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An opportunity assessment performed in the case of UK reveals that the ever rising burden of elderly population and consequential rise in cancer incidence mingled with increased household earning will drive the need for proton therapy centers. Even though UK will be home to 2 centers by 2018 it would still require atleast 15 more single room centers by 2018.

Indian corrugated box market is witnessing a tremendous growth in national as well as international markets. Demand for Indian manufactured corrugated boxes is rising in the global market as the industry’s manufacturers are racing towards modernization. They are adopting evolving technologies, installing hi-speed automatic machines, ensuring quality assurance, and incorporating management systems and techniques for efficient operation of the plants.

Global CCTV market is exhibiting an immense growth with the rising application of CCTV in various sectors such as hospitality, education, retail etc. Among all its components, video analytics has been gaining presence in the market especially for commercial use. Some of the most commonly used types of video analytics professionally deployed are perimeter violation, license plate recognition and people counting, etc. In addition, video analytics technology has matured to point of practicality and is now winning business adoption.

With around 40% of the biologic sales to be off-patent by 2015, biosimilars represent a huge opportunity area for companies. In 2013, the global biosimilar market stood at around US$ 1 Billion. Though the current biosimilars market is small, future of the market looks optimistic on factors including the need for affordable healthcare and rising clarity in regulatory frameworks in the US and emerging countires of India, China and South Korea. Backed by these factors among others, the market is expected to grow to around US$ 6 Billion by 2018.

With the rapid urbanization and increasing working population, the demand for products, like hair color, which provides a more presentable and stylish look, is gaining deeper roots. Once considered by the affluent class as a beauty treatment, the hair color market in India is expected to grow with highest CAGR in lieu of changing consumption patterns across the country. According to a new report by RNCOS, “Indian Hair Care Market Outlook 2018”, the hair color demand will gain momentum backed by factors like widening products portfolios by companies, strategically performed marketing activities, and so on.

Skin care segment has been one of the fastest growing segments in the Indian beauty industry, as people are giving more importance to the branded products with rising awareness and affordability. Today, people are increasingly shifting towards more customized skin care solutions, which have resulted in higher revenue contribution from skin care to the overall cosmetic market. According to a new report by RNCOS, “Indian Skin Care Market Outlook 2018”, players like HUL, etc. are enacting first mover advantage by adopting several unique strategies. They are coming up with never seen before products to capture consumer attention and build their client base. The rapid introduction of products by the Company has helped them to remain the dominant player in skin care category.

Telemedicine is changing the way people seek and get medical advice, diagnosis and prescriptions, all thanks to its ease of accessibility and ability to hugely curtail healthcare costs. With the growth in need for deployment of consumer driven healthcare plans which increase out of pocket medical expenses, there is a constant lookout for ways offset costs. In a study of 17,000 telemedicine participants, hospital admissions dropped by 30% and doctor visits were reduced by 60% for a savings of 45% in unnecessary doctor and emergency room visits.

Fuel Cell technology is gaining worldwide acceptance due to its high efficiency over other energy sources and it is expected to become the best replacement for conventional energy sources. Therefore, a lot of research work is going on around the world to ensure fast and widespread commercialization of the technology. Among all the regions, Asian region is anticipated to dominate the global fuel cell market on the back of factors such as growing demand from telecom towers, high number of micro-CHP unit adoption, developing infrastructure etc. With this, the global fuel cell market is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 22% during the forecast period 2014-2020.

Poised to touch the mark of nearly US$ 34 Billion by 2018, the UAE healthcare sector is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 13% during 2013 to 2018. One of the major trends observed in the UAE health/hospital industry was the growth in number of people looking to undergo knife for aesthetic procedures. The United Arab Emirates is becoming a hotspot for people seeking cosmetic and plastic surgery, as the country combines excellent results with cheap costs. According to DHA, of the total 68,000 cosmetic procedure seekers visiting Dubai last year, 13,000 were Emirati women and 2,000 were Emirati men. The top five cosmetic procedures are liposuction or lipoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation or lift, face lift and stomach tuck. Cost is a major factor driving foreigners to UAE.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are malignant cells that originate from primary or metastatic tumors and are found in the peripheral blood. Recently, it has been demonstrated that these CTCs reflect molecular features of cells within the tumor masses, providing live information about the patient’s disease status. Market players are investing millions of dollars in R&D to research new devices for capturing CTCs. In a recent development, Fluxion Biosciences introduced an instrument to isolate rare CTCs. Using their proprietary microfluidic technology, the IsoFlux system processes CTCs, which are optimized for downstream molecular testing, such as real-time PCR, next-generation sequencing, and immunoassays.