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The Immune System and Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

The immune system is your body’s defence against disease and pathogens. In immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, the immune system wrongly attacks its own tissues and causes inflammation, pain, and can result in loss of function.
Nearly 1 in 10 people in Europe are living with an immune-mediated inflammatory disease.
Living with an immune-mediated inflammatory disease has a similar impact on psychological and physical functioning to cancer, heart disease and hypertension.

Johnson & Johnson and Rheumatological Diseases

Johnson & Johnson’s worldwide leadership in immunology has been established from a 30-year heritage of innovation and scientific breakthroughs. For over three decades, we have been a world leader in the development of biologic treatments that have modified the imbalance in patients’ immune systems and have transformed their lives.⁸

We foster active collaborations with academia, emerging companies, patients, and patient groups to accelerate innovation and achieve our shared goals in tackling immune-mediated disease.

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