Reed Jobs Says AI and Patent Cliffs Are Accelerating Yosemite's Cancer Research Push

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Reed Jobs, son of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, sat down with TechCrunch to discuss the rapid growth of his biotech venture firm Yosemite. Since its debut nearly three years ago, the firm has expanded to a team of 17 and sharpened its focus on cancer research. A wave of blockbuster drugs losing patent protection around the same period is opening new investment opportunities in the biotech space. Jobs also noted that artificial intelligence has evolved from a peripheral interest into a core part of how Yosemite operates. He admitted the firm's pace of growth has exceeded his own expectations.

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