Patent Signals: Mapping the Future of Pharma Innovation

The future of pharmaceutical innovation is already taking shape in today’s patent filings, but are you able to see what your competitors might miss?

Join Janet Sasso and Kavita Iyer of CAS as they reveal a landmark analysis of more than 368,000 global pharmaceutical patents filed between 2020–2025 that uncovers the strategic signals hidden deep within the world’s fastest-growing areas of drug discovery. By combining advanced AI, natural language processing, and expert scientific analysis, they have transformed massive volumes of patent data into 26 CAS TrendScape maps that reveal where innovation is accelerating long before market shifts become obvious. From emerging therapeutic modalities and novel molecular targets to rapidly evolving disease landscapes, this research provides a forward-looking view of where the industry is heading and where the next breakthroughs are likely to emerge. Register now to explore which therapeutic platforms are gaining momentum, where the druggable genome is expanding, which disease areas are poised for breakthrough innovation, and how patent intelligence can drive smarter R&D and competitive strategy decisions.

This ACS Webinar is moderated by Qiongqiong Angela Zhou of CAS and is co-produced with CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society.

What You Will Learn

• How therapeutic modality diversification is reshaping competitive strategy, including acceleration of RNA therapeutics and AI/ML applications while small molecules plateau, and what this means for your platform selection decisions
• Where the “undruggable” genome is becoming druggable, including novel target classes like transcription factors, protein-protein interactions, and degradation pathways that are enabling therapeutic breakthroughs in previously intractable diseases
• Which disease areas beyond oncology show the most striking emergence and growth potential, particularly fibrotic diseases, and genetic disorders, versus mature landscapes like infectious diseases where innovation faces constraints

Event Details

• Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 2-3:30pm ET
• Free to attend
• Slides will be available on day of the webinar

Co-Produced With

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society