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The market for predictive analytics software is forecast to reach USD 6,546.4 million globally by 2019. The market growth is driven by increased demand for 'customer intelligence' and 'fraud and security intelligence' software. Cloud hosted predictive analytics software solution is seen as an emerging market and is expected to drive growth in the near future.

Microinjection molding is a process in which high pressure machines are required for molding tools and parts in to miniature components. The machines used in the process should be capable of high pressures and speed, steady melt temperature, precise shot control and ultra fine controls. Materials used in micro molding are liquid crystal polymers (LCP), polyester, polycarbonate and acetal among others. Microinjection molding is used in various applications such as medical, electronics, automotive components, watches, telecommunication, micromechanics, optics and sensors among others. The market for polymer microinjection molding is majorly dominated by North America. Asia Pacific and Western Europe are anticipated to be the lucrative markets for polymer microinjection molding in upcoming years.

Vertebral compression fracture (VCF), a spinal disorder is caused due to the compression of vertebrae because of trauma, osteoporosis, primary tumors or infections; resulting in spinal deformity, disability, and acute or chronic pain. Such fractures may be mild or severe in nature and most often occur in the thoracic and lumbar parts of the spinal cord. The non-surgical procedures for treating pain caused in VCF include bed rest, pain medication, back bracing, and physiotherapy.

Ventricular assist devices are implantable mechanical pumps which control and regulate the blood flow from ventricles of heart to the rest of body. These devices replicate the functioning of ventricles. They are implanted at the lower end of heart and helps in flow of blood from ventricle to the complete body. These flow pumps could be either pulsatile or continuous. Continuous flow pump circulates blood throughout the body continuously while the pulsatile pump mimics the natural heart pulse. The pulsatile pumps help to retain the normal functioning of the ventricle through periodic blood flow in the system. These devices are implanted in the patient’s body when ventricles fail to perform their function due to various medical conditions such as Bundle branch block, Myocardial Infaction (MI). They can be either implanted for life long or small period to treat and correct the heart rate. In addition, they are also used as temporary and supportive implants until the actual heart transplant is performed

Industrial diamond, one of the strongest materials available, is a diamond used for varied industrial purposes such as cutting tool. Over 80% of the global diamond consumption comprises of these industrial diamond. Industrial diamond possesses several characteristics such as high strength, wear resistance, thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance. Industrial diamond is mainly employed in the production of abrasives, medical and electronics among others. Abrasives dominate the global demand for industrial diamond and the trend is expected to continue in the near future.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB typically infects lungs (Pulmonary tuberculosis) but may also infect other parts of body (Extrapulmonary tuberculosis) such as central nervous system, lymphatic system and genitourinary system. Symptoms of the disease are fever, night sweat, chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum. According to a data published by World Health Organization (WHO), in 2012 around 8.6 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis while 1.3 million died with the disease. Various Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) forms of the Mycobacterium have been identified which make the treatment more difficult as the routine drugs cannot be used to treat the disease.

Materials including surfactants, adhesives, polymers, lubricants, food additives, industrial gases, cleaning materials, elastomers and agrichemicals among others are classified as specialty chemicals. Specialty chemicals are materials which as classified under this category based on their performance or function. These chemicals are used in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, automotives, textiles, water treatment, industrial manufacturing, electronics, food and cosmetics among others.

Caps and closures are devices or methods to seal bottles, cans and tubes among others. Caps and closures are employed in the packaging industry primarily for preserving products and thus extending shelf life of the products. Plastic and metal are among the major materials employed in the manufacturing of caps and closures. Other niche product segments include wood, paper, and glass among others.

Advancements in optoelectronics and nanotechnology have changed the display technology in last few years. Due the environmental issues there is high demand for the green products and energy efficient products. With consuming less energy providing other qualities such as high resolution, better display quality and improved backlight are provided by next generation display technologies. 4K technology which refers to 4,000 pixels in horizontal resolution in various digital formats used mainly in shooting motion pictures and scanning 35 mm film into digital. Products using 4K technology are used in various applications such as retail & advertisement, entertainment, consumer electronics, business & education, aerospace & defense and so on. In the next generation display market, digital cameras and smart TVs are showing significant growth rate over the other products.

Service robotics is mainly used to assist the humans usually by making their work easier and simpler. It could perform a job that is dull, dirty, distant, repetitive and dangerous among others. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the service robotics could be defined as a robot which functions semi automatic or fully automatically to perform the task assigned which are useful for the well-being of humans.