The Top Line

By Fierce Life Sciences

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Biopharma and medtech explained. Every week, journalists from Fierce Biotech, Fierce Medtech, and Fierce Pharma recount the latest industry trends and why they matter. We'll analyze the week's biggest business news, from mergers and marketing to drug R&D and device development. Available every Friday morning. 


Episode Date
Big Pharma bounces back in Q2
Aug 22, 2025
The battle of the obesity drug heavyweights
Aug 15, 2025
Is Trump’s MFN pricing order more bark than bite?
Aug 08, 2025
Rebuilding trust: compassionate communication and public health (Sponsored)
Aug 04, 2025
Untangling Sarepta’s gene therapy fallout and a growing trust deficit
Aug 01, 2025
Making sense of China’s R&D ascent
Jul 25, 2025
AI, mentorship and finding your voice in pharma marketing
Jul 18, 2025
Biopharma layoffs aren't letting up
Jul 11, 2025
Peter Pitts talks FDA direction, industry communication (Sponsored)
Jul 08, 2025
Teva’s CEO shares ‘Pivot to Growth’ progress
Jun 27, 2025
AbbVie, ADCs and the future of cancer care
Jun 20, 2025
Inside Fierce Medtech's Fierce 15
Jun 13, 2025
Inside ASCO 2025: Big data drops and a towering campaign
Jun 06, 2025
Forging the future of cell therapy: Bayer and BlueRock’s unique journey (Sponsored)
Jun 02, 2025
Science-led storytelling takes center stage in pharma communications (Sponsored)
Jun 02, 2025
Biopharma briefing: Q1 trends, gene therapy updates and ASCO preview
May 30, 2025
A Fierce breakdown of the 'most favored nation' executive order
May 16, 2025
Angela Hwang on her pivot from Big Pharma to biotech
May 09, 2025
ElevAAte and the push for East Asian American leaders in biopharma
May 02, 2025
Angus on Angus: A Fierce oncology discussion
Apr 25, 2025
Navigating Trump’s tariffs for pharma
Apr 18, 2025
Q1 biopharma layoff trends, plus expectations for Q2
Apr 11, 2025
A closer look at pharma's top R&D budgets
Apr 04, 2025
What diversity means in medtech
Mar 28, 2025
5 Key Questions About Precision Patient Marketing—Answered (Sponsored)
Mar 24, 2025
A closer look at pharma’s top patent losses in 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Agenus CMO touts immunotherapy advances on The Top Line
Mar 17, 2025
Breaking down pharma’s fourth-quarter sales boom
Mar 14, 2025
Inside the Future of Aseptic Manufacturing with GRAM (Sponsored)
Mar 10, 2025
Bridging the gap from clinical trials to real-life HIV care (Sponsored)
Mar 10, 2025
A look at biotech's biggest money raisers of 2024
Mar 07, 2025
Research reveals ‘ticking DNA clock’ behind Huntington’s disease
Feb 28, 2025
What were the biggest clinical trial flops of 2024?
Feb 21, 2025
A heartwarming roundup of cardiovascular news and most-loved stories
Feb 14, 2025
Looking ahead at the most anticipated drug launches of 2025
Feb 07, 2025
What to expect from the biotech IPO market in 2025
Jan 31, 2025
Recapping the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Jan 24, 2025
Fierce's forecasts for the next year in biopharma
Jan 17, 2025
An additional treatment option with TAGRISSO® (osimertinib) (Sponsored)
Jan 10, 2025
Breaking down the 55 new drug approvals of 2024
Jan 10, 2025
Fierce 50 honorees look ahead: AI, rural health, antibiotic resistance, maternal care and more
Dec 20, 2024
Novo Nordisk’s chief scientific officer looks to the future of GLP-1s
Dec 13, 2024
What can we learn from 2024’s biotech IPOs?
Dec 06, 2024
Meet 2024’s fiercest women in life sciences
Nov 22, 2024
Misconduct and the future of neurodegenerative disease research
Nov 15, 2024
Dig into this year’s Fierce Biotech Graveyard, layoff numbers
Nov 08, 2024
