa
Malaria. Newborn jaundice. Hearing loss. These are just some of the health problems that the winners of this year’s Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge are tackling by leveraging everything from apps to a smart formula for soap.