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
An update on the pharma industry’s reshoring effort
Apr 03, 2026
Pulse check on Lilly's GLP-1 fortunes
Mar 27, 2026
Avoiding 11th hour surprises in clinical trials (Sponsored)
Mar 23, 2026
What Xaira is building after its $1B fundraise
Mar 20, 2026
Patent expirations push biopharma industry toward a tougher 2026
Mar 13, 2026
As AI evolves, the modern R&D lab is changing
Mar 06, 2026
How physiology powers biotech innovation (Sponsored)
Mar 02, 2026
Autoimmune CAR-T: Navigating the FDA’s new regulatory playbook
Feb 27, 2026
Inside the sterile fill capacity crunch (Sponsored)
Feb 23, 2026
Trump's tariff threats, measured by manufacturing
Feb 20, 2026
Why patient access must keep pace with drug innovation (Sponsored)
Feb 16, 2026
What were the biggest clinical trial flops of 2025?
Feb 13, 2026
Community oncology’s growing role in the future of cancer care (Sponsored)
Feb 09, 2026
The biggest potential drug launches of 2026
Feb 06, 2026
How Mirum is Advancing Rare Disease Care Through Strategic M&A (Sponsored)
Feb 03, 2026
Why human expertise still matters in AI-driven med comms (Sponsored)
Feb 02, 2026
Biopharma's rebound keeping pace so far
Jan 30, 2026
JPM26: Sunshine, AI and the deals that weren't
Jan 23, 2026
From approval to value: Why evidence storytelling now matters (Sponsored)
Jan 19, 2026
Drug approvals went from crawl to sprint in 2025
Jan 16, 2026
Putting patients first: from buzzword to business imperative (Sponsored)
Jan 12, 2026
Beyond the AI hype: How life sciences can turn agents into a competitive advantage (Sponsored)
Jan 12, 2026
China’s biotech moment goes global, Zai Lab exec says (Sponsored)
Jan 12, 2026
Biopharma CEOs assess the road ahead in 2026
Jan 09, 2026
A year in review and what 2026 holds for biopharma and healthcare
Dec 19, 2025
From data to decisions: how Walgreens is powering smarter pharma strategies (Sponsored)
Dec 08, 2025
The biopharma dealmaking landscape and what to expect in 2026
Dec 05, 2025
Advocacy, access and the future of cancer care take center stage in new Health Matters episode (Sponsored)
Dec 01, 2025
2025’s Fiercest Women in Life Sciences are changing the game
Nov 21, 2025
Bayer’s collaborative model: Breaking silos to accelerate impact (Sponsored)
Nov 17, 2025
Inside Foresight’s mission to redefine cancer monitoring (Sponsored)
Nov 17, 2025
Biopharma industry gathers momentum in Q3
Nov 14, 2025
PreCheck pulse check: What the industry is saying about FDA’s production initiative
Nov 07, 2025
How Pharma Can Build Trust and Reach Patients in Health Marketplaces (Sponsored)
Nov 03, 2025
Biotech Graveyard
Oct 31, 2025
Fierce 15: Where are they now?
Oct 24, 2025
Salesforce’s Mark Sullivan: AI and agentic systems will redefine life sciences (Sponsored)
Oct 20, 2025
Unpacking the FDA transparency push on CRLs
Oct 17, 2025
How Boehringer Ingelheim is buttressing its US business
Oct 10, 2025
AI is changing drug safety, but governance sets the guardrails (Sponsored)
Oct 06, 2025
A whirlwind week for pharma
Oct 03, 2025
Fierce Biotech's Fierce 15
Sep 26, 2025
Rebuilding trust in pharma in the age of misinformation
Sep 19, 2025
Schrödinger taps AI to speed drug discovery (Sponsored)
Sep 15, 2025
Inside the commercial growing pains of hemophilia gene therapies
Sep 12, 2025
A rare kind of leadership, 30 years in the making
Sep 05, 2025
Former FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb talks drug pricing, access and innovation (Sponsored)
Sep 01, 2025
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