Timeline of Our Story
For over a century, Johnson & Johnson has been at the forefront of healthcare.
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Johnson & Johnson is Founded, 1886
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Robert Wood Johnson, along with his two younger brothers, James Wood and Edward Mead, launched the company. Its first factory opened in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with just 14 employees: eight women and six men. As president, Robert Wood Johnson established the company’s focus on the future, its values, and inaugurated a legacy of generous employee benefits. In less than a decade, the startup had blossomed into a thriving company. Johnson & Johnson boasted 400 employees and spanned 14 buildings by 1894.