Johnson & Johnson
About
Johnson & Johnson is one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, and it is listed with the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. The New Jersey-based firm develops prescription medicines and medical technology, from treatments for cancer, immune diseases and neurological conditions to surgical tools, orthopedic implants and heart devices. Its Massachusetts operations include medical technology businesses and a startup incubator in the Kendall Square life sciences cluster.
The company was founded in 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, by the Johnson brothers and grew from making sterile surgical dressings into a global health business. In 2023 it separated its consumer brands into a standalone company, Kenvue, and now focuses on innovative medicine and medtech. In Massachusetts its holdings include orthopedics maker DePuy Synthes, based in Raynham, and heart pump company Abiomed in Danvers, which it acquired in 2022.
What to Know
- Johnson & Johnson trades on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Its two business segments are Innovative Medicine and MedTech.
- The incubator is a JLABS site in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
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