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Global data center investment will continue on a high growth trajectory due to high demand from hyperscale cloud and a high degree of data center activity in emerging economies. The burgeoning AI industry will further accelerate data center investments. A diverse range of industry players, from major hyperscale corporations to prominent colocation ...

As the world becomes dependent on space-based technologies and services, the space industry has seen an increase in investment. As a result, the market, which governments and space agencies had dominated, has seen numerous start-ups and other companies enter. The COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the industry to the extent of many others, although i...

The global healthcare IT and digital health investment landscape is entering a new maturity curve, shaped by AI-driven operational transformation, consolidation, and platform-centric models. Funding is rebounding selectively, with capital concentrating in enterprise infrastructure, provider operations, and hybrid virtual care ecosystems. Administra...

05 Sep 2024  |  Global  |  Technology Research

R&D Investment Analysis of the Medtech Sector

Artificial Intelligence Integration and Medical Devices Miniaturization to Drive Transformational Growth

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, medical technology (medtech) registered significant investment in R&D. However, the investment trend declined post-pandemic but is gradually picking up momentum. Top medtech companies invest about 7% to 8% of their total revenues toward the R&D of novel products or to enhance existing products. The key sources for medt...

Where should one invest or sell in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008 and the on-going European debt crisis? While wealthy countries have experienced slow growth rates, emerging markets have shown resilience. To increase profitability, new markets should increase sales or seek opportunities to invest. Emerging markets will do both. The ...

The information and communications technology (ICT) industry is undergoing an important transformation, evolving from traditional hardware- & software-centric, and communications infrastructure to cloud-based, interconnected digital ecosystems. This shift has been driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI), mobile computing, big data analyt...

Information technology (IT) is becoming one of the major contributors of gross domestic product (GDP) growth recorded in India in recent years. It is primarily driven by IT services industry. India is empowering world’s biggest corporates through its IT services; however, back home, it still lacks the basic infrastructure to compete with the global...

As employee presence in offices surges to its highest level in more than four years, companies are realigning their workspace and technology investments amid a new landscape. The workplace is becoming more flexible, technologically advanced, and environmentally conscious while also being flexible to accommodate potential policy shifts. Frost & S...

The integration of smart technologies into healthcare has transformed primary care delivery, expanded medical services beyond holistic social care, and created telemedicine value chains. However, healthcare industry challenges persist, such as widespread labor shortages, a rapidly ageing population, and increasing medical costs. These constraints a...