Bristol Myers Squibb to Highlight Long-Term Growth Strategy at J.P. Morgan’s 40th Annual Healthcare Conference - Seite 3

Company and Webcast Information

Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the J.P. Morgan presentation at http://investor.bms.com. Materials related to the presentation will be available at the same website at the start of the live webcast. An archived edition of the presentation will be available later that day.

Corporate-Financial News

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