The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global surrogacy market. In addition, it presents estimations and forecast of the market. The study estimates the revenue generated from the IVF and IUI procedures. The cost of insurance, medicines, and price paid to the surrogate are not considered while calculating the revenue. The valuations comprise revenue generated from surrogacy procedures such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and IVF with and without intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This report, however, does not consider revenues generated by fertility medications and costs of other medication involved in surrogacy procedure.

Surgical robotic systems market is segmented based on component, surgery type and region. The report considers only surgical robots which replace human hands/limbs during the time of surgery. The study includes only commercialized surgical robotic systems sold to hospitals and surgical centers. Based on component, the market is segmented into surgical system, surgical accessories and services. The study covers revenue generated from sales of surgical systems, accessories and services. The report excludes other nonrobotic or automated assistive devices, which are used during surgeries.

With the growing number of institutes and universities venturing into the research and development of heating fabrics and smart textiles, the technology development and the fabrics development in the recent years have given rise to several new products to the segment. Carbon fiber-based and polymer-based fabrics have shown an exponential increase in production for multiple applications such as military, sports, and healthcare. For instance, wearable heating system with a controllable e-textile-based thermal panel by Istanbul Technical University has given rise to products such as Loomia’s electronic jacket. There have been several such cases whereby the information provided by the research studies of the universities is based on the product development of a company. Moreover, several companies also collaborate with institutions and universities to do the research on their behalf, thereby reducing the R&D costs.

Cancer immunotherapy has significantly advanced in the past few years, and PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy has emerged out as one of the most prominent therapies. Many clinical trials have proved their significance, and many are still underway to find other cancers which can be treated with this therapy.

The global neurostimulation devices market consists of various leading manufacturers, small-medium enterprises, and emerging start-ups. With the increasing demand for neuromodulation technologies, companies have the opportunity to expand in the market through different strategic approaches. Some of the strategies followed by the leading contributors are regulatory approvals, collaborations, partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, and product launches. In the past four years (January 2016-May 2020), the market witnessed approximately 22 funding activities, five mergers and acquisitions, 12 new offerings (product launches), 19 partnerships, alliances, and business expansions, and 69 regulatory approvals. Among the different key developments, regulatory approvals of the neurostimulation devices from different regulatory bodies, and funding activities are constituting the dominant contributor’s strategies.

Currently, the world is witnessing growing demand for low temperature co-fired ceramics, which is mainly due to the rising demand from the automotive sensors operating at harsh conditions. Also, there have been technological advancements in the electronics and computational industry. The miniaturization of electronics, followed by the demand for high computational speed, has produced harsh operating conditions for the electronic components. These conditions have consequently given rise to concerns such as heating, leading to the compromise in the performance of the gadgets. Therefore, researchers/industry professionals have had to reconsider the technological upgradations in tandem with good performance and paved way for the development of multilayer circuits or LTCC tapes. The primary factors leading to the demand for this technological innovation is increasing use of electronics in the automotive sensors, military and defense, aviation, and micro electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS), among others.

The global food grade alcohol market is analyzed on the basis of its prospects and future growth rate. The report highlights numerous factors that influence the growth of the food grade alcohol market, which include market forecast, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and role of different key players operating in the market. It further emphasizes on the current market trends and future growth opportunities of various types, applications, functionality, and sources of food grade alcohol.

The global functional food market is segmented on the basis of ingredient, product, application, and region. By Ingredient, it is categorized into probiotics, minerals, proteins & amino acids, prebiotics & dietary fibers, and others. By product, it is divided into bakery & cereals, dairy products, meat, fish & eggs, soy products, fats & oils and others. By Application, it is categorized into sports nutrition, weight management, clinical nutrition, cardio health, others. Region wise, it is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, the UK, France, Russia, Italy, Spain, Rest Of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa). Further, the report also covers strategies adopted by key market players to sustain the competitive environment and increase their market share. Unilever, Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company, Royal Friesland Campina, Raisio Group, Standard Functional Foods Group, Inc., Nestle S.A., Murray Goulburn, Meiji Group, Glanbia Plc., and Kraft Foods Inc. are some of the major players discussed in the report, which cater to the functional Food market.

The disruption of lactose-free dairy products has brought about a high product diversity in this category of dairy products. One of the most upcoming products is the lactose-free ice-cream product category. This product is still at a very nascent stage. Most of the lactose intolerant population is still adapting to the basic dairy products, such as lactose-free milk, lactose-free yogurt, among others. The addition of lactose-free ice creams to the overall lactose-free dairy product portfolio has come as a breakthrough for those with acute lactose intolerance, removing their dependence on traditional dairy products. Although, very limited players in the market offer lactose-free ice-creams, many established players are gradually exploring opportunities in this category. Key players that offer lactose-free ice-creams are Breyers (U.S.), Arctic Zero (U.S.), Beckon Ice Cream (U.S.), Arla Foods (Denmark), Lactaid (U.S.), Natrel (Canada), and Peter's Ice Cream (Australia), among others.

The global genetic counseling market has witnessed significant growth, attributing to the increasing demand for genetic counseling in both risk assessment and pharmacogenomics settings. In both settings, the findings identified through genetic counseling have been instrumental in improving the disease risk assessment, quality of life, and reducing the cost and time of the treatment. Further, the increasing awareness and adoption of the precision therapeutics and diagnostic approach in the developed and the developing countries is the key driver for the growth of the global genetic counseling market.