ABOUT FIERCE VANGUARD GALA
Three Honors. One Celebration.
The Fierce Vanguard Gala brings together three of Fierce’s most prestigious award programs – Fierce 50, Fierce 15 and Fierce Innovation Awards – for one definitive celebration of the people and ideas transforming the industry.
THE FIERCE 50
The Leaders Shaping the Future
The Fierce 50 showcases the individuals and companies driving advancements in medicine, fostering new ideas, and shaping the future of biopharma and healthcare.
Handpicked by the editors of Fierce Life Sciences and Healthcare, these are the individuals and organizations pushing boundaries and driving change in healthcare delivery, drug development, research and beyond.
50 Leaders Driving Meaningful Change.
THE FIERCE 15
The Companies to Watch
The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being “Fierce” – championing bold thinking and creativity even in the face of intense competition.
Selected by the Fierce Biotech editorial team, we showcase the top 15 emerging biotechs, the companies we think are going to have the greatest impact on the industry in the years to come.
15 companies poised to change what's possible.
THE FIERCE INNOVATORS
The Innovators Changing the Industry
The Fierce Innovation Awards showcase outstanding innovation that is driving improvements and transforming the industry.
Selected through nominations, our expert panel of judges choose the companies demonstrating innovative solutions that have the greatest potential to create efficiencies, engage patients, or revolutionize the industry.
Bold Ideas. Breakthrough Solutions.
Meet the Fierce Editorial Team
Ayla Ellison
Editor–in-Chief
Fierce Life Sciences and Healthcare
Ayla Ellson oversees editorial direction of Fierce Biotech, Pharma, Healthcare and Medtech. Prior to joining Questex in October 2022, Ayla was vice president and editor-in-chief of Becker’s Healthcare, a media company based in Chicago. Ayla received her JD from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Heather Landi
Executive Editor
Fierce Healthcare
Heather Landi is an executive editor at Fierce Healthcare, responsible for the entire daily Fierce Healthcare brand and related team of editors. She previously served as senior editor, overseeing the team’s coverage of health IT and digital health news. With more than nine years of experience in the business-to-business media space, Heather has explored topics such as investments in the virtual care market, interoperability policies and the increasing integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya
Senior Writer
Fierce Healthcare
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya is a senior writer at Fierce Healthcare primarily covering health equity and the structural failures of healthcare delivery systems. She has covered COVID-19, the opioid epidemic and New York City's public health system for newsrooms like Fortune, KFF Health News and The CITY. Anastassia is a graduate of the Toni Stabile investigative program at Columbia Journalism School.
