Johnson & Johnson
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The company is ranked No. 42 on the 2026 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations. In 2026, the company was ranked 43rd in the Forbes Global 2000. Along with Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson is one of only two U.S.-based companies that has a prime credit rating of AAA from S&P Global.
History
1873–1885: Before Johnson & Johnson
Robert Wood Johnson began his professional training at age 16 as a pharmaceutical apprentice at an apothecary run by his mother's cousin, James G. Wood, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Johnson co-founded his own company with George J. Seabury in 1873. The New York-based Seabury & Johnson became known for its medicated plasters. Robert Wood Johnson represented the company at the Centennial Exposition in 1876. There he heard Joseph Lister's explanation of a new procedure: antiseptic surgery.
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