Another ‘JPM Week’ nears: Here’s my roadmap for biotech’s annual SF gathering

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Here we go again: My ‘JPM Week’ preview

San Francisco imagery tied to upcoming JPM conference
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Starting Sunday, the biopharma world descends on San Francisco for a nonstop week of public and private company presentations, closed-door business meetings, networking schmooze-a-thons, fancy dinners, and late-night cocktail parties. 

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“JPM Week” is an indispensable January pilgrimage for the biopharma tribe where news is made — sources gab — and deals get done. It’s also a bloated biotech bacchanalia that rarely justifies the expense or lives up to the hype. 

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