Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.
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About us
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) is focused on growing companies, not just investments. As the strategic venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, we pursue opportunities to solve critical healthcare needs. Our partners benefit from the full global capabilities of Johnson & Johnson as we collaborate to drive innovation.
Strategic
JJDC 2018 Newsletter
2018 marks an important milestone for JJDC as we celebrate our 45th anniversary as strategic investors for the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
JJDC finds transformative ideas and helps them mature into real solutions for today’s patients.
Guided by a clear, consistent investment strategy aligned with scientific goals, JJDC works hand-in-hand with partners to navigate the path to creating breakthrough health innovations.
We invest across sectors—pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer healthcare—and at all stages, from seed-level startups to Series B and beyond.
All of our portfolio companies receive the same unwavering commitment. We take a long-term approach, deploying the full capabilities of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, including discovery, clinical development, regulatory affairs, manufacturing and commercialization.
Our team includes leaders in the healthcare and technology communities, many with deep R&D experience. This gives us the ability to understand our partners and provide the help they need.
Every opportunity is unique, with tailored roles and terms that provide the best path to success.
Team
Approach
We’re positively impacting human health through innovation. To do this, we identify the best opportunities across all sectors and allow innovators to leverage Johnson & Johnson’s many resources.
We’ve Been There Before
Our highly experienced team hails from throughout the healthcare and technology venture communities, many of us bringing deep R&D experience in addition to investment acumen. Just like you, we are entrepreneurs, scientists and studied risk-takers. Our team’s unique vantage point gives us an exceptional ability to understand the challenges and provide the right kind of help at the right time.
Investing With Impact
We have dedicated teams focused on investing at all stages of innovation, and across all four sectors: pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer health and global public health. We seek innovations with potential to make a transformational impact in the health and lives of people around the globe.
If your early-stage company is looking to advance a program that is pre-proof of concept in humans, connect with one of our Johnson & Johnson Innovation Centers, located around the globe in the life science hot spots of Asia Pacific, Boston, California and London.
Each Investment Is Unique
At JJDC, there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach. We understand that each idea is unique, requiring an equally distinct investment strategy. We customize every deal to the opportunity, ranging from Seed and Series A investments in the earliest-stage startups to Series B investments and beyond in more mature companies. We also make private investments in public equity.
Creating Thriving Enterprises
For more than 40 years, JJDC has made investments in hundreds of innovative companies across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer healthcare. Once we invest, we’re committed to you. We believe in value-add investing, playing an active role in providing strategic direction and enabling access to internal experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
Focus Areas
JJDC is seeks ideas that align with our business priorities in our Pharmaceuticals, Consumer and Medical Devices sectors. In each sector, we focus on specific therapeutic areas of interest that have the greatest potential to improve the lives of patients and consumers.
CLICK a business area of interest below- Consumer
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceuticals
- Global Public Health
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Baby CareBaby Skin, Mother & BabyBaby Care
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BeautyHealthy Skin, Digital Beauty, NaturalsBeauty
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Wound CareNovel Wound Healing SolutionsWound Care
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Feminine Personal CareSustainable MaterialsFeminine Personal Care
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Oral CareBiofilm Innovation, Whitening TechnologiesOral Care
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Self-CarePain Care, Digestive Health, Allergy Prevention & Solutions, Smoking Cessation, Cough & ColdsSelf-Care
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We look forward to our first discussion. If you would like to discuss a collaboration,
simply click the contact us button which will connect you to our Idea Portal and a member of our team will contact you.