MONDAY, jan 12
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM PST

Welcome remarks

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8:05 AM - 8:25 AM PST

Reclaiming lost ground — with Mike Doustdar

Maziar Mike Doustdar faced a daunting task when he took the reins as CEO of Novo Nordisk in August. The pharma didn’t hold onto its early lead in obesity, and needed big swings to right the ship. While the company lost its bid to steal away Metsera, Doustdar has promised to be assertive in resetting the Danish drug giant. He'll talk with executive editor Drew Armstrong about what comes next

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Mike Doustdar

Mike Doustdar

President & CEO
Novo Nordisk A/S

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
8:25 AM - 8:50 AM PST

The dealmaking forecast for 2026

While much of the biotech world has faced fluctuating fortunes in 2025, dealmaking has continued at a strong pace through the year. M&A in particular has been strong, ending 2025 with several $10 billion-plus acquisitions. Industry leaders join John Carroll to discuss how these trends will likely to play out in the year ahead.

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PwC
Roel van den Akker

Roel van den Akker

Principal, US Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Deals Leader
Sponsored Speaker
PwC US

Rachna Khosla

Rachna Khosla

SVP, Head of Business Development
Amgen

Nicholas Donoghoe

Nicholas Donoghoe

EVP, Chief Business & Strategy Officer
AbbVie

Elizabeth Naldi-Jacob

Elizabeth Naldi-Jacob

VP & Head, HQ Transactions & Corporate Development
Merck

John Carroll

John Carroll

Founder & Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM PST

From antivenom to antibodies - funding CSL's second century of global biotech innovation

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CSL
Stephen Pitt

Stephen Pitt

Head of Search & External Innovation
Sponsored Speaker
CSL
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM PST

The IPO — Re-opening the markets with Heather Turner

LB Pharmaceuticals went public in September 2025 in the first big biotech listing in the US since the previous February. CEO Heather Turner will give a behind-the-scenes look at the why and how. 

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Heather Turner

Heather Turner

CEO
LB Pharmaceuticals Inc

Kyle LaHucik

Kyle LaHucik

Senior Reporter
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM PST

2026: The new priorities in oncology R&D and diagnostics

Over the past year we’ve seen several top R&D groups shift strategy in oncology. What’s driving these changes and what’s ahead in 2026 that will continue to shape the industry’s investment in experimental cancer therapies and diagnostics? Top execs will review the oncology landscape that lies ahead.

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Foundation Medicine
Dan Malarek

Dan Malarek

CEO
Sponsored Speaker
Foundation Medicine

Puja Sapra

Puja Sapra

SVP, Biologics Engineering & Oncology Targeted Discovery
AstraZeneca

John Connolly

John Connolly

Chief Scientific Officer
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

Yusri Elsayed

Yusri Elsayed

SVP, Global Head of Oncology Therapeutic Area, R&D
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

John Carroll

John Carroll

Founder & Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM PST

In conversation with GSK’s Tony Wood

GSK has a new CEO taking over on January 1. But its science is staying the course and Chief Scientific Officer Tony Wood is staying put. Hear how he navigates organizational change and what comes next for the pharma’s pipeline. 

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Tony Wood

Tony Wood

Chief Scientific Officer
GSK

Andrew Dunn

Andrew Dunn

Senior Biopharma Correspondent
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM PST

From data to differentiation: How the future is transforming customer and patient experiences

Join experts from Slalom and Salesforce to hear how AI and data-driven strategies can address business needs, drive innovation and productivity, and deliver a patient-focused experience. They'll explore how hyper-personalization can help healthcare & life science companies accelerate their work.

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Salesforce and Slalom
Johanna DeYoung

Johanna DeYoung

Global Industry Lead, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Slalom

Joe Ferraro

Joe Ferraro

VP of Product
Salesforce

Harsh Gandhi

Harsh Gandhi

Global Head of Commercial Excellence & Digital Marketing Technologies
AstraZeneca

Anh Duong

Anh Duong

Director, Global Life Sciences
Moderator
Slalom
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM PST

Rare disease at the new-look FDA

Staff turnover, delays and general confusion have been a hallmark of the Trump Administration’s FDA — even as it promises to streamline the process for rare disease drugs. Companies in the crosshairs join Endpoints to share how they’re navigating the shifting environment.

