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Johnson & Johnson


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Alex Gorsky
Chairman & CEO
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World's largest and most comprehensive manufacturer of health care products serving consumer, pharmaceutical and professional markets> Includes some 250 subsidiary companies with operations in 60 countries and products sold in over 175 countries> Origins date to 1885 founding  in New Brunswick by brothers James and Edward Mead Johnson of medical products company, joined 1886 by third brother, Robert Johnson, who developed antiseptic surgical dressings, first products produced in converted wallpaper factory> Edward left 1897 to found drug company Mead Johnson (later absorbed into Bristol-Myers Squibb)> J&J bought gauze maker Chicopee Manufacturing 1916, introduced Band-AidTM 1921 along with Johnson's Baby Cream, later expanded into birth control products (Ortho) and sutures (Ethicon), bought McNeil Labs 1959, which developed Tylenol (acetaminophen) as over-the-counter drug 1960, also acquired Switzerland's Cilag-Chemie in 1959 and Belgium's Janssen in 1961> World's largest in over-the-counter pharmaceuticals; contact lenses; interventional cardiology; minimally invasive surgical equipment; surgical sutures> Major brands include ACTTM Fluoride Rinse; Band-AidTM Brand Adhesive Bandages; CarefreeTM Panty Shields; Clean & ClearTM Skin Care Products; ImodiumTM A-D anti-diarrheal; Johnson’s BabyTM line of products; MonistatTM remedy for vaginal yeast infections; MotrinTM analgesic products; MylantaTM gastrointestinal products and PepcidTM AC Acid Controller; NeutogenaTM skin and hair care products; NicotrolTM smoking cessation products; o.b.TM Tampons; PenatenTM and NatusanTM baby care products; Piz BuinTM and SundownTM sun care products; ReachTM toothbrushes; StayfreeTM and Sure & NaturalTM sanitary protection products; and family of TylenolTM acetaminophen products>  2004 closing of North Brunswick manufacturing plant with 500 workers,  first opened in 1957, produced 90% of Band-Aids sold in North America, also baby lotions and shampoos, gauze, skin creams, other products> 2016-2017 acquisitions have included  Swiss drugmaker Actelion;  Abbott Medical Optics; and TearScience>  Highly de-centralized organizational structure, subsidiary companies with NJ headquarters or major facilities include Advanced Care Products (Raritan, nonprescription contraceptives, antifungals for vaginal, yeast, athlete's foot infection, home pregnancy tests); Ethicon (Somerville, surgical products); Immunobiology Research Institute (Annandale, peptide drugs for immunologic, endocrine, psychiatric diseases); Janssen Pharmaceutica (Washington’s Crossing, prescription pharmaceuticals); Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical (Raritan, family planning products); Personal Products Co. (Milltown, feminine hygiene)> Major force in New Brunswick redevelopment, opened new headquarters 1983, centerpiece for adjacent Hyatt hotel, office, commercial projects> Active participant in NJ affairs, with executives holding key positions in interest groups, government-related organizations, focus of philanthropic support on health, education, arts causes> Long-known for integrity by media and public, particularly praised for its public disclosures in response to 1982 TylenolTM tampering crisis leading to poisoning deaths in Chicago area, but series of recent legal actions against company alleging deceptive practices in marketing undermined past reputation, sparked calls for management changes> Adverse legal actions included complications from vaginal mesh implant procedure in which states of California and Washington sued company, accusing it of deception and failing to properly warn patients and surgeons of infection risks> August 2017 verdict by California jury ordered J&J to pay $417 million to woman who claimed her ovarian cancer resulted from use of talc-based products like Johnson's Baby PowderTM for feminine hygiene, verdict included $70 million in compensatory damages and $347 million in punitive damages on ground that J&J failed to disclose internal research showing link between powder and ovarian cancer, case largest verdict of prior judgements against J&J, with some 1,000 other ovarian cancer cases still pending> Alex Gorsky named CEO 2012, graduate of US Military Academy, spent six years in US Army, began his J&J career as sales representative with Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1988>  Other NJ facilities include Somerville (Ethicon); Skillman (Consumer Products); Titusville (Janssen); Raitan (Ortho-McNeil)); Milltown (Personal products); Piscataway (Health Care Systems); Raritan (Ortho Clinical> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation located near Princeton, created pursuant to will of Robert Wood Johnson, single largest J&J shareholder, one of largest funders in US of health research
 
*  Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417 million in baby powder case, 8/22/2017, CNN.com