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Johnson and Johnson

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Also known as: Alisyn Facemire | Caroff, Stanley N., M.D. | CENTOCOR ORTHO BIOTECH INC | Cerenovus, Part of DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | Jan-Cil Italy | Jan-Cil Spain | Jan-Cil Switzerland | Jan-Cil UK | J AND J | J AND J CONSUMER INC | Jannsen Research & Development, LLC | Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy (JAI) Research and Development, LLC | JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy Research & Development, LLC | JANSSEN BIOTECH | Janssen (China) Research & Development Center | Janssen-Cilag A.G. | Janssen-Cilag B.V. | Janssen-Cilag div. of Johnson&Johnson SE | Janssen-Cilag Farmaceutica Ltda. | Janssen-Cilag Farmaceutica, S.R.L. | Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H | Janssen-Cilag International NV | Janssen-Cilag Limited | Janssen-Cilag Ltd. | Janssen-Cilag Ltd.,Thailand | Janssen-Cilag Pharmaceutica S.A.C.I. | Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd | Janssen-Cilag, S.A. | Janssen-Cilag S.p.A. | Janssen-Cilag Taiwan | Janssen-Cilag Tibotec | Janssen-Cilag Turkey | Janssen-Cilag VIETNAM | JANSSEN LP | JANSSEN PHARMA | Janssen Pharmaceuticals (collaborator) | JANSSEN PRODS | JANSSEN R AND D | JANSSEN RES AND DEV | Janssen Research and Developement, LLC | Janssen Research and Development | Janssen Research and Development LLC | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | JANSSEN THERAP | Janssen World Without Disease Accelerator (WWDA) Healthy Baby Initiative (HBI) | J&J Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide | Johnson and Johnson, | JOHNSON AND JOHNSON | Johnson and Johnson Consumer, Inc | Johnson and Johnson Medical Korea Ltd | Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (J&JCI) | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division | Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Companies, Inc. | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. | Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc. | Johnson & Johnson GmbH | Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. | Johnson & Johnson (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Johnson & Johnson K.K. Medical Company | Johnson & Johnson Medical, China | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, L.L.C | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. | Johnson & Johnson Private Limited | Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd | Johnson & Johnson Surgical vision | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | JOHNSON JOHNSON VISN | McNeil AB | OMJ Pharmaceuticals | OMJ PHARMACEUTICALS | Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development - Unit of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. | Ortho Dermatologics | Ortho-McNeil | ORTHO MCNEIL | Ortho-McNeil, Inc. | ORTHO MCNEIL JANSSEN | Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc. | ORTHO MCNEIL PHARM | Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical | PriCara | PriCara, Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc. | R&D MedClin EMEA, J&J | R W Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute | Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals | Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | SOLA BARNES HIND | Stanley Caroff N., M.D. | Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd.

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Jun 1, 1931

First marketed drug

Sep 12, 1945

First NDA

Sep 12, 1945

Last known activity

Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

1880s

  1. Jan 1, 1886

    Johnson and Johnson— Founded

1940s

  1. Jun 1, 1949

    Ethicon— Acquired

1950s

  1. Jan 1, 1959

    Cilag Chemie AG— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 1959

    McNeil— Acquired

1960s

  1. Jan 1, 1961

    Janssen Pharmaceutica NV— Acquired

1980s

  1. Jun 1, 1981

    Vistakon Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  2. Jun 1, 1986

    LifeScan— Acquired

1990s

  1. Jun 1, 1993

    Ortho Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 1994

    Neutrogena— Acquired

  3. Apr 28, 1995

    famotidine— NDA Secondary Org

  4. Jan 1, 1996

    Cordis— Acquired

  5. Sep 29, 1997

    Biosense Webster, Inc.— Acquired

  6. Jul 21, 1998

    DePuy— Acquired

  7. Jan 1, 1999

    Centocor— Acquired

2000s

  1. Jan 1, 2001

    Alza— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 2002

    Tibotec— Acquired

  3. Jun 1, 2002

    OraPharma— Acquired

  4. Jan 1, 2003

    Scios— Acquired

  5. Jan 1, 2005

    Peninsula Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  6. Dec 16, 2005

    Animas Corporation— Acquired

  7. Jan 1, 2008

    HealthMedia— Acquired

  8. Jan 1, 2008

    Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.— Acquired

  9. Jan 1, 2009

    Cougar Biotechnology— Acquired

  10. Jan 23, 2009

    Mentor Worldwide, LLC— Acquired

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2010

    Crucell— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 2011

    Acclarent— Acquired

  3. Apr 27, 2011

    Stratec Medical— Acquired

  4. Jan 1, 2012

    Calibra Medical— Acquired

  5. Jun 24, 2012

    Corimmun GmbH— Acquired

  6. Jan 1, 2013

    Aragon Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  7. Sep 30, 2014

    Alios BioPharma— Acquired

  8. Jan 1, 2015

    Novirio Therapeutics— Acquired

  9. Jan 1, 2015

    X01— Acquired

  10. Sep 26, 2015

    NeoStrata Company, Inc.— Acquired

  11. Nov 1, 2015

    Novira Therapeutics, Inc.— Acquired

  12. Nov 20, 2015

    Coherex Medical— Acquired

  13. Jan 1, 2017

    Vascular Pharmaceuticals, Inc.— Acquired

  14. Jun 16, 2017

    Actelion— Acquired

  15. Jul 30, 2018

    Zarbee's Inc.— Acquired

  16. Feb 13, 2019

    Auris Medical— Acquired

  17. Apr 12, 2019

    erdafitinib— Marketing Organization

  18. Apr 12, 2019

    erdafitinib— NDA Organization

  19. Oct 23, 2019

    Ci:z Holdings— Acquired

2020s

  1. Jun 19, 2020

    Momenta Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  2. Nov 1, 2022

    Abiomed Inc.— Acquired

  3. Nov 30, 2023

    Laminar Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  4. Jan 8, 2024

    Ambrx— Acquired

  5. Jan 13, 2025

    Intra-Cellular Therapies— Acquired

  6. Nov 17, 2025

    Halda Therapeutics OpCo, Inc.— Acquired

Drugs by trial phase (862 distinct, 3424 trials)

Indications

Studied for

Marketed drugs (121)

Subsidiaries (45 direct, 60 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
New Brunswick, New Jersey, US Jan 1, 1886
First NDA
Sep 12, 1945
Last known activity
Mar 17, 2026

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Fast track
  • Priority review
  • Breakthrough therapy
  • Accelerated approval