TRAILBLAZER INTERVIEWS

Has A New Cold War Begun? AI, IP, Patents, Drug Discovery, China, And Much More With Joe Renny

Aug 20, 2026

Joe Renny, Head of Corporate Development at CatSci, returns to Trailblazers to explore whether a new Cold War is emerging around pharmaceutical innovation. He and Perry Rearick discuss China’s growing role in drug discovery, the push for scientific and supply chain sovereignty, the future of IP and patent protection, and how AI could increase productivity without replacing the human expertise needed to turn science into medicines.

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