Major Sponsors (was: J&J or BMS sponsored teams)

[Rohith Surampudi]

Hey i was just looking for a rough number of how many teams out there are sponsored by Johnson and Johnson or Bristol Myer Squib.

Johnson and Johnson
1) team 75
2)
3)
4)
...

Bristol Myer Squib
1)
2)
3)
4)
...

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I did a search on the Championship list of teams for this year...

Bristol Myer Squib:

#25
#228
#293
#1089
#1403
#1807

Johnson & Johnson:

#86
#88
#223
#341
#85

[Rohith Surampudi]

well that was fast, thanks

[BandChick]

Genia is missing a BMS sponsored team - 381, Trenton...
But that's not bad.
Also, isn't 433 sponsored by J&J?

[Meredith Rice]

433, the Firebirds, are sponsored by McNeil Consumer in Ft. Washington, which is a J&J company. McNeil Consumer sponsors two more teams, I believe, however I can no longer remember which teams they are. I think if you include all of the companies that are in the J&J family, you will find many more. Other J&J companies that I know sponsor teams, though I don't know which teams, are J&J Pharmaceutical Research and Development (PRD) and Cordis (Cordis sponsors at least two teams).

I've had the privilege of working for PRD and I will be working for Cordis this summer. J&J is a fabulous company to work for and I love that it is such a big supporter of FIRST. My supervisor this summer at Cordis was a FIRST mentor and had her medals predominately displayed on her desk. I was so excited to find out that we both shared a passion for FIRST. I hope that if I work for J&J after college, that my company will sponsor a team I can mentor.

[Conor Ryan]

Bristol Meyers Squibb:
#25
#228
#293
#381
#1089
#1403
#1807
#9999- Hopefully will be starting next year at Notre Dame High School, NJ as another BMS team, but don't count me on that one yet the sign ups have yet to open.

Johnson & Johnson:
#56
#75
#85
#86
#88
#223
#224
#341
#433
#869
#1156
#1218
#1382
#1860
J&J is also a Founding Sponsor of FIRST


It'd be intresting to compare this year's records of the two sponsor's teams

[slickguy2007]

Originally Posted by Conor Ryan

It'd be intresting to compare this year's records of the two sponsor's teams

Remember, its not about competing but it is about working together towards a common goal which is spreading the ideas of FIRST/science/technology. This is something both J&J and BMS teams have in common, the ability to work together(I am not saying other teams don't have the same ability also). Congratulations teams of J&J, BMS, GM, Delphi, NASA etc.etc.(I could be here all night listing sponsors ) for a successful 2006 season. See ya'll next year.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Conor Ryan

Bristol Meyers Squibb: <list of BMS sponsored teams>
Johnson & Johnson: <list of JNJ sponsored teams>
J&J is also a Founding Sponsor of FIRST

It'd be intresting to compare this year's records of the two sponsor's teams

It would be interesting to compare the records (wins+awards) of team sponsors grouped by their industry sector; e.g., medical, automotive, software, electronics, etc. I wonder if there is a trend to be found that would identify one particular sector as more effective in promoting the values of FIRST?

[OZ_341]

I think that Team 56 is still a J&J Team.

For the record Team 341 gets its J & J support from the PRD Division in Springhouse.

[nparikh]

Originally Posted by OZ_341

I think that Team 56 is still a J&J Team.

For the record Team 341 gets its J & J support from the PRD Division in Springhouse.

mhm, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't 56 sponsored by Ethicon (a J&J company)

[Conor Ryan]

J&J according to their website has 80 different "Children" in their family of websites, but that includes the same name in different countries. So I guess I'll list the J&J teams with their sponsor

#56 - Ethicon
#75 - J&J Consumer
#85 - J&J Nutrition
#86 - Vistakon
#88 - DePuy/Codman
#168 - Cordis
#223 - J&J Gateway/ J&J Healthcare
#224 - Pharmaceutical Sourcing Group - Americas (PSGA)
#341 - J&J Pharmaceutical Research and Development
#433 - McNeil Consumer & Specialty
#486 - McNeil Consumer
#563 - McNeil
#869 - Cordis
#1144 - Ethicon
#1156 - J&J
#1218 - J&J
#1382 - Tribotec
#1860 - J&J
#1872 - Janssen
#1976 - Ethicon

And if you Count the Merck Merger
#1228- Merck

thats a lot, no matter how you cut it

I think there are more, but remember, BMS is a MUCH smaller company than J&J is, let's see how other sponsors compare

[Rohith Surampudi]

Wow, thanks... thats alot of teams, hopefully it will grow too


PS. i hate the message "you must spread reputation around before you can give it to Conor Ryan again"