Workplaces should have health-promoting activities or organizational policies, designed to support healthy behavior and to improve the health conditions of their employees. The corporate wellness programs are, thus, designed to support and encourage a holistic approach to employee wellbeing, by creating an organizational culture of health. Wellness programs not only benefit the employees’ health conditions, but also reduce absenteeism and lead to more energized, productive workers, and therefore, greater productivity within the firm. With the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses, the demand for workplace wellness programs is increasing across the world. Therefore, both the government and private health insurers have begun offering programs that help the working population live a stressfree and healthy life. Many companies in Unites States, Europe, and Asia have implemented effective programs that include numerous training activities, for the wellness of their employees. These activities include training events, forums, fitness centers, health checkups, and awareness sessions, using banners and brochures. Widespread awareness has contributed significantly to the reduction of prejudices associated with this issue and has broadened the program's credibility.

One of the major factors driving the growth of the companion diagnostic market is the increasing demand for personalized medicines and awareness about the same among the population. With companies increasing their collaborations for better biomarkers and diagnostics to focus on cost regulations, there have been significant number of oppor tunities for their application in indications other than in cancer, like cardiovascular and neurological. The high rise in capital is the basis for the prosperous future of this market. Companion diagnostics is becoming an indispensable part of personalized medicine and is expected to gain prominence in therapeutics used for the treatment of various diseases. The use of companion diagnostics is taking up a central role as an important treatment decision tool for a number of oncology drugs, and it is also reflected in the way the FDA classifies these assays in relation to risk. In the United States, companion diagnostics assays are classified as IVD class III products, representing a highrisk category, and consequently the highest level of regulatory control.

The current market for cervical cancer diagnostics is growing at a healthy rate, which is primarily attributed to the increasing involvement of the government organizations in cervical cancer screening programs and increasing burden of the disease across the world. PAP and HPV tests are vital for diagnosis of cervical cancer. Mostly these tests are performed together for the patient age group between 21-65 years. As per the International Agency for Research on Cancer, more than 85% of cervical cancers patients are from the developing countries, which demands better efficacy screening and treatment programs for women health. Since the cancer progression is slow and may take up to 20 years to develop into an advanced stage, there are many opportunities to stop the disease before it becomes fatal. At present, there are many cities in the emerging market that lack resources for a good laboratory with highly trained cytotechnicians and other specialized staff, which is among the major challenge for good results from Pap testing. With the advancement in HPV tests, the possibility of preventing the cervical cancer has increased even in the low-resource countries (developing countries) because HPV tests are becoming more affordable. Along with that, cost-effective strategies are being implemented by the countries to leverage self-sampling.

The dengue testing market is currently showing a healthy growth due to the increase in incidences of dengue cases. Change in climate is likely to increase the burden of dengue fever further. In addition, increasing awareness campaigns to educate about the ills of dengue are boosting the market growth. The overall incidence of dengue, as well as the explosive outbreaks of dengue, has been increasing dramatically over the past several years. According to the World Health Organization, the number of cases reported increased from 2.2 million in 2010 to over 3.34 million in 2016, and it is still on the rise. Although the full global burden of the disease is uncertain, the initiation of activities to record all dengue cases par tly explains the sharp increase in the number of cases repor ted in recent years. Therefore, not only the number of cases is increasing as the disease spreads to new areas, but better diagnostics and documentation of outbreaks is occurring as well.

The dental sterilization market is primarily driven by increasing prevalence of dental ailments, such as edentulism, dental caries, and others coupled with the rising demand for cosmetic dentistry owing to its broadening applications. In dentistry, it is very important to have an effective and efficient way of controlling any type of infection, in order to ensure the patient’s wellbeing. Disinfection and sterilization are essential to prevent transmission of infectious pathogens to patients and staff. There are number of programs on infection control that spread awareness about sterilization and cleaning of dental devices and instruments. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study estimates, in 2017, oral diseases affected arounnd 3.5 billion people worldwide, with caries of permanent teeth being the most common condition. globally.

