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Founded by Carlo Erba in 1853, in Milan.1
Private company
Carlo Erba
Carlo Erba is an Italian pharmaceutical company founded in 1853.1 It is headquartered in Italy.1 It is part of Johnson & Johnson.1 It ceased to exist in 1989.1
La société Carlo Erba est un groupe pharmaceutique italien créé en 1853 par le pharmacien milanais Carlo Erba. L'entreprise porte simplement son nom.2 From the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1853Founded1
Corporate structure
Carlo Erba is part of a group headed by Johnson & Johnson. 460 entities, 73 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
- AbioMed Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
- 1 more
- Acclarent, Inc. Irvine, California, United States
- Alza New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
- Carlo Erba Italy
- Cilag AG Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Ethicon Inc. Raritan, New Jersey, United States
- Janssen Biotech Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
- Janssen Korea 용산구, South Korea
- Janssen Pharmaceutica Beerse, Belgium
- Janssen-Cilag Neuss, Germany
- Johnson & Johnson (Canada) Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Shockwave Medical, Inc. Santa Clara, California, United States
- Neovasc GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL ITALY S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
- and 1 more
- Synthes West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- V-Wave Caesarea, Israel
- Actelion Subsidiary · Allschwil
- 3 more
- Acuvue Subsidiary · Jacksonville
- Auris Health (United States) Subsidiary · Redwood City
- Dabao Subsidiary · Beijing, People's Republic of China
- DePuy Subsidiary · Raynham
- Johnson & Johnson (France) Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- Johnson & Johnson (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development Subsidiary
- LifeScan Subsidiary
- Listerine Subsidiary · New Brunswick
- McNeil Consumer Healthcare Subsidiary · Fort Washington
- and 439 more
- AbioMed Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
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Leadership
Who has led Carlo Erba, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderCarlo Erba1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Sources
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- 1WikidataCarlo Erba on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCarlo Erba on the French Wikipedia