The Top Line
Fierce Life Sciences
Fierce Biotech and Pharma journalists break down weekly biopharma and medtech business news.
Why we picked this
We picked The Top Line for its no-nonsense weekly accounting of biopharma and medtech business. Three Fierce journalists track mergers, R&D pipelines, and regulatory shifts with a practitioner’s eye for how policy hits the income statement. The show trades hype for operational specifics—supply-chain margins, tariff exposure, the capital consequences of drug-pricing reform. Listeners who want industry logic, not health-technology boosterism, will find the feed earns its weekly slot.
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.
Recent episodes
Novo Nordisk’s CFO on the oral Wegovy rollout and beyond
Aug 7, 202620 min
The next frontier in patient support: Connected data, AI and personalized engagement (Sponsored)
Aug 6, 202626 min
Inside Noble’s connected approach to patient support (Sponsored)
Aug 3, 202615 min
Psychedelics, peptides and GLP-1s
Jul 31, 202625 min
GSK’s first lung cancer approval, a new IPO path and more
Jul 24, 202611 min
Why modern clinical trials need a finance-first strategy (Sponsored)
Jul 20, 202617 min
5 emerging biotech hubs
Jul 17, 202624 min
Operating at the speed of science: The new medical affairs playbook (Sponsored)
Jul 14, 202622 min
Decision readiness is the next AI advantage (Sponsored)
Jul 13, 202618 min
A $10B deal, China trial scrutiny and highlights from ADA 2026
Jul 10, 202624 min
The deal before the deal
Jun 26, 202641 min
FDA Breakthrough Therapy and RMAT: Strategic Decisions That Can Accelerate Oncology Development (Sponsored)
Jun 16, 202620 min
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