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Pfizer is the major player accounting for 76% of the total market in value and 71% in volume in 2014. Its product potfolio for Pneumonia vaccine consists of Prevnar 13/Prevenar 13 and Prevenar (7-valent), collectively known as the Prevnar family. The family witnessed an increase of 14% in the operational revenue in 2014. In the US, revenues for Prevnar 13 increased 19% in 2014 mainly due to government purchasing patterns and price increases, and increased demand, primarily driven by additional market penetration of Prevnar 13 in adults.

Saudi nationals suffer from numerous infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, influenza, etc. Tuberculosis is among the high prevalence diseases in the country. MERS-CoV is another deadly infection that is affecting Saudi Arabian people and who have recently traveled from countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula. Moreover, numerous cases of AIDS have been detected in the country amongst Saudis and expatriates during recent years. Saudi Arabian government is trying to take a control over prevalence of these diseases in the region by ensuring compulsory vaccinations for infectious diseases.

RNCOS, in its latest research report titled "Genetic Testing Market Outlook 2020", highlighted that the market for genetic testing was valued at US$ 3.4 Billion in 2014 and it is estimated to grow with CAGR of 10% during the forecasted period (2014-2020). An increasing knowledge base for consumers worldwide and more R&D activities focused on the genetic aspect are likely to propel the genetic testing market growth in the coming years.

According to a new research report by RNCOS entitled, "Global Medical Implants Market Outlook 2020", US dominates the medical implant market in the world and the emerging countries of Asia Pacific region is expected to capture a significant share in the Global Medical Implants Market.

In an energy-starved country like India, there is tremendous potential for increasing the share of solar energy, as the cost of the solar panels has dropped by a whopping 60-70% during the last couple of years. Even the efficiency of the module has increased by 10-15%. This is easing the pressure on the investment for setting up a solar park infrastructure as more than half of the project cost is associated with procuring of solar PV modules. Further this is boosting the Rooftop solar PV installation, where the grid connectivity is not cost-effective.

According to a new research report by RNCOS entitled, "US Sports and Fitness Nutrition Market Outlook 2020", US industry has been witnessing higher growth in sports and fitness nutrition market, in 2014, US sports and fitness nutrition accounted for 60% of the global sports and fitness nutrition market. The major factors that drive the industry are rise in youth population, increasing healthcare expenditure, increasing health consciousness, introduction of innovative nutrition snacks such as protein popcorns, protein pancakes and protein bars for women.

GNSS technology has broadly advanced science and society's ability to pinpoint smallest information, from driving directions to tracking ground motions. Although GNSS positioning is accurate in many different settings, indoor positioning remains both elusive and a very active area of current research. New services such as GPS L5 or Galileo E5 may provide a quantum leap in indoor positioning accuracy over earlier signal designs.

Fuel cells are becoming well established in a number of markets where they are now recognized as a better technology option than conventional internal combustion engine generators or batteries. The 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. Furthermore, a lot of research work is going on around the world to ensure fast and widespread commercialization of the technology. The stationary sector has experienced healthy growth, as it provides distributed power for campus environments to achieve better technology and economies of scale.

The technological advancements in the US Healthcare IT sector is growing rapidly as a result of increase in the healthcare expenditure of the country. With the use of secure health information technology, healthcare industry would be able to ensure health information confidentiality, availability when and where it is needed, higher quality, efficient and less costly care. These all factors would spur the US Healthcare IT market growing at a CAGR of around 9% during the forecast period 2015-2020.

The world is undergoing a tremendous wave of urban growth which directly implies progression in the construction sector. A green building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, in comparison to a conventional building. As a result developed and developing countries are trying to employ energy efficient green building methods more and more in their real estate sector and India is playing a significant role in the global green building market.