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Founding of Johnson & Johnson
- When
- 1886
- Where
- Neilson Street factory
Robert Wood Johnson and his brothers founded the company in 1886 with 14 employees to produce sterile surgical dressings.
Robert Wood Johnson joined his brothers James and Edward to create a line of ready-to-use sterile surgical dressings in 1886. They founded Johnson & Johnson with 14 employees, eight women and six men, opening their first factory on Neilson Street in New Brunswick. The founding year is 1886 per the supplied passages; the legacy row's 1888 date is a placeholder and is not supported as the founding date.
Sources
- Johnson & Johnson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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