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History of Johnson&Johnson

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History of Johnson&Johnson

28 events | No comments | 1. January 1886 - 26. April 2012

1886-01-01

Johnson & Johnson

Three brothers, Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson, found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S

1. January 1886

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1888-01-01

Antiseptic surgery

The Company publishes "Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment," which quickly becomes one of the standard teaching texts for antiseptic surgery. It helps spread the practice of sterile surgery in the U.S. and around the world.

1. January 1888

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1894-01-01

First aid kits

in 1888 Johnson & Johnson pioneers the first commercial first aid kits. The initial kits are designed to help railroad workers, but soon become the standard in treating injuries. In 1894 Johnson & Johnson launches maternity kits to make childbirth...

1. January 1894

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1897-01-01

Women's health and dental floss

1896 - 1897 Employees manufacture the first mass-produced sanitary protection products for women, a huge step forward in women's health. The Company is the first to mass produce dental floss to make it affordable in so that people can take better...

1. January 1897

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1900-01-01

Helping Galveston

The tradition of providing disaster relief begins when the Company donates products and money to help the citizens of Galveston, Texas, in the aftermath of a hurricane.

1. January 1900

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1906-01-01

Helping San Francisco

Within hours of the San Francisco Earthquake, Johnson & Johnson donates products and money to help the citizens of San Francisco, the largest amount of help from any organization.

1. January 1906

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1921-01-01

Brand Adhesive Bandages

BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages, invented by employee Earle Dickson in 1920, go on the market. They are the first commercial dressings for small wounds that consumers can apply themselves.

1. January 1921

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1924-01-01

United Kingtom

First overseas operating company opens in the United Kingdom.

1. January 1924

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1930-01-01

Mexico, South Africa, Australia

The Company expands to Mexico and South Africa (1930) and to Australia (1931).

1. January 1930

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1931-01-01

First prescription contraceptive gel

A Johnson & Johnson operating company pioneers family planning products with ORTHO-GYNOL®, the first prescription contraceptive gel. This was based on the need for trusted family planning products.

1. January 1931

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1932-01-01

Robert Wood Johnson II

Robert Wood Johnson II, son of the Company founder by the same name, begins leadership of Johnson & Johnson. Known as General Johnson, he transforms the Company into a global decentralized Family of Companies.

1. January 1932

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1937-01-01

Argentina and Brazil

The Company expands to Argentina and Brazil. Ortho Research Laboratories, Inc. is established in Linden, New Jersey, to make women's health products.

1. January 1937

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1944-01-01

Johnson & Johnson goes public,

Dr. Philip Levine, the discoverer of the human rH factor, joins Ortho Research Laboratories, creating the beginnings of the worldwide diagnostics business. Johnson & Johnson goes public, with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange

1. January 1944

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1954-01-01

No more tears

JOHNSON'S® Baby Shampoo with NO MORE TEARS® formula enters the market as the first mild and soap-free shampoo designed to be gentle enough to clean babies' hair but not irritate their eyes.

1. January 1954

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1957-01-01

India

The first Johnson & Johnson operating company opens in India.

1. January 1957

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1959-01-01

Pharmaceutical medicines

Johnson & Johnson acquires McNeil Laboratories in the U.S. and Cilag Chemie, AG in Europe, giving the Company a significant presence in the growing field of pharmaceutical medicines. One McNeil product, TYLENOL® (acetaminophen) elixir for children,...

1. January 1959

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1961-01-01

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. joins the Family of Companies

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. in Belgium joins the Family of Companies. Its founder, Dr. Paul Janssen, is recognized as one of the most innovative and prolific pharmaceutical researchers of the 20th century.

1. January 1961

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1966-01-01

Philip B. Hofmann

Under Chairman and CEO Philip B. Hofmann's leadership, operating companies launch new treatments for schizophrenia, family planning and personal care. Also, 1963 marks the last year that JOHNSON'S® Baby Powder is sold in tins.

1. January 1966

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1978-01-01

World Headquarters in New Brunswick

Johnson & Johnson announces plans to build our new World Headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and forms a public-private partnership to revitalize the city.

1. January 1978

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1980-01-01

China and Egypt.

During James E. Burke's tenure as Chairman and CEO (1976-1989), the Company enters new areas of health, such as vision care, mechanical wound closure and diabetes management, and opens the first operating companies in China and Egypt.

1. January 1980

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1987-01-01

Safe Kids Worldwide and new products

The vision care business introduces ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, the first disposable contact lenses that can be worn for up to a week, thrown away and replaced with a fresh pair. The lenses eliminate the need for cleaning, disinfecting solutions...

1. January 1987

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1991-01-01

Expansion continues

Under Ralph S. Larsen's leadership as Chairman and CEO (1989-2002), Neutrogena Corporation, Kodak's Clinical Diagnostics business, Cordis Corporation and Centocor join the Family of Companies; Expansion continues into Russia and Eastern Europe.

1. January 1991

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1994-01-01

Revolutionizes cardiology

In 1990-s Ethicon Endo-Surgery pioneers minimally invasive surgery, which uses very small incisions and helps patients recover faster than with traditional surgery. The PALMAZ-SCHATZ® stent, the first coronary stent, revolutionizes cardiology...

1. January 1994

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2002-01-01

The Company enters new therapeutic areas

William C. Weldon becomes Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, only the eighth person to lead the Company since its founding. Under his leadership, the Company enters new therapeutic areas such as HIV/AIDS, and health and wellness...

1. January 2002

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2006-01-01

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson acquires Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, which brings in heritage consumer brands such as LISTERINE® Antiseptic (first formulated in 1879), BENGAY®, BENADRYL® and more.

1. January 2006

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2010-01-01

United States’ first free mobile health service

The Company supports the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals to improve the health of mothers and children in developing countries. As a founding sponsor, Johnson & Johnson helps launch the United States’ first free mobile health service,...

1. January 2010

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2011-01-01

125 years

Johnson & Johnson celebrates 125 years of caring and looks to the next 125 years of transforming care for patients, consumers and communities around the world.

1. January 2011

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2012-04-26

Alex Gorsky named as new CEO

Alex Gorsky is Johnson & Johnson’s seventh Chief Executive Officer, and ninth leader overall. He began his Johnson & Johnson career as a sales representative with Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. in 1988...

26. April 2012

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