Highlights from JP Morgan 2026

Accelerating Health Care Innovation in 2026
As our understanding of disease grows, so does the pace of health care innovations, from personalized medicine and smart devices to AI advancements. How the industry manages these changes—plus historical ones like the supply chain—is creating new possibilities.
  • Accelerating Health Care Innovation in 2026
    Accelerating Health Care Innovation in 2026
    Accelerating Health Care Innovation in 2026
    As our understanding of disease grows, so does the pace of health care innovations, from personalized medicine and smart devices to AI advancements. How the industry manages these changes—plus historical ones like the supply chain—is creating new possibilities.
  • Digital & AI: Separating Reality from Hype
    Digital & AI: Separating Reality from Hype
    Digital & AI: Separating Reality from Hype
    Digital and AI solutions dominated conversations at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this year. But how much of it is just wishful thinking? A panel of experts contemplated how far we’ve really come and the new solutions technology provides.
  • Charting the Way Forward in Health Care
    Charting the Way Forward in Health Care
    Charting the Way Forward in Health Care
    Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan and BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser shared insights from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, along with predictions for where health care is headed in 2026 and beyond.
  • Changing Cancer Care at Scale
    Changing Cancer Care at Scale
    Changing Cancer Care at Scale
    Xavier Avat of Moffitt Cancer Center explains how scaling AI and digitized workflows can cut weeks from cancer care timelines and improve patient outcomes.
  • Clinical-Grade AI Drives New Models of Care
    Clinical-Grade AI Drives New Models of Care
    Clinical-Grade AI Drives New Models of Care
    Munjal Shah of Hippocratic AI explains how AI enables innovative approaches to prevention, follow-up, and patient access.
  • Reimagining Access with Long-Acting Treatments
    Reimagining Access with Long-Acting Treatments
    Reimagining Access with Long-Acting Treatments
    Christophe Douat, CEO of Medincell, explains how long-acting injectables can improve adherence, lower costs, and expand access to care in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Partnering to Unlock AI’s Next Wave in Health Care
    Partnering to Unlock AI’s Next Wave in Health Care
    Partnering to Unlock AI’s Next Wave in Health Care
    Munjal Shah of Hippocratic AI, and BCG’s Ashkan Afkhami discuss how BCG and Hippocratic's collaboration aims to move generative AI from experimentation to scaled impact across life sciences and health care.
  • When Neurological Disease Outpaces the Care Model
    When Neurological Disease Outpaces the Care Model
    When Neurological Disease Outpaces the Care Model
    As stroke and dementia rates rise worldwide, Moleac CEO David Picard discusses why existing care pathways leave too many patients behind—and where science can still change outcomes.
  • Value Creation as the Test for AI in Health Care
    Value Creation as the Test for AI in Health Care
    Value Creation as the Test for AI in Health Care
    For AI success, health care companies need to be on board with the value creation that the technology can achieve, says BCG’s Sabrina Kristic.
  • How Actionable Hormone Data Can Transform Women’s Health
    How Actionable Hormone Data Can Transform Women’s Health
    How Actionable Hormone Data Can Transform Women’s Health

Bringing Our Expertise to J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026

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Biopharma
BCG partners with the world’s leading biopharma companies to advance breakthrough science, accelerate innovation, and deliver life-changing medicines and therapies. Digital and AI are powerful enablers, helping firms bring scientific discoveries to market faster, enhance manufacturing and supply chains, and revolutionize how they engage with patients and providers.
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Medical Devices and Technology
Digital and advanced technologies are transforming every aspect of the medtech industry by accelerating product innovation, enhancing precision, changing sales models, and reshaping how care is delivered. BCG works with medtech leaders to harness these shifts—improving R&D, optimizing commercial models, and building more agile, efficient operations.
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Health Care Providers, Systems & Services
Digital technology means that care is increasingly shifting from traditional settings to outpatient facilities—or to the home. Data and analytics are making health care providers more agile and innovative, and fostering ecosystems of players that can join forces to transform care. And payers are increasingly focused on partnering with providers and patients to improve health outcomes efficiently. BCG helps providers make sense of these changes and identify opportunities in a rapidly evolving sector.

Meet Our Experts

Ashkan Afkhami

Managing Director & Senior Partner
Brooklyn

Vikram Aggarwal

Managing Director & Partner
Global Sector Leader, Medical Devices and Technology
New York

Priya Chandran

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Global Sector Leader, Biopharmaceuticals
New Jersey

Daniel Gorlin

Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Sector Leader, Health Care Payers, Providers, Systems & Services
Chicago

Sabrina Kristic

Managing Director & Partner
Frankfurt

Bob Lavoie

Managing Director & Senior Partner
New York

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference?
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is the industry’s largest healthcare investment symposium, taking place each year.
When is the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference?
The event will be held January 12–15, 2026.
Where is the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference?
It takes place in San Francisco, California.

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