Drug pricing and the 2024 presidential election
Nov 01, 2024
Discover Turbine’s way to build avatars true to patient biology [Sponsored]
Oct 28, 2024
The pulse of the medtech industry
Oct 25, 2024
Where are they now? Catching up with past Fierce 15 honorees
Oct 18, 2024
Revolutionizing gene therapy logistics with Cryoport's Elite solution [Sponsored]
Oct 14, 2024
A revival in neuro therapeutics
Oct 11, 2024
Breaking down BIOSECURE—Industry implications and what comes next
Oct 04, 2024
ESMO, WCLC lung cancer data spark hope—and debate
Sep 27, 2024
Recapping Digital Pharma East 2024
Sep 20, 2024
A closer look at the Fierce 50
Sep 13, 2024
A look at flu vaccine manufacturing and supply in the post-pandemic era
Sep 06, 2024
Driving flu vaccine uptake in the post-pandemic era
Aug 29, 2024
The Crucial Role of HEK293 DNA Quantification in Biotherapeutics [Sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories]
Aug 26, 2024
What Chevron’s overturn means for biopharma
Aug 23, 2024
The TROP2 race for supremacy
Aug 16, 2024
A closer look at Fierce Biotech's Fierce 15
Aug 09, 2024
What 'The Next Berlin Patient' and a PrEP’s 100% efficacy mean for HIV drug development
Aug 02, 2024
Fierce 15: Where are they now?
Jul 26, 2024
Former FTC director weighs in on Novo's $16.5B deal with Catalent
Jul 19, 2024
Find out what to expect from the PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference (Sponsored by Parenteral Drug Association)
Jul 15, 2024
A look at Big Pharma’s top-paid CEOs
Jul 12, 2024
The best biopharma M&A deals
Jun 28, 2024
A closer look at 'friend-shoring' and the drug shortage challenge
Jun 21, 2024
Inside this year’s ASCO: Biggest data drops, trends and the best exhibit booth
Jun 14, 2024
A look at the top 10 pharma drug ad spenders
Jun 07, 2024
A cell therapy reckoning
May 31, 2024
Automation, decentralization and the future of CAR-Ts: Advancements in cell & gene therapy manufacturing (Part III)
May 24, 2024
[Sponsored] Opportunities & Challenges of Digital Pathology Adoption in CDx Development
May 22, 2024
[Sponsored] Unlocking health equity: The promise of digital health technologies
May 20, 2024
Advancements in cell & gene therapy manufacturing (Part II)
May 17, 2024
Fulfilling the promise of cell & gene therapies through manufacturing (Part I)
May 10, 2024
A closer look at 2023's top biopharma deals and what lies ahead
May 03, 2024
A look at pharma revenue rankings
Apr 26, 2024
Winning formulas for the best biotech and drug names
Apr 19, 2024
[Sponsored] What does the future of specialist distribution look like?
Apr 15, 2024
Deep dive: Biopharma layoffs in Q1
Apr 12, 2024
The unrecognized threat of PAD
Apr 05, 2024
The top money raisers in biotech
Mar 29, 2024
A closer look at European biotech investment in 2024
Mar 22, 2024
Inclusivity in psoriasis trials with Takeda
Mar 15, 2024
Fierce Medtech's Fierce 15
Mar 08, 2024
[Sponsored] A Person-Centered Approach to Achieving Long-Term Success
Mar 04, 2024
CAR-T boxed warnings: What comes next?
Mar 01, 2024
Breaking down Eli Lilly’s ESG formula
Feb 23, 2024
Gene editing's next act
Feb 16, 2024
The most anticipated drug launches of 2024
Feb 09, 2024
[Sponsored] Turning information into outcomes with MedThink Communications
Feb 05, 2024
[Sponsored] Talking technology and collaboration with Cytiva
Feb 05, 2024
Navigating the future of medical AI
Feb 02, 2024
Closing the $1 trillion women’s health gap
Jan 26, 2024
A closer look at the bounty of new drug approvals in 2023
Jan 19, 2024
The year in biotech
Dec 22, 2023
[Sponsored] Addressing the evolving needs of pharma for CDx development
Dec 20, 2023
A closer look at the Fierce 50
Dec 15, 2023