Johnson & Johnson is a multinational corporation engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide range of healthcare products. The company operates through three primary segments: pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products. Johnson & Johnson is known for its commitment to innovation in healthcare, producing a diverse array of products that include prescription medications for various diseases, sophisticated medical devices for surgical procedures, and widely recognized consumer brands for personal care and wellness. With a focus on improving health outcomes, the company aims to address the evolving needs of patients and consumers around the world. Read More
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Firefly Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company advancing its proprietary Firelink™ degrader antibody conjugate (DAC) platform, for $1 billion in cash. The Firelink™ DAC platform expands Johnson & Johnson’s oncology portfolio and advances its ambition to develop targeted therapies for some of the most prevalent and difficult-to-treat solid tumors, including KRAS-driven cancers, where patients continue to face significant unmet need1.
Johnson & Johnson1 (NYSE: JNJ) today announced strategic agreements and collaboration with Sail Biomedicines (Sail), a biotechnology company developing in vivo CAR-T therapies for immune-mediated diseases. Johnson & Johnson will collaborate with Sail to advance its lead immune-mediated disease program and broader platform technology, with incentives to expand the application of Sail's in vivo CAR-T platform across additional therapeutic targets over time. Johnson & Johnson2 will also make an equity investment in Sail. Additionally, Johnson & Johnson has been granted an exclusive option to acquire Sail for $2.58 billion.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the "Company") today announced that it has reached an agreement for a comprehensive resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and related state court proceedings, conditioned on, among other things, the express participation of at least 95% of the remaining claims. The proposed resolution follows a favorable ruling by the MDL court, and acknowledgment by plaintiffs’ counsel, regarding plaintiffs’ inability to prove that the Company’s talc products caused any particular claimant’s ovarian cancer (“specific causation”).
Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo authorization for the OTTAVA™ Robotic Surgical System, the world’s first table-integrated soft tissue robotic system. The system received marketing authorization for multiple procedures in general surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, gastrectomy, cholecystectomy, splenectomy, gastric sleeve, small bowel resection, appendectomy, lysis of adhesions, fundoplication, and hiatal hernia repair.
