Johnson and Johnson 2011 Annual Report Download - page 9

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 9 of the 2011 Johnson and Johnson annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 76

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 7
Cancer Research at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology fosters oncology
research and technology development
in the areas of cancer diagnostics, cancer
biology pre-malignancies, genetic models
of disease and profiles of the tumor micro-
environment.
Another important collaboration,
announced in January 2011, is with
Massachusetts General Hospital to develop
and commercialize a next-generation
circulating tumor cell (CTC) technology for
capturing, counting and characterizing
tumor cells found in patients’ blood. It will
enable CTCs to be used both by oncologists,
as a diagnostic tool for personalizing
patient care, and by researchers, to
accelerate and improve the process of
drug discovery and development.
Hait says the key to meaningful
collaborations is to have the right people
internally. “Like-minded people seek each
other out,” says Hait. “At the end of the day
it’s the terms of the contract, but to get to
that point the other company or group has
to have confidence that the people they are
working with are really experts.”
SIGHTS SET ON SCIENCE Bill Hait has a vision for future research and development.
The focus is on finding and mining the most compelling science to bring products to market faster.