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Hilary Marston

Hilary Marston

Principal, Drugs & Biologics
Canal Row Advisors

Reenie McCarthy

Reenie McCarthy

CEO
Stealth BioTherapeutics

Curran Simpson

Curran Simpson

President & CEO
REGENXBIO

Lei Lei Wu

Lei Lei Wu

Reporter
Moderator
Endpoints News
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM PST

Lessons in category creation: In conversation with Tarsus CEO Bobby Azamian

Tarsus CEO Bobby Azamian has helped pioneer a new category of medicine with the success of XDEMVY, the first FDA-approved treatment for Demodex blepharitis, a common but underserved eye condition affecting about 25 million Americans. In this conversation, we'll explore Tarsus' momentum and its unique approach to identifying the white spaces in health care to address unmet patient needs at scale. 

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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Bobby Azamian

Bobby Azamian

Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman
Sponsored Speaker
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

Arsalan Arif

Arsalan Arif

CEO
Moderator
Endpoints News
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Manufacturing during global policy uncertainty

In the face of tariff threats, large biopharmas spent the past year announcing new US-based manufacturing hubs. Global supply chains are realigning. How are companies handling the uncertainty?

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Fujifilm
Victor Bulto

Victor Bulto

President, US
Novartis

Lars Petersen

Lars Petersen

President & CEO
Sponsored Speaker
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

Karin Shanahan

Karin Shanahan

EVP, Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer
Bristol Myers Squibb

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM PST

Taking stock of M&A with Eric Tokat

Eric Tokat, Co-President of Investment Banking at Centerview Partners, joins us to share his perspective on deals done in 2025 and the outlook for 2026.

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Eric Tokat

Eric Tokat

Co-President
Centerview Partners

Andrew Dunn

Andrew Dunn

Senior Biopharma Correspondent
Moderator
Endpoints News

TUESDAY, jan 13
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM PST

Welcome remarks

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8:05 AM - 8:20 AM PST

The deal — with Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch

CEO Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch led Vigil Neuroscience through its acquisition by Sanofi. Now, she’s heading up another neuroscience company: Draig Therapeutics. She’ll break down how the Vigil deal came together and how she decided what came next.

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Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch

Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch

President & CEO
Draig Therapeutics

Kyle LaHucik

Kyle LaHucik

Senior Reporter
Moderator
Endpoints News
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM PST

Achieving the promise of biosimilars: A conversation with Shreehas Tambe

Join us for a conversation with Shreehas Tambe, CEO and MD of Biocon Biologics. We’ll explore his vision for the future of biosimilars, the barriers that must be overcome to expand access, and the promise biosimilars have to deliver critical, affordable medicines for the world's most pressing healthcare needs, including diabetes care and the rapidly growing “diabesity” market.

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Biocon Biologics
Shreehas Tambe

Shreehas Tambe

CEO & Managing Director
Sponsored Speaker
Biocon Biologics

Arsalan Arif

Arsalan Arif

CEO
Moderator
Endpoints News
8:40 AM - 9:05 AM PST

AI, talent wars and the biopharma workforce

AI is everywhere in biopharma. But it’s everywhere else, too — and the talent wars are on. Can the biopharma industry compete with big tech?

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Vijay Pande

Vijay Pande

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
VZVC

Brent Saunders

Brent Saunders

Chairman & CEO
Bausch + Lomb

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM PST

Charting biotech's course for 2026

Catalent President and CEO, Alessandro Maselli, and John Carroll will look ahead at what might be coming for biotech in 2026. Hear their predictions for the industry's next year.

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Catalent
Alessandro Maselli

Alessandro Maselli

President & CEO
Sponsored Speaker
Catalent

John Carroll

John Carroll

Founder & Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM PST

In conversation with Nobel Laureate Fred Ramsdell

Hear from the newly minted Nobel winner about his award-winning research and the relationship between biotech and basic science.