The global dragon fruit market (henceforth, referred to as the market studied) is growing at a robust rate, owing to the increasing demand for fresh dragon fruit. High production capabilities and magnificent weather conditions contribute to the production of dragon fruits. The production of dragon fruits is majorly affected by several factors, such as environmental hazards, bio stress, and government policies of the country. Some of the major pests and diseases affecting dragon fruits are stem rot, anthracnose, mealybugs, aphids, etc. The unfavorable climatic conditions, such as continuous low temperatures, also have a negative influence on the growth of dragon fruits. Dragon fruit is the leading fruit export of Vietnam. Major export destinations for these fruits are China, Thailand, and Indonesia. The fruit is also entering the new markets, including India, New Zealand & Australia, and Chile. There are three species of dragon fruit in the genus Hylocereus, and one species in the genus Selenicereus, which are produced across the world. The dragon fruit flesh can be white, red, or magenta, which varies in degrees, depending on the variety. The red-fleshed varieties contain lycopene, a natural antioxidant known to fight cancer and heart disease, and lower blood pressure. Major labels, such Snapple, Tropicana, and Sobe, have incorporated dragon fruit into their bottled fruit drinks, thereby, increasing the market scope of the fruit.

The environmental dilemma caused by reaching high levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere is one of the major drivers for the bioplastic market, as Bioplastics help to reduce the dependency on fossil resources, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and increase resource efficiency. Plastics takes about 100 years to decompose, then plastics lies in landfills for very long period. Whereas, bioplastics produced from plant biomass, such as corn starch, sugar cane or wheat, and can be break down or decompose and are absorbed back into the environment. The rate of decomposition of biodegradable bioplastics by the activities of microorganisms is faster than that of traditional plastics. For instance, starch-based bio plastics break down by approximately 65% within three months. This, in turn offers positive impact on the environment, as biopolymers are non-toxic and are easier to recycle. Hence, they take less time to break down, which helps in the protection of the environmentFurthermore, major challenges, such as climate change, energy security, food security, rising human population, and global economic meltdowns, have increased the need for sustainable economic growth that may not have a negative impact on the environment. In this regards, one of the major issues faced by the world remains the replacement of toxic releasing and non-biodegradable polymer. to control air pollution produced due to non-biodegradable plastics, governments across the globe introduced various regulations and policies. Furthermore, governments are encouraging the use of eco-friendly and biodegradable materials for the manufacture of polymers.

The global Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) diagnostics and therapeutics market is currently composed of five major marketed drugs, donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, memantine, and combination of donepezil/memantine; a multitude of brain imaging diagnostics tests; and a highly invasive technique of CSF analysis for AD biomarker identification. The end product/service offered in this market today is the same as what was offered about a decade ago. During the last decade, there were many drugs that made it to the late stages of clinical trials, but almost all of them were rejected for market approval, due to toxicity and safety issues. Today, many drugs are again in the late pipeline stages of drug development for AD. In fact, there are more candidates than ever and there are many novel drug applicants, aimed at addressing the actual pathological cause of AD, which the currently marketed drugs are unable to address. Additionally, the current modality in advanced and late AD diagnosis is composed of brain imaging studies, which sometimes need to be conducted over a wide timespan of months to arrive at the correct diagnosis. The second line of diagnosis is composed of CSF tests, which requires an invasive procedure of lumbar puncture.

Allergy is a condition in which the body immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance. The major factors for the growth of the allergy treatment market include the increasing burden of various types of allergies, increased investment by the manufacturers on the development of novel allergic treatments, and rising importance for self-medication. As per the data published by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States, with an annual cost in excess of USD 18 billion, and more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year. Several pharmaceutical companies are focusing even more on global strategies for developing and marketing their products. Therefore, their main goal is to understand the present regulatory situation for allergen products from a worldwide perspective, as this directly affects the availability of these products to patients across the world.

Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors have gained significant traction over the recent years, due to advantages, such as accuracy and reliability, in addition to the scope for making smaller electronic devices. Industrial automation and the demand for miniaturized consumer devices, such as wearables, IoT connected devices, and others, across regions, are among the significant factors that are driving the MEMS market. The increasing demand for IoT devices across the world is spearheading the adoption rate of MEMS in these devices, owing to the miniaturization trend in the market, for connected devices. For instance, the global number of IoT devices is expected to reach 50.1 billion by 2020 from 34.8 billion devices in 2018, according to The Internet & Television Association. Such increasing demand is expected to influence the MEMS market positively. In line with this the industrial demand for IoT is expected to eclipse the consumer connected devices demand over the coming years; with the sheer number of connected devices requirement and adoption in the industrial space is on the rise, for example by 2025 the industrial connected devices are expected to be more in numbers compared to consumer connected devices, according to GSMA Intelligence. The automotive industry, which is presently experiencing a technology transition, with a major focus on increasing safety, comfort and entertainment, using electronic components, provides ample opportunities for MEMS pressure sensors. Emerging sensor-rich applications, such as in the sector of autonomous vehicles, drones, and AR/VR equipment, are further accelerating the need for MEMS sensors.