LifeScan, Inc.

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.lifescan.com

LifeScan is sugar sweet for diabetes patients. A subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson, the company is a leading supplier of blood glucose monitoring systems, sold under the OneTouch brand name, that help diabetes patients monitor and manage their disease. Many of the company's products -- including meters, test strips, lancing devices, and software -- allow users to test with tiny amounts of blood taken from the forearm or palm rather than using painful finger pricks. In addition to products for home use, LifeScan sells glucose monitoring systems (branded SureStep and OneTouch Flexx) that are used in hospitals and other institutional settings.

Officers:
President: Tom West
Director Communications: Medical Devices

Competitors:
Abbott Diabetes Care
Novo Nordisk
Roche Diagnostics

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LifeScan, Inc. is a Johnson & Johnson company headquartered in Milpitas, California.

LifeScan manufactures and markets Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems like the OneTouch Ultra family for home and hospital use. The company philosophy is to "create a world without limits for people with diabetes."

LifeScan also has facilities in Inverness, Scotland; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Animas Corporation of West Chester, Pennsylvania, acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2006, reports to LifeScan. Animas produces and develops insulin pumps for people with diabetes. It is also developing a facility in Aguadilla in Puerto Rico for the production of test strips.

Company Web site: www.lifescan.com

v • d • e Johnson & Johnson William C. Weldon, Chairman & CEO Past CEOs and presidents: Robert Wood Johnson I • James Wood Johnson • Robert Wood Johnson II • Robert Wood Johnson III • Philip B. Hofmann • Richard B. Sellars • James E. Burke • Ralph S. Larsen Selected subsidiaries ALZA Corporation • Centocor • Cilag • DePuy, Inc. • Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. • Ethicon, Inc. • Independence Technology, LLC • J&J PRD •Janssen Pharmaceutica • LifeScan • McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical • Ortho-Neutrogena • Penaten • Tibotec Major brands Acuvue • Aveeno • Band-Aid • Carefree • Clean & Clear • Johnson's Baby • K-Y • Luden's • Neutrogena • OneTouch • Rembrandt • Stayfree • Tylenol Annual revenue: $63.75 billion USD ▲ 4.3% Annual net income: $12.95 billion USD ▲ 22.4% (FY 2008) · Employees: 118,700 · Stock symbol: NYSE: JNJ · Website: www.jnj.com

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