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Does Johnson & Johnson support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2024-10

Yes — Johnson & Johnson has documented support for Israel on record, including $2,000,000 in donations. Every claim below links to its source.

Filed under: Pharma & healthcare companies · Companies that support Israel

Timeline of documented support

199519992003200720112015201920231996 — Operations in Israel: Israel (local subsidiaries and R&D)Operations in Israel19962008-12 — Acquisition: Omrix Biopharmaceuticals (Israel)Acquisition2008-122014-01 — Partnership: FutuRx biotech incubator (Ness Ziona, Israel)Partnership2014-012023-10 — Donation: Humanitarian relief organizations (post-October 7)Donation2023-102024-10 — Acquisition: V-Wave Ltd (Caesarea, Israel)Acquisition2024-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Acquisition2024-10$600,000,000V-Wave Ltd (Caesarea, Israel)
Completed the acquisition of Israeli medical-device company V-Wave, developer of the Ventura interatrial shunt for heart failure, for $600 million upfront plus regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to roughly $1.1 billion more (a potential total of about $1.7 billion).
Donation2023-10$2,000,000Humanitarian relief organizations (post-October 7)
The corporation condemned the October 7 Hamas attack, spoke out against antisemitism, and told Fox Business it donated $2 million to support humanitarian relief following the attack. J&J appears on the Yale School of Management list of companies that condemned the attack.
Partnership2014-01FutuRx biotech incubator (Ness Ziona, Israel)
Co-founded the FutuRx biotech incubator with Takeda Ventures and OrbiMed Israel after winning the tender of Israel's Office of the Chief Scientist; J&J (through its venture arm JJDC) and its partners pledged more than $28 million to fund incubated startups, alongside Israeli government funding.
Acquisition2008-12$438,000,000Omrix Biopharmaceuticals (Israel)
Acquired Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, a biosurgery company with Israeli-based manufacturing and R&D, for approximately $438 million in a cash tender offer; the deal closed in December 2008 after Israeli antitrust approval, with Omrix operating under J&J's Ethicon unit.
Operations in Israel1996Israel (local subsidiaries and R&D)
Opened its first operating company in Israel in 1996 and today employs over 1,000 people across the country, per the company's own statements; its Israeli footprint dates back further to the 1997 acquisition of Haifa-based Biosense (the basis of the Biosense Webster cardiac-mapping business, which kept its Israeli R&D site).
Donations total$2,000,000

Frequently asked questions

Did Johnson & Johnson donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

Yes. Documented donations total $2,000,000, including $2,000,000 to Humanitarian relief organizations (post-October 7). Each donation is listed on this page with its date and source.

How much has Johnson & Johnson given?

Documented donations total $2,000,000. The largest single recorded item is $2,000,000 to Humanitarian relief organizations (post-October 7) (2023-10).

Where does this information come from?

Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 11 distinct sources are cited for Johnson & Johnson. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2024-10