Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The company's international expansion started in 1919 with Johnson & Johnson Canada the company was family-owned until it was listed on NYSE in 1944. Johnson & Johnson is a comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics markets. Johnson & Johnson's fundamental objective is to provide scientifically sound, high quality products and services to help heal, cure disease and improve the quality of life. The company's primary interest, both historically and currently, has been in products related to health and well-being for doctors, nurses and patients. Johnson & Johnson has 198 operating companies including: ALZA, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical among others.