TOP 50 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OF STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE Multi-billion dollar technologies ready to propel industries and transform our world
The top 50 technologies driving global innovation and commercial growth o o o o o o
o XaaS o Cybersecurity o Artificial Intelligence o Mixed Reality
Therapeutic Antibodies Next Gen Stem Cell Cancer Screening Biosimilars 3D Scaffolds Molecular Scissors
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Predictive Analytics 5G Cognitive Computing Software-defined Anything
Information & Communication Technologies
Health andWellness
Energy and Utilities
Global Top 50 Technologies
o Lithium Batteries o Home Energy Management o Tight Oil Extraction o Waste Heat Recovery o Microgrid
Waste-to-Energy Precision Agriculture Micro Irrigation Off-grid Desalination Wastewater Membrane Filtration
Medical Devices and Imaging
Microelectronics o Wearables o OLED Lighting o SiC Electronics o Transparent Electronics o Rapid Charging
Environment and Sustainability o o o o o
o Neuroprosthetics o Optical Coherence Tomography o X-eluting Stents o Nuclear Imaging o Smart Pill
Sensors and Instrumentation Advanced Manufacturing andAutomation o o o o o
Additive Manufacturing Digital Manufacturing Collaborative Industrial Robots Agile Robots Robotic Exoskeletons
Chemicals andAdvanced Materials o o o o o o
Lightweight Materials Bio-based Materials Nanocoatings Graphene Self-healing Materials Smart Packaging
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Commercial Drones Biosensors Terahertz Sensing Next Gen RTLS Smart Haptics
Key Coverage Components MARKET OPPORTUNITY Addressable market potential over the next 5 years
TECHNOLOGY MOVERS AND SHAKERS Key corporate, academic and government organizations to watch
FINANCING
TRENDS
Public and Private funding of key innovations and R&D areas
Global industry trends influencing technology adoption
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
REGIONAL ADOPTION
Patents landscape and trends
Drivers and influencers of technology development and adoption
Diffusion of innovation across regions
NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND APPLICATION Ideas for growth opportunities
The Value Proposition The Top 50 Emerging Technologies research is a comprehensive analysis of the most promising and disruptive technologies poised to impact our world in the next few years. It highlights and offers strategic guidance and actionable ideas on the hottest 50 technologies that pack maximum potential to fuel global innovation; spawn innovative products and services; and drive commercial growth. The top 50 technologies are like key beacons that will guide the strategic moves of innovation-focused organizations and professionals. While each of the top 50 technologies represents an area of intensified R&D, heightened investments, increased IP activity, and tremendous market potential, the possible convergence of several of these technologies opens up unprecedented opportunities for new revenue models and the next generation of innovative products and solutions. This is a flagship research of the TechVision group, the global emerging technology, innovation, and convergence-focused practice of Frost & Sullivan. Rajiv Kumar Senior Partner
Identify R&D areas and prioritise project portfolios
New markets to enter and expand
Identify markets for collaboration and co-creation
Identify opportunity for technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions
IP mapping and valuation
Technology and product roadmapping
Convergence opportunities for new product development
Innovate new business models
Technologies to invest
Identify early adopters for regions and industries
Strategic Approach A proprietary selection methodology focused on evaluating numerous innovations across 9 technology clusters
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
Scan Technology Pool
Formulate Sub-Constructs
Evaluate Constructs
Select Technologies
IP Activity
Innovation Index Score
Funding GLOBAL TRACKING
Intensity of Impact
Market Potential Megatrend Impact
Regional Adoption Potential HUNDREDS OF TECHNOLOGIES
ACROSS 9 TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS
Year of Impact
Sectors of Economic Impact
Technology Disruptiveness
Index of Disruption
Technology Cluster Evolution
Index of Cluster Evolution
TOP 50
Technologies
WHO CAN GAIN Corporate Executives and R&D Professionals
Innovators and Technology Developers
Investors
Regulators and Policy-makers
Technology Adopters
Sample Output
Sample key coverage areas 5G The world gears up for 5G Additive Manufacturing The next frontier in manufacturing Cancer Diagnostics A move toward a more personalized approach Commercial Drones The race is on! Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Computing Applications Experiencing Exponential Growth
From gaming to the battlefield Wearables A revolution: From fitness to fashion
Companies to Bet on Cumulative Market Size (2016-2020) Cognitive Computing, although in its very early stage of growth is already creating wonders. With growing demand and development of applications pertinent to the technology for horizontal and vertical markets across industries, the market is expected to see exponential growth at a high CAGR.
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IBM, USA Apple, USA CognitiveScale, USA Microsoft, USA CustomerMatrix, USA Digital Reasoning, USA CogniMem Technologies, USA Saffron Technology, USA
Business Models to think of
Cybersecurity Resilience in the age of rising cyber breaches Agile Robots Replacing the canary in a coalmine
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Cognitive Computing is here to disrupt • Cognitive Computing will ilill o disrupt data-driven discovery to d provide more personalized customer experiences. Cognitive Computing can unravel the e opportunities of Big Data as well ass Dark Data to analyze and provide e highly personalized d recommendations and insights for or business intelligence.
Factors Critical for Target Industry • Development of smart and efficient analytical learning algorithms that can help emulate human perception and intelligence. • Integration of hardware and software components to operate energy efficiently. • Development of a faulttolerant self-learning system is highly complex.
The cloud-based business delivery model will allow innovative application developers to leverage highly expensive cognitive infrastructures to provide new applications without high investments.
Collaboration and partnerships will drive innovation Partnerships between Cognitive Computing platform providers and application developers will drive innovation and help these learning applications to penetrate new markets, creating greater opportunities.
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