DNA4Life offers a $249 test to help customers understand whether their genes put them at risk of having adverse reactions to more than 100 common medicines. Interleukin Genetics sells a $169 test that “may help you lose more weight by properly matching diet and exercise plans” to genetic profiles.   Companies see a gold mine…

Market research firm Technavio is forecasting the global video surveillance market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 22% by 2020. The increasing demand for wireless network infrastructure is a key growth driver for the market. Video surveillance solutions incur high network deployment cost and maintenance cost. As such, enterprises…

Companies are introducing kids-only versions of popular brands as the line between adult and children’s categories begins to blur. For several reasons; apart from their individual purchasing power (which is considerable), they influence their parents’ purchases and are potential adult consumers.  According to a Dabur spokesperson, “Despite a growing demand for baby care products in…

The market for drug device combination products is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.95 percent by 2019, according to a new report from Technavio. The report, which segments the market by the following product types: drug-eluting stents, prefilled syringes, wearable injectors and insulin delivery systems, also found bioabsorbable stents to…

The increasing consumer trend toward natural, sustained and minimally processed foods has necessitated a change in packaging that will support these natural and organic products. At the same time, consumers are still looking for easy food solutions with processed food and drinks, which need to be healthier at the same time. Specific segments in the…

As more companies complete their mass-digitization of files and records – which has been a long and sometimes painful process – they are beginning to find value in the use of analytics and intelligence solutions. Although certain industries were a bit quicker to the punch when it came to overhauling their information management strategies to…

Endpoint security solutions today are lacking in spite of significant gaps, vulnerabilities in security and heightened fear of a security breach, says Promisec, endpoint security and compliance vendor. The fact that 73 percent of the respondents agree that endpoints are the most vulnerable point for attack should magnify concerns. The demand is there and analyst…

The number of robot installations is accelerating: Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Between 2010 and 2014, the number rose to about 171,000 units. This is an increase of about 48% and a clear sign of the significant rise…

Pfizer Inc. has announced its Phase-3 study to establish the effectiveness and tolerability of Pristiq did not meet the primary endpoint compared to the placebo.The study is the second of two Phase-3 placebo-controlled studies done under the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA), as part of an FDA post-marketing commitment. TechNavio analysts forecast that the antidepressant…

Collaborative robots (also called co-bots) are robots designed to assist humans in the performance of their tasks, i.e., to work jointly on a project. Because co-bots are almost plug and play — and very low-cost — SMEs are buying and the segment is quickly growing. The collaborative robotics sector is expected to increase roughly tenfold…