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Orphan drugs are type of pharmaceutical drugs that are used in the treatment of rare genetic diseases or rare medical conditions. The global pharmaceutical drugs market was valued at approximately $962.1 billion in 2012, which is the parent market for orphan drugs. Receiving approvals for commercialization of Orphan drugs is quite easy in developed countries such as U.S. and European countries due to favorable government policies. The major driving factor for this market is increase in investment from pharmaceutical companies that are suffering from loss in terms of revenue from their conventional products. Due to favorable government policies, the companies that manufacture orphan drugs have monopolized the market. Government policies such as providing reimbursement for orphan drug discovery and development is driving the growth of orphan drug market.

Increasing threat of terrorism and demand for an enhanced security system are major driving forces to adopt Electronics Access Control System (EACS). The EACS market includes authentication system, alarm system and perimeter security systems. In the last few years, EACS is employed in many application fields ranging from commercial and defense sectors. Biometric technology is delivering accurate identification and authentication service that helps to reduce the illegal access to the data. Exponential growth in the IT, banking, hospital and retail sector is driving the adoption of EACS to provide better security to assets. Limitations in the old structure of buildings is mainly responsible for the theft. This barrier can be eliminated by adding EACS in old buildings to improve security measures.

Plastic electronics is also known as organic or printed electronics. This technology uses electrically conductive polymers instead of traditional electronics components. Plastic electronics is going to change the electronics device market. Semiconductor and Electronics Component market is expected to reach $ 628 billion by 2015. Plastic electronics is going to set a revolutionary trend for the electronics market. Conventional fabrication techniques of electronic circuit were time consuming and costly. This is a major driving force that motivates electronics device manufactures to adopt plastic electronics technology to eliminate the associated time and cost. Plastic electronics are capable of printing Ultra thin and highly efficient products and with increased shelf life; therefore the technology is gaining acceptance amongst system designers.Plastic electronics has lower electric conductivity that is limiting the adoption in various application segments. Electronic and optical stability of the Polymers is the major concern for the designer while adopting plastic electronics based designs. These limitations are expected to be eliminated as technology develops and that in turn will result in higher adoption of plastic electronics technologyKey companies that are profiled in this report are Agfa Orgacon, Asahi Kasei, Fujifilm Diamatix, GSI Technologies, ITRI Taiwan, Merck Chemicals, Hewlett Packard, Ink Tec, Henkel and Evonik.

Silicon Photonics is the emerging study that deals with photonic system to process, manipulate, generate and transmit data much faster between microchips. In this system, silicon is used as optical medium to transfer data. The continuous need for higher data transfer rate is the driving force for various manufacturers to adopt this technology to enhance computational and processing capabilities of data centers. Silicon Photonics is experiencing healthy growth rate as it reduces cost and consumes less power. Many manufacturers are favoring the silicon photonics technology and are ready to invest in this technology to gain competitive edge. Some silicon photonics based devices may have thermal effect problem, which may hamper the performance of the devices. Reflective index of the silicon photonics is high which makes difficult to fabricate small devices. These limitations are hurdles to for an increased market adoption of Silicon Photonics Sensor market. Key companies that are profiled in the report are Finisar corporation, Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corp, Oracle Corporation, Phoenix Software, Luxtera, Inc., Mellanox Technologies, Das Photonics, Infinera, Inc. and 3s Photonics.

Materials that have capabilities to change their properties according to external environmental stimuli such as temperature, electric field, etc., are known as Smart coating materials. These days, smart coating is gaining popularity in commercial application segment as it is used for protective as well as for decorative purposes. Smart coating has many competitive advantages in a wide variety of applications. It could be a coating that can indicate damage on an aero engine or oil and gas platform or even in a composite being used to save weight on an aircraft. In addition, it could be a barrier coating for a packaging film application and also be transparent and moisture ingress. Due to unique characteristics of this material, it is being adopted in various application segments such as military, aerospace, hospitals, automobiles, etc. This is a major driving force that is leading the manufacturers to invest in smart coating materials.

Personal 3D printing market is also referred to as consumer 3D printing as it involves printing by end-users from a desktop 3D printer for personal use. The global 3D printing market is expected to attain a market size of $7.2 billion by 2019. Personal 3D printing is an evolving market that is projected to have an increased market capitalization as more individuals would use the technology for personalized applications. One of the driving factors for the market growth is the reducing prices of personal 3D printers. In 2012, the printers were available at around $6,500 and currently, some personal 3D printers are available at less than $5,000. The market expects further price corrections in the future as the demand for these printers is expected to increase further. Additionally, personal 3D printers give enhanced printing experience to end-users. The technology is now being used in various personal applications such as education, entertainment, photography, architecture, fashion and jewellery. Increased applications would further enhance the market growth.

There is an increased demand for the LED lighting technology as it provides higher color rendering index and efficiency for existing lighting system. These features are the major driving forces to adopt LED lighting technology over conventional lightning systems such as florescent light sources. Due to demand for LED lightning, there is a growing demand for LED Phosphor , as it used to manufacture the LED lights. Phosphor is used to for the production of "white LEDs" to manufacturer LCD backlighting units. Global general lighting market is expected to generate revenue of $2.77 billion by 2017. Solid-state lighting is the key segment in which the LED Phosphor is largely adopted. Due to the rising demand for "Warmer" white shades by the consumers, the residential segment would be major adoptions in the future.

Wind Turbines are devices that help in converting kinetic energy from the wind to electric energy. Many companies are now generating electricity from wind using both offshore and onshore methods. Due to use of fossil fuels, earth's temperature has risen by 1`C in the last 100 decades. Government is taking initiatives to explore alternative sources of energy due to the lack of natural resources such as fossil fuels. It is a beneficial step for both the planet and the economy to minimize the dependency on limited natural resources such as gas and oil. Wind Turbines could help in achieving balance between supply and demand for electric needs of the century.

For last few years, Silver nanoparticles are being used as functional component in various sensor and products due to their highly efficient optical properties. Unlike in dye and pigments, where colors are dependent on the shape and size of the elements, silver nanoparticles are highly efficient at scattering and absorbing lighting conditions. Silver nanoparticles are highly interactive with light media, and these factors act as the key for the market growth. Spherical silver nanomaterials (SPR) are tunable to peak wavelength by changing its refractive index, and this is the major reason behind increasing adoption of the silver nanomaterials in display systems.

3D printing is method of manufacturing 3D object with the help of digital file using 3D printing materials. 3D Printing materials are playing an important role in 3D printing technology, as object which are printed with these materials can be used for various industrial and non-industrial applications. 3D printing technology is expected to bring revolutionary changes in manufacturing sector; therefore, there is a huge addressable market that is available for the 3D printing material. This is a major driving force that is influencing the growth of the market. 3D printing industry is expected to generate $9.2 billion revenue by 2020. Plastic is a major attractive material segment in 3D material market as it is durable and flexible; moreover, it also available in wide range of colors. This gives multiple choices to the end-user in printing objects in various shapes and colors. Due to these features, it is expected that 3D printing material is going to experience aggressive adoption in the next five to six years.