Episodes 619
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 3.7 (39)
Since Aug 2014
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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About This Podcast

The Bio Report podcast, hosted by award-winning journalist Daniel Levine, focuses on the intersection of biotechnology with business, science, and policy.

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Stopping Shape-Shifting Tumors with a First-in-Class Epigenetic Drug

Jun 10, 2026 28m

Epigenetics, the layer of chemical switches that controls how genes are turned on and off, can act like cancer’s operating system when a single epigenetic enzyme becomes essential for a tumor to…

Rewriting the Rules of Antibody Drug Design

Jun 03, 2026 37m

Most marketed antibodies work as antagonists, simply shutting off a receptor, even though many immune, metabolic, and cancer pathways require more nuanced control. Metaphore Biotechnologies'…

Mapping Cellular Stress Biology to Tackle Undruggable Targets

May 27, 2026 30m

Cells continuously sense their environment and in response to stressors, adapt, recover, or die. Soley Therapeutics uses its AI platform to capture thousands of intracellular features and map how…

Turning Abandoned Drugs into Breakthroughs

May 20, 2026 30m

Promising drugs can become abandoned or underused because of tolerability issues, poor drug‑like properties, or other fixable limitations, even when there is already compelling human evidence that…

Targeting Cancer Survival Genes in Solid Tumors

May 13, 2026 45m

Most cancer therapies hit one or a few pathways that tumors can escape by mutating, activating alternative survival routes, or pumping drugs out, leading to relapse and poor survival in indications…

Addressing Treatment Gaps in Gout

May 06, 2026 36m

Gout may be one of the oldest known forms of arthritis, but it remains widely misunderstood, undertreated, and a source of silent suffering for millions of people who are often blamed for their…

An Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapy to Calm Cytokine Storms

Apr 29, 2026 28m

Small molecule drugs and monoclonal antibodies often fall short at addressing severe inflammatory and immune‑mediated diseases. Mesoblast has spent more than 15 years industrializing mesenchymal…

Slowing Disability in MS

Apr 22, 2026 29m

Most existing therapies for multiple sclerosis do a good job of reducing relapses and inflammatory activity, but they largely fail to stop the slow neurodegeneration that drives long-term disability,…

Tuning, Rather than Blocking, Immunity in IBD

Apr 15, 2026 35m

The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease currently relies on immunosuppressive therapies that often lose effectiveness, carry infection risks, and drive high treatment cycling. Abivax is betting…

Intercepting Cancer When DNA Surveillance Fails

Apr 08, 2026 39m

Many people with the genetic condition Lynch syndrome live with the near‑certainty that they will one day develop cancer and have few options beyond constant screening and, in some cases, preventive…

Targeting Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

Apr 01, 2026 22m

Alzheimer’s disease drug development has long focused on slowing memory loss, but for many families, the tipping point that makes home care impossible is not cognition—it is psychosis. Hallucinations…

A Class Action Suits Moves RICO from Mobsters to Medicine

Mar 25, 2026 42m

RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, was originally designed to prosecute organized crime. Today, it sits at the center of a landmark class action against two of the world’s…

Outsmarting Resistance with Rhythm

Mar 18, 2026 38m

Pancreatic cancer remains one of oncology’s deadliest diagnoses, with standard treatments often offering only transient tumor shrinkage at the cost of grueling side effects and rapid resistance.…

Editing Away Autoimmunity at the HLA Source

Mar 11, 2026 37m

Human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, genes, help the immune system tell the difference between the body’s own tissues and outside threats. In some people, certain versions of HLA genes mistakenly flag…

Why Asia is the Emerging Epicenter for Global Biopharmaceutical Progress

Mar 04, 2026 40m

Asia is quickly becoming a powerhouse for biopharma innovation, changing ideas about where breakthrough science and fast, cost-efficient drug development happen. A new McKinsey & Company report…

Reprogramming Cancer from Within

Feb 25, 2026 52m

Leukemia once threatened Aaron Viny’s life, but now it defines his mission. Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a college student, he survived chemotherapy, central nervous system relapse,…

A Strategic Turn from Obesity to Cancer

Feb 18, 2026 22m

When Amy Burroughs stepped in as CEO of Terns Pharmaceuticals, she not only had to fill a void created by the death of her predecessor, but also lead a strategic shift from an increasingly crowded…

A One Two Gene Therapy Punch to Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Feb 11, 2026 23m

A One‑Two Gene Therapy Punch to Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Non–muscle invasive bladder cancer is a common, slow-progressing form of bladder cancer that makes up a majority of the roughly half…

Reprogramming T Cells to Cross the Brain’s Border

Feb 04, 2026 38m

One of the challenges of treating brain tumors is delivering potent biologic therapies across the blood-brain barrier. Adaptin Bio has developed platform technology that harnesses a patient’s own T…

A Billion-Dollar Bet on AI-First Drug Development

Jan 28, 2026 46m

Despite the emergence of new modalities and drug development technologies, the cost and time to produce new therapies has changed little, and failure rates remain high. Xaira aims to change that with…

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How many episodes does The Bio Report have?

The Bio Report has published 619 episodes since August 2014, covering topics in Business, Health & Fitness.

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The Bio Report is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.

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