‘Research here is world class’: son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care
Summary
Reed Jobs, son of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, runs a venture capital fund called Yosemite that invests in cancer care and healthcare startups. He is visiting the UK to find new opportunities and partnerships to help improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, especially using gene therapy, vaccines, and artificial intelligence.Key Facts
- Reed Jobs is motivated by his father’s death from pancreatic cancer to improve cancer outcomes.
- Yosemite manages over $1 billion and invests in about 20 healthcare startups in the US and UK.
- The fund focuses on gene therapy, cancer vaccines, radiopharmaceuticals, and AI applications in cancer care.
- Yosemite receives investment from the UK group LifeArc, which supports rare disease research and has ties to Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- Reed Jobs interned in oncology and started pre-medical studies before moving to history.
- Yosemite was created in 2023 as a spin-off from Emerson Collective, founded by Reed’s mother, Laurene Powell Jobs.
- Backers of Yosemite include biotech company Amgen, MIT, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and investor John Doerr.
- Reed Jobs aims to make cancer a treatable and early-diagnosed disease, similar to progress made with HIV and heart disease.
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