JOHNSON & JOHNSON

It is a multi-national manufacturer of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, biotechnology and personal hygiene products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The company operates in three segments: consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics.The consumer segment includes a range of products used in the baby and kids care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women's healthcare fields, as well as nutritional and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. Major brands include Aveeno, Johnson's, Motrin, Neutrogena, ROC, Pepcid Ac and many others. The pharmaceutical segment includes products in the therapeutic areas, such as anti-fungal, anti-infective, cardiovascular, contraceptive, dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, neurology, oncology, pain management, psychotropic (central nervous system), urology and virology. The medical devices and diagnostics segment includes a range of products distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers, used principally in the professional fields by physicians, nurses, therapists, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and clinics.It was named #6 on Fortune's 2006 Most Admired Companies list and ranked as the number one company in the annual survey's Pharmaceuticals category. With headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, its objective is to provide scientifically sound, high quality products and services to help heal, cure disease and improve the quality of life.The company was founded in the State of New Jersey in 1887. Through its more than 250 operating companies, it employs approximately 121,000 men and women in 57 countries and sells products throughout the world. The company's international expansion began in 1919 with the establishment of an affiliate company in Canada. The company holds nearly 54,000 U.S. and foreign patents.