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From a superior way to sterilize surgical products to lifesaving medicine to treat a drug-resistant disease, check out just some of the ways Johnson & Johnson has exemplified innovation—and shared its breakthroughs with the world.
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Johnson & Johnson got its start as a pioneer of sterile surgical sutures and continues to make advancements today. Jesse Nawrocki, Ph.D., shares how he and his award-winning team are working to make surgery easier for doctors and safer for patients.
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're gathering to celebrate just a few of the many ways that the company has changed life, and health, as we know it over the last 130 years.
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Frederick Shelton has spent 21 years engineering cutting-edge innovations to help propel medicine forward. On what would have been Thomas Edison's 172nd birthday, this latter-day great American inventor shares the life-changing medical devices he's most proud of designing.
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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.
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For this season of giving, we take a look at a special, 25-year partnership between Mercy Ships and Johnson & Johnson that's leaving hope, healing and resilience in its wake.
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The company debuted its iconic catgut sutures in June of 1887, cementing its reputation as a healthcare innovator—and these unexpected artisans played a pivotal role.
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Johnson & Johnson has been in the innovation business for more than 130 years. Check out these first-of-their-kind company products, which have revolutionized flu protection and even changed the way we wear contact lenses.
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From the creation of sterile surgical sutures in 1887 to the debut of the first water-resistant sunscreen in 1976, these products were some of the most significant inventions of their time.
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From Antarctica to outer space, learn about the surprising locales where Johnson & Johnson items have popped up.
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Fun fact for your next summer BBQ: The company holdings once included the premier sausage casing manufacturer. Our in-house historian gets to the meat of the story.
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In honor of National Inventors Day, we're celebrating just a few of the countless innovations the company has pioneered over the years—staples that are now ubiquitous in households and hospitals alike.
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From their use in Ancient Egypt (really!) to later innovations like topical skin adhesives, sutures have a long history of saving lives—a story Johnson & Johnson's been part of since the 1800s.
