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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
From Antarctica to outer space, learn about the surprising locales where Johnson & Johnson items have popped up.
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.
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.
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.