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Fred Ramsdell

Fred Ramsdell

Nobel Laureate & Scientific Advisor
Sonoma Biotherapeutics

Lei Lei Wu

Lei Lei Wu

Reporter
Moderator
Endpoints News
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM PST

In conversation with Vir Bio CEO Marianne De Backer

Biotech in 2025 was anything but predictable. Market volatility, regulatory shifts, and financing headwinds have reshaped the industry, demanding bold leadership. Join Marianne De Backer, CEO of Vir Biotechnology, as she shares how Vir Bio is navigating uncertainty in the macroenvironment while driving corporate evolution and charting a course in immune-oncology.

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Vir
Marianne De Backer

Marianne De Backer

CEO
Sponsored Speaker
Vir Biotechnology

John Carroll

John Carroll

Founder & Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM PST

What’s the mood in biopharma?

Endpoints readers are the most in-the-know group of biopharma leaders around — and they’re sharing their perspectives through our new Biopharma Sentiment Index. We’ll share exclusive insights from the survey about where experts think the industry is and where it's going.

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Tom Randall

Tom Randall

Head of Endpoints Signal
Endpoints News

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM PST

Light-controlled biomanufacturing for next gen biologics — with Prolific Machines CEO Deniz Kent

Prolific Machines' light-controlled platform unlocks breakthroughs in manufacturability, COGS and even therapeutic performance. Based on Prolific’s work across active pipeline programs, CEO and Co-Founder, Deniz Kent, will explain why light-controlled manufacturing is inevitable for highly efficacious, complex biologics to reach patients — and how integrating this plug-in technology can give asset owners and CDMOs a decisive edge in developing next-generation pipelines.

To view materials from this Executive Spotlight, click here.

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Prolific Machines
Deniz Kent

Deniz Kent

Co-Founder & CEO
Sponsored Speaker
Prolific Machines
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM PST

Scaling transformative innovation across therapeutic frontiers

Gilead Sciences is pursuing an ambitious vision: to deliver more than ten transformative therapies by 2030. Join Gilead’s Chief Medical Officer, Dietmar Berger, MD, PhD, for a conversation on how the company is broadening and diversifying its portfolio across virology, oncology and inflammation. He’ll discuss Gilead’s strategic evolution, from its long-standing leadership in HIV and viral hepatitis to its growing strength in cancer and inflammatory diseases.

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Gilead
Dietmar Berger

Dietmar Berger

Chief Medical Officer
Sponsored Speaker
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM PST

The view from China — with Frank Jiang

China’s leading drug developer, Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, has spent the past year doing deals with US and European companies. We’ll talk with Chief Strategy Officer Frank Jiang about how the company is thinking about its role on the global stage.

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Frank Jiang

Frank Jiang

EVP, Chief Strategy Officer
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM PST

Leaning into disruption — with Robert Nelsen

ARCH Venture Partners Co-Founder Robert Nelsen is one of biotech’s most prolific and outspoken investors. He’ll sit down with Endpoints News to share his outlook on the industry’s biggest issues — from AI to China — and look ahead to next year.

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Robert Nelsen

Robert Nelsen

Co-Founder & Managing Director
ARCH Venture Partners

Andrew Dunn

Andrew Dunn

Senior Biopharma Correspondent
Moderator
Endpoints News
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM PST

Reporters roundtable

Join Endpoints reporters and editors to recap the JPM conference and make predictions for the year ahead.

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Andrew Dunn

Andrew Dunn

Senior Biopharma Correspondent
Endpoints News

Kyle LaHucik

Kyle LaHucik

Biotech correspondent
Endpoints News

Lei Lei Wu

Lei Lei Wu

News Reporter
Endpoints News

Max Bayer

Max Bayer

Pharma Reporter
Endpoints News

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Endpoints at #JPM26 networking reception featuring Post-Hoc Live — Live!

Join us for an invite-only networking reception and live taping of the Post-Hoc Live podcast as we wrap up our Endpoints at #JPM26 programming. Connect with colleagues and our newsroom to compare notes from the week’s sessions and share early takeaways over drinks and light bites. RSVP required.

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Otsuka
Tarek Rabah

Tarek Rabah

President & CEO
Presenting Speaker
Otsuka North America Pharmaceutical Business

Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan

Founder & CEO
Flagship Pioneering

Drew Armstrong

Drew Armstrong

Executive Editor
Moderator
Endpoints News