Best fortune 500 companies in Redwood City, CA

AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. In 2013, AbbVie employs approximately 21,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. The company operates through three business segments, including Consumer; Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices; and Diagnostics. The Consumer segment includes a range of products used in the baby care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women's health care fields, as well as nutritional and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. The Baby Care franchise includes the JOHNSON'S Baby line of products. Major brands in the Skin Care franchise include the AVEENO; CLEAN & CLEAR; JOHNSON'S Adult; NEUTROGENA; RoC; LUBRIDERM; Beijing Dabao Cosmetics Co., Ltd.; and Vendome product lines. The Oral Care franchise includes the LISTERINE and REACH oral care lines of products. Major brands in the Women's Health franchise are the CAREFREE Pantiliners and STAYFREE sanitary protection products. The nutritional and over-the-counter lines include SPLENDA, No Calorie Sweetener; the family of TYLENOL acetaminophen products; SUDAFED cold, flu and allergy products; ZYRTEC allergy products; MOTRIN IB ibuprofen products; and PEPCID AC Acid Controller from Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. These products are marketed principally to the general public and sold both to wholesalers and directly to independent and chain retail outlets throughout the world. Pharmaceutical The Pharmaceutical segment includes products in the following therapeutic areas: anti-infective, antipsychotic, cardiovascular, contraceptive, dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, neurology, oncology, pain management, urology and virology. These products are distributed directly to retailers, wholesalers and health care professionals for prescription use by the general public. Key products in the Pharmaceutical segment include: REMICADE (infliximab), a biologic approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; TOPAMAX (topiramate), approved for adjunctive and monotherapy use in epilepsy, as well as for the prophylactic treatment of migraines; PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa, sold outside the U.S. as EPREX), a biotechnology-derived product that stimulates red blood cell production; RISPERDAL oral (risperidone), a medication that treats the symptoms of schizophrenia, bipolar mania and irritability associated with autistic behavior in indicated patients, RISPERDAL CONSTA (risperidone), a long-acting injectable, and INVEGA (paliperdone) Extended-Release tablets, for the treatment of schizophrenia; LEVAQUIN (levofloxacin) and FLOXIN (ofloxacin), both in the anti-infective field; CONCERTA (methylphenidate HCl), a product for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ACIPHEX/PARIET, a proton pump inhibitor co-marketed with Eisai Inc.; and DURAGESIC/Fentanyl Transdermal (fentanyl transdermal system, sold outside the U.S. as DUROGESIC), a treatment for chronic pain that offers a novel delivery system. Medical Devices and Diagnostics The Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment includes a range of products distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers, used principally in the professional fields by physicians, nurses, therapists, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and clinics. These products include Cordis' circulatory disease management products; DePuy's orthopaedic joint reconstruction, spinal care and sports medicine products; Ethicon's surgical care and women's health products; Ethicon Endo-Surgery's minimally invasive surgical products; LifeScan's blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery products; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics' professional diagnostic products and Vistakon's disposable contact lenses.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals and nutritional products. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceuticals and Nutritionals. - The Nutritionals segment is operated through the company's subsidiary Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (Mead Johnson). - The Pharmaceuticals segment is made up of the global pharmaceutical and international consumer medicines business.

Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a holistic planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to millions with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. The company manages billion of dollars of investments owned by its clients and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses. Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance).

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions worldwide. It offers its customers hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs), flash-based embedded storage products for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook PCs, security surveillance systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes, and other products. Western Digital solutions are marketed under the G-Technology(r), HGST, SanDisk(r), Tegile(r), Upthere(r) and WD(r) brands. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

NCR Corporation (NCR) is a technology company that provides products and services, which enable businesses to connect, interact and transact with their customers. NCR's portfolio of self-service and assisted-service solutions serve customers in the financial services, retail, hospitality, travel and gaming, and entertainment industries and include automated teller machines (ATMs). The Company operates in fits segments: Financial Services, Retail Solutions, Entertainment, and Emerging Industries. On August 24, 2011, NCR completed the acquisition of Radiant Systems Inc. (Radiant), a provider of multichannel point-of-sale and managed hosted service solutions to the hospitality and specialty retail industries. On December 23, 2011, it sold its healthcare solutions business, including its MediKiosk patient access software, NCR Payment Manager, Patient Portal, Patient Tracking, Physician Referral, and eForms software solutions, to Quadramed Corporation. NCR was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, USA.