PALO ALTO — Each January, hundreds of companies flock to San Francisco for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the signature industry event that brings together movers, shakers and dealmakers to build a playbook for the year ahead. Over e-mail, The Recorder caught up with San Francisco Ropes & Gray corporate partners Ryan Murr and Scott Elliott, who reflected on the buzz coming out of last week’s summit.

What were two of the biggest takeaways from the J.P. Morgan Conference that you expect to guide the coming year?