Top 50 Emerging Technologies& Growth Opportunities

Multi-billion Dollar Technologies Transforming theGlobal Economy and Our FutureDELIVERING ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

TechVision’s annual Top 50 Emerging Technologies research delivers cutting‑edge
insights about the 50 most valuable and disruptive technologies poised to impact
the world in the next 18 months. The Top 50 technologies were selected from apool of 3,000 using a proprietary methodology based on several criteria including
industry adoption rates, IP activity, funding, and market potential and scored thehighest on our global technology innovation index. These hot technologies packmaximum potential to fuel global innovation, spawn innovative products, anddrive commercial growth. This comprehensive research offers strategic guidance
and actionable ideas to executives in innovation-focused organizations.
RAJIV KUMAR
Executive Board Member
and Senior Partner

While each of the top 50 technologies represents an area of intensified
research & development, top-tier investments, 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.

Identify research & developmentareas and prioritize project
portfolios

Identify markets forcollaboration and co-creation

New markets
to enter andexpand

Innovate
newbusinessmodels

Technologyand productroad-mapping

Identify opportunities fortechnology licensing, mergers
and acquisitions

Technologies forinvestment

GAIN
INSIGHTSFORGROWTH

IP mapping
and valuation

Identify early
adopters for regions
and industries

Technology convergence
opportunities for new productdevelopment

The Top 50 Technologies interactive research content is available through the iFrost platform.

THE TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES DRIVING GLOBAL INNOVATIONAND COMMERCIAL GROWTH
Information and Communication
Technologies

Environment andSustainability• Augmented Analytics• Cognitive Security• ConvNets• Extended Reality• Agriculture 4.0• Battery Recycling Technologies• Carbon Upcycling

Health andWellness• Fog Intelligence• Hybrid Blockchain• Platform-itization• Biomanufacturing• CRISPR Therapies• Immuno-oncology• Clean Coal Technologies• Microbiome Enablers• Next-gen Desalination Technologies• Multiomics• Protein Engineering• RNA Drugs

Energy and Utilities• BIPV• Distributed Energy

Medical Devicesand Imaging• Grid Edge Energy Storage• Electroceuticals• Digital Oil Fields

GLOBAL TOP 50
TECHNOLOGIES• Thermal Energy Storage• Magnetic Resonance Elastography• Molecular Radiotherapy• Radiomics• Telerobotic Surgery

Chemicals andAdvanced Materials• Advanced Ceramics

Microelectronics• "Clean" Ingredients• 5G Chipsets• High-performance Polymers• AI Accelerators• Nanohybrids• GaNtronics• Self-healing Technologies• Multi-core SoCs

• Sustainable Packaging• NVMe-oF• Ulti-metals

Advanced Manufacturing
and Automation

Sensors andInstrumentation• Automated Optical Metrology• Millimeter Wave Sensors• Cognitive Manufacturing• Printed Sensors• Collaborative Industrial Robots• Sensor Fusion• Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography• Solid-state LiDAR• Metal 3D printing

KEY COVERAGE COMPONENTS
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
Addressable market potential
over the next 5 years

FINANCING
Public and private funding of key
innovations and technologies

TRENDS
Global industry trends influencing
technology adoption

NEW BUSINESS MODELS
AND APPLICATION
Ideas for growth opportunities

REGIONAL ADOPTION
Diffusion of innovation across regions

INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Drivers and influencers oftechnology development andadoption

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patents landscape and trends

TECHNOLOGY MOVERSAND SHAKERS
Key corporate, academic andgovernment organizations towatch

STRATEGIC APPROACH

A proprietary selection methodology focused on evaluating innovations across 9 technology clusters

STEP 1

Scan Technology Pool

STEP 2

FormulateSub-constructs

STEP 3

STEP 4

Evaluate Constructs

Select Technologies

Intensity of Impact

Innovation Index
Score

IP Activity
Funding
GLOBAL TRACKING

Market Potential
Mega Trend Impact
Regional Adoption
Potential

HUNDREDS OFTECHNOLOGIESACROSS 9TECHNOLOGY
CLUSTERS

Year of ImpactTOP 50Sectors of Economic
ImpactTechnologies

Technology
DisruptivenessIndex of Disruption

Technology Cluster
Evolution

Index of Cluster
Evolution

USER BASE OF TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCHRESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONALS

30%

INVESTORS

25%

REGULATORS &POLICYMAKERSSTRATEGYEXECUTIVESOTHERS

10%
30%
5%

NORTH
AMERICA30%

EUROPEAN
UNION

40%

APAC &MENASA30%CORPORATEGOVERNMENTSTARTUPACADEMICS

30%
20%

20%
30%

CLIENTTESTIMONIALS““The Top 50 report and the convergenceworkshop were very helpful for our teamto consider emerging technologies for ourResearch & Development roadmap. We covervarious technology areas and the reportcoverage across the 9 Technology Clusters isvery useful.”- Research Head,
Premier Research Agency in Taiwan““We leveraged the TechVision workshop as
an input to our long-term technology vision
exercise and found it an excellent source ofthought-provoking insights.”- Group Technology Leader,
Global Tier 1 Oil & Gas Company““Frost & Sullivan’s team did excellent workon 3D printing landscape analysis through theworkshop, helping us put in place strategic
next steps to assess future impact across ourproducts segments.”- Head of Global Technology Sourcing,a British Multinational Consumer
Goods Company““We used the Top 50 Tech methodology toscout for potential technologies that are relevant
for our business divisions. This helped us toscan for opportunities for business expansion.
The turnaround time was quick and the output
very useful.”- Vice President, Corporate Strategy at aJapanese Conglomerate

EXCERPTS FROMTOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH

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