The atmosphere at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference was muted this year, without any big deal news, or any substantial news at all. At first the quiet opening on 13 January was unsettling, but over the course of the meeting the undercurrent shifted to a sense that the pharmaceutical industry is on solid footing as it moves into a new decade, executing on focused business strategies.
A Muted J.P. Morgan, But The Focus Is Execution – And That's Good News
A lack of deal news at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference didn't excite investors, but industry is confidently executing on focused strategies as it welcomes a new decade. The persistent overhang is US drug pricing and political uncertainty.

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