Centocor

Centocor is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. It manufactures the biotech drug Remicade, a monoclonal antibody for autoimmune conditions. The company also makes the oncology drugs Doxil and Leustatin as well as the immunosuppressant Orthoclone for organ transplantation. Centocor was founded in 1979 and focused initially on the development of diagnostic assays using monoclonal antibody technology. In subsequent years, the company expanded into drug development. In 1999, Johnson & Johnson acquired Centocor.

J&J established Ortho Biotech in 1990, making it the first biotechnology subsidiary of a major healthcare company. The company focused on cancer, anemia, and rejection of transplanted organs, among other conditions. Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. was created in 2008 by the merger of Centocor, Inc. and Ortho Biotech Inc.

Centocor Documercial
In February 2007, O'Dwyer's PR Daily reported that J&J's biopharmaceutical unit, Centocor had "developed a documentary film to serve as the centerpiece of a national campaign and an alternative to the 30-second spot." The film, called "Innerstate", follows "three patients living with chronic diseases like Crohn's disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis"; all ailments for which Centocor markets treatments. The company's drugs aren't mentioned in the movie, however.

Animal testing
Centocor does animal testing.

Facility information, progress reports & USDA-APHIS reports
For links to copies of a facility's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Animal Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) reports, other information and links, see also Facility Reports and Information: Centocor Research & Development, Malvern, PA.

USDA AWA reports
As of May 26, 2009, the USDA began posting all inspection reports for animal breeders, dealers, exhibitors, handlers, research facilities and animal carriers by state. See also USDA Animal Welfare Inspection Reports.

Key executives

 * Kim Taylor - President
 * Jay Siegel - Chief Biotechnology Officer
 * Jerome Boscia - Sr. VP - Clinical Research & Development

Contact
800 Ridgeview Rd. Horsham, PA 19044 United States

Phone: 610-651-6000

Fax: 610-651-6100

Toll Free: 800-457-6399

Web address: http://www.centocor.com/

Sourcewatch articles

 * Animal testing
 * Biotechnology
 * Johnson & Johnson
 * Pharmaceutical industry
 * War on Cancer
 * Stephen Evans-Freke

External articles

 * Brochure to Doctors Highlights Studies on the Safety of J&J's Remicade, PR Newswire, May 7, 2007