Johnson & Johnson Day

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.: 12  Johnson co-founded his own company with George Seabury in 1873. The New York-based Seabury & Johnson became known for its medicated plasters. They had begun planning the business the year before, developing prototypes of a few groundbreaking medical products.

Today Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Number of employees: 134,500 (2020).

This firm is a multinational corporation with myriad investments in many different markets around the world. They operate in 60 countries and offer their products in at least 175.