Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson, with approximately 120,000 employees, is the world’s most versatile manufacturer of healthcare product, and a supplier of related services for consumer, the market of pharmaceutical and medical instruments and the diagnostic market.
The company has achieved this leadership position by concentrating on the ethical principles embodied in our CREDO, and by upholding a long term vision. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 operating companies in 57 countries around the world, who sell their products in more than 175 countries.
Some facts about Johnson and Johnson
- Founded in 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey;
- First international expansion started in 1919 with Johnson & Johnson Canada;
- $61.1 billion in sales in 2007;
- Investments in research and development were nearly $7.68 billion in 2007;
- Listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1944 under the symbol JNJ, with a dividend raised each year for 45 consecutive years.
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Johnson & Johnson
Since 1999, Centocor is a Johnson & Johnson fully owned subsidiary. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most complete company in consumer care, medicines and medical appliances. They employ 120,000 in 250 different companies spread over 57 countries.
