Innovation
Meet the medical engineer behind the innovative heart pump that revolutionized cardiac health
Drawing on his fascination with airplane technology, Thorsten Siess, Ph.D., came up with an idea that became the Impella heart pump. Now, 25 years since it entered the market, this groundbreaking device has helped more than 330,000 patients recover from heart injuries.
After their husbands were diagnosed with multiple myeloma, these 3 care partners became health equity activists
Kimberly Alexander, Michelle Ware-Ivy and Marsha Calloway-Campbell learned firsthand that Black individuals develop multiple myeloma at higher rates. That’s why they joined Johnson & Johnson’s That’s My Word® health equity campaign, which builds awareness about the disparities surrounding this rare blood cancer.
How Johnson & Johnson is fighting counterfeit medical products
Fake medication and compromised devices are part of a global market that poses a significant threat to the health of patients. Here’s how the company’s Global Brand Protection team helps keep people safe.
This scientist couldn’t save his father from lung cancer—but the targeted treatments Robert Zhao, Ph.D., has since developed have helped countless others
Learn more about Zhao, his partnership with Johnson & Johnson and antibody-drug conjugates—a new type of cancer therapy that targets and kills cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
Featured stories
Getting in front of cancer
Every year, roughly 2 million people in the U.S. are newly diagnosed with cancer. But a number of scientific breakthroughs—including ones made at Johnson & Johnson—have dramatically changed what kind of prognosis many of these patients will have.
Inside the development of a revolutionary treatment for blood cancers
In 2014, a Johnson & Johnson therapy gained approval for the treatment of a type of B-cell malignancy—increasing survival rates and changing the way scientists approach cancer treatment. These 8 milestone moments tell the transformational story.
“I’m a scientist dedicated to bringing eye-health innovations to the world”
Meet Xiao-Yu Song, Global Head of Research & Development for Vision at Johnson & Johnson, who leads a talented team that creates cutting-edge products addressing vision problems through all stages of life.
How robots are helping personalize knee replacement surgery
Learn the latest about this common procedure and how Johnson & Johnson MedTech is innovating to improve patient outcomes.
“I couldn’t speak, walk or sit.” Inside a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the muscles
Elisa Glass was diagnosed with dermatomyositis, which causes severe muscle weakness throughout the body. Learn more about the disease and how Johnson & Johnson is working to develop a treatment to help Glass and other patients like her.
