Overseeing a hub of global technology exchange, yet2.com now enjoys fascinating insight into broad buying trends across the technology marketplace – the aggregated ’shopping list’.
Every day yet2.com is presented with information about market demand and supply regarding a broad range of technologies. Thus daily, our Boston, Liverpool, Wilmington and Tokyo offices receive 5–6 data points of serious buyers’ interests in specific technologies. Our definition of “serious” buyers is senior technologists from Global 1000 companies with approved budgets and active projects to pursue specific technology opportunities. We abstract this information into an internal High-Interest Areas database, collecting the most sought-after technologies in yet2.com space.
Periodically we analyze these data points into a broad mapping of market interest, trends and specific technology areas in which yet2.com sees high market interest from these serious buyers.
This is one of the most interest and valuable reports yet2 completes, and is my favorite activity. It’s an evergreen process, because new data keeps rolling in and every few months we aggregate and publish it. Here is the latest overview.
1) Life Sciences
Wound Care Liquid bandages, antimicrobials, coagulants, super absorbents, including binders and silicone foams Implants Super elastic shape memory alloys, catheter delivered Surgical devices – extending minimally-invasive to new procedures such as endoscopic disc clearing Implantable biodegradable polymers, including for extended release drug delivery Actives Actives delivery (taste masking, new formulations of delivery, anti-itch, analgesics)
2) Electronics
LEDs for lighting High reflectance surfaces and fittings Next gen Applications IP in high energy efficiency RFID Cost down Tags active Continuous printing Geo positioning Chips and algorithms to enable copyright protecting and digital rights management. Location specific content serving
3) Filtration
Waste Streams, Antibiotic residues detection, Cost-effective field-based testing, Air purification
4) Energy
Renewable Wind Turbine Generators, next generation blade technologies, shock absorption, Alternative substrates Solar/ paper and alternative substrates, printed electronics, near term incremental and long term step changes, Software and technologies for variable and distrbuted supply, dynamics and demand management, Emissions control, Biofuels i. Non-agricultural non-ethanol based Fermentation i. Biomass separation, In situ product removal, Algae and fungi based, Gasification i. Introducing furnace technologies, Replacing hot air with pure oxygen, Steam and pulverized carbonaceous materials iv. Clean gasification including reducing pollutants and sequestration and geologic storage of captured carbon
5) Printing and Authentication
Electrophotography-based high speed digital printing Aqueous-based pigments, anti statics, printing on rough substrates
6) Food Products
Healthy Fats, Barrier (cost effective lower-foot print flexible) Absorbents/Natural AntiMicrobials, DHAs, EPAs, Omega-3s Cost effective production Organoleptics, Food Packaging, Bioassaying and food safety testing
7) Consumer Products
Hair/Skin Anti-frizz/UV/color protection Free radicals control Scents/ Freshening Gene shuffling and receptor bio assays Antimicrobial and other secondary benefits Non wovens /wipes Imparting secondary benefits: elastic, antiviral, antimicrobial, controlled release
Natural Cleaning / Anti-Microbials
a) Enviro-friendly surface cleaners b) Nanosilver- based c) Microorganisms d) Enzymes and Bioflavonoids e) Encapsulation and controlled release f) Preservatives
9) Materials
Conductive i. Electrically conductive substances that can be used in a ‘printing’ process; ii. Conductive inks and ESD coatings Use in polymer melt additivation b) Self heating c) Enviromaterials biobased, sustainable and completely biodegradable plastics for use in injection molding, paper coating, cast film and sheet, blown film, thermoforming
10) Encapsulation
Controlled release, slow release, higher loading ii. Agricultural, pharma, cosmetic and food applications
11) Agriculture
Hydroponics, Reduction of water intensity of crop production b) Fertilisers, Controlled release, Enable reduction in overdosing
