{"podcast":{"title":"BioTalk Unzipped","slug":"biotalk-unzipped-6702602","podcast_index_feed_id":6702602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/biotalk-unzipped/","website_url":"https://www.biotalkunzipped.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bc8c17ac-b08b-4ac4-b89d-c3f29318523c/updated-BioTalk-Logo.png","author":"Gregory Austin","episode_count":43,"summary":"BioTalk Unzipped, hosted by Gregory Austin and Dr. Chad Briscoe, unzips the stories behind medical progress through candid, intelligent, and often entertaining conversations with leaders across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, clinical research, bioanalysis, and drug development. Each episode explores the science, strategy, setbacks, breakthroughs, and human stories shaping the future of medicine. From first-in-human trials and biomarkers to oncology, rare disease, AI, regulatory strategy, and emerging therapeutic technologies, BioTalk Unzipped makes complex life science topics engaging, accessible, and relevant. The show feels like the conversation you would want to overhear after a great scientific conference: thoughtful, unscripted, curious, and grounded in real-world experience. We bring listeners inside the decisions, discoveries, and personal journeys behind the therapies and technologies that may one day reduce suffering and improve lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T10:17:58.642598+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602"},"episode":{"title":"Digital Twins: The Future of Drug Discovery with Dr. Tomáš Helikar","slug":"digital-twins-the-future-of-drug-discovery-with-dr-tom-helikar","published_at":"2024-12-16T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/digital-twins-the-future-of-drug-discovery-with-dr-tom-helikar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602","url":"https://biotalk-unzipped.captivate.fm/episode/digital-twins-the-future-of-drug-discovery-with-dr-tomas-helikar","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/0cd1bb60-c051-491b-ad72-e8847cf66bef/https-3a-2f-2fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl-cloudfront-net-2fstaging-2f2024-11.mp3","summary":"BioTalk Unzipped, hosts Gregory Austin and Chad Briscoe engage with Dr. Tomas Helikar in an exciting discussion on the future of AI, digital twins, and personalized medicine. From mathematical models and immune system simulations to groundbreaking collaborations with the Department of Defense, this episode uncovers how digital twins have the potential to transform drug discovery and clinical trials. Don’t miss insights on the ethical challenges of data privacy, the promise of animal digital twins, and the latest AI breakthroughs like MIT’s Sparrow algorithm! Chapters 01:00 How the mathematical models work. Normalization and Scaling in Computational Biology 07:55 Focus on the Immune System and Organ Models 09:05 Collaboration with the Department of Defense 11:03 Drug Discovery and Digital Twins 13:43 NEW NEWS! - AI in Drug Discovery: The MIT Sparrow Algorithm 17:51 Future of Digital Twins in Clinical Trials 18:59 Personalized Medicine and Individualized Treatments 23:33 The Potential of Animal Digital Twins 24:59 Building a Research Infrastructure for Digital Twins 26:03 Privacy and Ownership of Digital Twin Data 30:14 Encouraging Publication and Literature Engagement How to reach us: Tomas Helikar https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomashelikar/ X - https://x.com/tomashelikar Dr. Chad Briscoe https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbriscoe/ Celerion - https://www.celerion.com/ Gregory Austin https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryaustin1/ ECI - https://eci-rx.com / Sound Bites \"Publications are the currency in academia.\" New News Story: MIT’s SPARROW Redefines Drug Discovery With Smart Synthesis https://scitechdaily.com/mits-sparrow-redefines-drug-discovery-with-smart-synthesis/ Image Credits MIT Molecule, https://news.mit.edu/topic/algorithms?page=2","meta_description":"BioTalk Unzipped, hosts Gregory Austin and Chad Briscoe engage with Dr. Tomas Helikar in an exciting discussion on the future of AI, digital twins, and pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2258,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/episodes/digital-twins-the-future-of-drug-discovery-with-dr-tom-helikar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/digital-twins-the-future-of-drug-discovery-with-dr-tom-helikar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}