Janssen in Zug is the Swiss sales and marketing subsidiary of the research-based, global leader in the pharmaceutical industry. The company develops pharmaceutical preparations for pain relief, gynecology, neurology, psychiatry and virology. Janssen has developed over 80 drugs, five of which are included in the WHO list of the most important medications.
Johnson & Johnson and Janssen are deeply engrained in Switzerland. Janssen is the combination of Janssen –founded by Dr. Paul Janssen in Belgium in 1953, and acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1961 and Cilag, acquired in 1959. Cilag was founded by Dr. Bernhard Joos in Switzerland in 1936. In 1994 Janssen and Cilag merged and since 2010 are operating under the Janssen brand name.
Urs Vögeli, managing director for Janssen Switzerland, outlines the importance of the Swiss operations to Janssen, his interesting career journey, Janssen’s commitment to bringing transformational medical innovations to Swiss patients,…
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