1、A N N U A L R E P O R t 2 0 1 1ON tHE COVER Matt Cox,who has type 1 diabetes and uses the waterproof ANIMAS VIBE insulin pump,swam an English Channel relay to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.Matt wants to show his son,Jack,who also has type 1 diabetes,that the condition nee
2、d not hold him back in life.Read Matts story on page 16.Johnson&Johnson will continue to bring meaningful innovations to people around the world so they can live better and healthier lives.We are deeply committed and dedicated to the people who use our products,our employees,the communities in which
3、 we live and work,and you,our shareholders.Most important,we will never lose sight of who we are.C H A I R M A N S L E T T E R1Throughout our annual report this year,youll read about how Johnson&Johnson is bringing meaningful innovation to our patients and customers,and making a difference in their
4、lives in a personal wayfrom Brunhilde Wecker,who made a full recovery from her stroke thanks to our new blood clot retrieval and removal device,to our own Bill Hait,an oncologist whose vision and insights helped accelerate the approval of a wholly new treatment for prostate cancer.These stories remi
5、nd us why health care is such a rewarding endeavor.They excite me about the future of Johnson&Johnson.Over the past few years,we have navigated steadily through a series of significant challenges,keeping a long-term perspective,maintaining a disciplined approach to managing our investments for growt
6、h and our portfolio of broadly based businesses,and staying true to our operating model and values.We have turned the corner on a particularly difficult period.In 2011,the year Johnson&Johnson celebrated its 125th anniversary,we returned to sales growth,launched a number of innovative new products t