Needham analyst Serge Belanger says that while 2016 kicked off with "the wrong kind of bang" for specialty pharma/biopharma equities, with the unraveling of the rollup strategies espoused by Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) and Endo (ENDP) and the political rhetoric around drug pricing as headwinds throughout the year, the election outcome provides a more positive outlook for 2017. Nonetheless, the analyst believes the political uncertainty around drug pricing is likely to remain an ongoing but diminished concern with the new administration. Additionally, he expects some of the proposed tax changes of the new administration to be key drivers for driving M&A volumes in 2017 and beyond. Belanger believes this bodes well for companies in the classic spec pharma therapeutics areas that have historically benefited from consolidation, and said his top picks for 2017 are AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG) and Corium (CORI).