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AI @ Johnson & Johnson

Pharma + medical devices
Industry
Last updated
July 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Summary

  • Johnson & Johnson has significantly scaled its AI initiatives from early experimentation in Q1 2024, focusing on surgical AI applications through a strategic partnership with NVIDIA, to broader AI integration across pharma and MedTech by 2025.
  • By mid-2025, J&J pivoted to streamline AI efforts, concentrating on high-value use cases such as drug discovery, surgical innovation, and supply chain optimization, finding that roughly 15% of AI projects deliver 80% of the value.
  • Current AI applications emphasize improving surgical processes, accelerating drug discovery with partners like Quantum Pharma, and optimizing finance and supply chains, reflecting a maturing AI strategy with practical impact on costs and clinical outcomes.

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4 AI Use Cases at Johnson & Johnson

AI Investment
2025
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Revenue
J&J created the Polyphonic AI Fund to support and accelerate innovative AI solutions targeting challenges in surgery, fostering ecosystem growth and external collaboration. [1][2]
Drug Discovery
2024
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Revenue
J&J partners with Quantum Pharmaceuticals to incorporate AI-driven platforms for accelerated drug discovery, enabling more intelligent compound search and reducing time to market for new medicines. [1]
Supply Optimization
2024
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Costs
Artificial intelligence is applied to enhance supply chain predictions and resilience, helping Johnson & Johnson prepare better for disruptions and maintain efficient operations. [1][2]
Surgical Automation
2024
Customer Facing
Traditional
Generative
Agentic
Outcome
Johnson & Johnson leverages AI to automate surgical operation room tasks such as video documentation and real-time assistance, improving surgical precision and reducing manual workload. [1][2]

Timeline

2025 Q4: no updates

2025 Q3

1 updates

J&J continued expanding AI applications in innovative medicine, integrating data science with biomedical imaging and using AI agents focused on surgical, R&D, and supply chain operations. The company solidified its strategy to dominate healthcare AI by combining MedTech and pharma expertise.

2025 Q2

1 updates

Johnson & Johnson launched the Polyphonic™ AI Fund to accelerate AI solutions in surgery, narrowed focus to a smaller set of high-impact AI projects (about 15% of use cases driving 80% of value), and emphasized AI for drug discovery and supply chain management, moving away from broad experimentation.

2025 Q1: no updates

2024 Q4

1 updates

J&J licensed AI drug discovery technology from China's Quantum Pharma and publicly detailed six AI use cases spanning healthcare processes. AI applications targeting supply chain disruptions were highlighted, indicating expanding AI integration beyond MedTech to pharma and operations.

2024 Q3: no updates

2024 Q2: no updates

2024 Q1

1 updates

Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop AI-powered surgical applications, including automating operation room documentation, aiming to accelerate and scale AI adoption in surgery. The CFO also highlighted AI's impact on finance, improving accuracy and supply chain predictions.