MINNEAPOLIS --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2014-- Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, will host its 26th annual Healthcare Conference in New York on December 2-3, 2014 .

The Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference will feature senior management teams from nearly 300 leading public and private companies delivering presentations to an audience of more than 1,500 institutional investors, equity portfolio managers and research analysts. The two-day event will also be complemented by more than 2,600 private one-on-one meetings with company management. Presenting companies represent several healthcare sectors, including: biotechnology and specialty pharmaceuticals, medical technology, life sciences tools and diagnostics, and healthcare services and IT.

Highlighting the conference will be several panel discussions featuring industry experts, physicians and academicians:

• Challenging Clinical Trial Results
• HBV: Emerging Therapeutics, the Next HCV?
• Heart Failure
• Hemophilia, Gene Therapy in the Crosshairs
• Infectious Disease
• New Therapeutics for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Panel
• Senior Living

“Piper Jaffray has a longstanding commitment to the healthcare industry,” said Michael Cox , head of Piper Jaffray equity research. “This year's conference will be a great opportunity for investors to connect with management from leading healthcare companies and learn about the forward-growth prospects that will be key to investing strategies in the new year.”

Company and investor participation in the conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative. General and research-related media inquiries should be directed to analystmediarelations@pjc.com . All other media inquiries should be directed to Pamela Steensland at pamela.k.steensland@pjc.com .

Information as of November 25, 2014 . Subject to change.

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