In 1938, the Iowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) was established to manage the collection of intellectual property…
On Apr. 19, 1937, Perkin-Elmer was founded by Richard Perkin, a banker and Charles Elmer, a court reporter…
In 1937, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson established Ortho Research Laboratories in Linden, New Jersey, to make women’s health products.
In 1937, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson expanded into Argentina and Brazil.
In 1935, a University of Iowa laboratory was the first to record human electroencephalograph (EEG) activity, led by…
In 1932, Robert Wood Johnson II, son of the Company founder, began his leadership of Johnson & Johnson….
In 1931, Johnson ﾠ& ﾠJohnson pioneered family planning products with ORTHO-GYNOL, the first prescription contraceptive gel.
In 1930, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson established operations in Mexico and South Africa.
In 1929, Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw developed the ‘iron lung’ to aid respiration.
In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…
In 1925, The Medical College of Virginia pharmacy curriculum extended to three years.
In 1924, Leo Rigler was appointed associate professor of radiology at the University of Minnesota. Rigler obtained full…
In 1924, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson established first overseas operating company in the United Kingdom.
In 1921, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson launched BAND-AID Brand Adhesive Bandages. The bandages were invented by employee Earle Dickson,…
In 1914, at Harvard Medical School, Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the U.S. The original electrocardiograph…
On May 29, 1911, in U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1906 Pure Food and…
In 1910, James Wood Johnson takes over the leadership of Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson, a position he held until…
In 1910, Siemens, now Sivantos,ﾠ beganﾠ the ﾠfirst ﾠserialﾠ production ﾠof ﾠhearingﾠ instruments. The history of electrical hearing…
In 1908, Mount Sinai’s Reuben Ottenberg first published mention of using blood test for compatibility before human blood…
In 1907, Charles R. Bard founded C. R. Bard in New York City. Bard’s first business involved importing…
In 1906, The J.E. Hanger Company was incorporated. James Edward Hanger was the first amputee of the American…
In 1995, Virginia H. Holsinger received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Science & Engineering, presented by…
In 1905, James Hanger officially retired from the J.E. Hanger Company. Mr. Hanger was the first amputee of…
In 1901, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson published the first First Aid Manuals, using proven best practices from leading physicians….
In 1899, Jean-Louis Provost and Frederic Batelli at the University of Geneva, Switzerland discovered that small electrical shocks…
On Jan. 5, 1896, an Austrian newspaper (Wiener Presse) reported that German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had discovered a…
In 1894, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON’Sﾮ Baby Powder goes…
On Mar. 8, 1888, The Utah Agricultural College (UAC), now known as Utah State University, was founded as…
In 1888, Johnson ﾠ& ﾠJohnson published “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment.” The book quickly became one the…
In 1888, the J.E. Hanger Company’s headquarters was relocated to Washington, D.C. James Edward Hanger was the first…