JPM23 squawk box: What’s changing – and what isn’t – at big healthcare companies

Besides the 8,000 or so who attend the sessions at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, another roughly 40,000 come just for JPM week. They shuttle among the city’s many hotels to participate in various meetings, both public and private.

A gathering that took place a few blocks from JPM on Tuesday featured a premier group of these executives. They offered a 360-degree view of the challenges and opportunities facing the life sciences sector, as well as global healthcare companies’ role in the evolving innovation ecosystem. Below is a sampling of their comments: