Speaker Profile

M.D., Ph.D. Global Head, Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson

Biography
As Global Head of R&D at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Mathai's mission is to focus the energy of the best research and development teams in the world at the intersection of profound unmet medical need and actionable breakthroughs in science and technology to make medicines of unequivocal benefit for humanity. The team works across a wide range of therapeutic areas and biological pathways. Janssen’s approach to medicines is patient-focused, agnostic to both source of the idea and the treatment modality. The team is invested deeply in data sciences in every aspect of R&D. Janssen R&D has fueled the growth of Janssen to be the largest pharmaceutical company in the United States, and the fourth largest in the world.