Healthcare, Food & AgTech Webinars Available to Watch On-Demand Today

Free expert-led webinars from IDTechEx, providing up-to-date insights on emerging technologies and markets.

 

Please see below a list of healthcare, food and agtech webinars available to watch on-demand today (with slides available to download).

 

 

Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death worldwide. It is also a major burden on healthcare systems, costing billions every year. A wide range of technologies have been developed to tackle the disease at various stages of progression. The overall goal is to detect the disease sooner and provide a suitable treatment while utilising healthcare resources efficiently and maintaining a positive patient experience. This webinar highlights emerging technologies for diagnosis, remote monitoring, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

 

 

 

Plant-based and cultured meat have generated much hype in recent years as the world looks to overcome the environmental problems of livestock agriculture and feed a burgeoning global population. Sales of plant-based meat have skyrocketed over the last few years, whilst cultured meat could soon offer products completely identical to meat at a fraction of the environmental cost without requiring animal slaughter. This webinar gives an overview of plant-based and cultured meat, describing the markets, drivers and science behind these fast-emerging areas.

 

 

Molecular diagnostics is a rapid growing market and will be around $20 billion by 2030. The growth of molecular diagnostics is not only driven by the fast technology development, but also the emerging markets toward precision medicine and predictive health care. In this webinar, we identify the market opportunities of molecular diagnostics via the focus on: leading technologies to synthesis DNA microarrays; key trends of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), such as digital PCR, multiplex PCR and isothermal amplification; DNA sequencing technologies; point-of-care molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases market and the diagnosis of COVID-19; and market opportunities in Direct-to-consumers, liquid biopsy and companion diagnostics.

 

 

 

IDTechEx research has determined that the robotic surgery market will exceed $12 billion by 2030. It is very different today than it was five years ago as it is no longer the single company market it once was. The field is rapidly growing, as new companies are constantly joining the race. Each new entrant is fuelling the diversification of this technology into previously unexplored territories, and the field is becoming increasingly broad and complex. Competition in the robotic surgery market has never been more fierce as each company seeks to disrupt the reign of the current market leader. The range of capabilities and applications of surgical robots has expanded dramatically in the last decade and, with the range of benefits that they offer, it is only a matter of time before they become widely implemented into operating rooms.

 

 

Excitement around vertical farming has surged recently, with IDTechEx predicting the market will exceed $1 billion by 2030. By carefully controlling the growth environment and using vertical growing systems, vertical farming achieves yields hundreds of times higher than conventional agriculture, inside urban population centres. But can vertical farming really fulfil its ambitious expectations? This webinar provides an introduction to vertical farming, based on the IDTechEx research report Vertical Farming 2020-2030. It will include: an overview of vertical farming; key technologies; challenges facing the industry; business models and opportunities; and market outlook 2020-2030.

 

 

 

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. The outbreak of COVID-19 started in Dec. 2019 with the first case reported in China. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognised the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. By April 2020, there are over 2 million confirmed cases and have brought the economies of many countries to a halt. Dr Luyun Jiang, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, will discuss the technology innovations and trends regarding COVID-19 diagnostics and more broadly, infectious disease diagnostics. The highlights are: the key considerations for COVID-19 diagnostics: sensitivity, specificity, sample-to-answer time and more; the rise of point-of-care devices; isothermal amplification as the key technology behind fast test; innovations around the detection methods, moving from the fluorescent measurement to other possibilities, such as CRISPR-cas based, DNA sequencing based, lateral flow assays, etc.; and market landscape after COVID-19.

 

 

 

Bioplastics, polymers derived from biological feedstocks, are a potential solution to the environmental problems caused by plastic - they are made from renewable resources and often biodegrade. Despite this, bioplastics have historically struggled to compete with fossil-based plastics, which are often far cheaper. But, are things beginning to change? This webinar introduces bioplastics and explores the challenges that the nascent industry is facing, based on the IDTechEx research report "Bioplastics 2020-2025". The webinar will include: an introduction to bioplastics; drivers of substitution; the impact of oil prices; key challenges facing the industry; and industry forecasts.

 

 

Water and wastewater industries and networks are everywhere. They supply homes, businesses and industries. They are one of the most important infrastructures in many countries. Yet they are not monitored as closely as other utilities industries. However, change is coming. There are many new sensors and products available which can provide a greater insight into this large and wide-ranging industry. The webinar covers many of the broad discussions which are in the report, such as the sensor market in water and wastewater treatment and pipe network markets. The report comprehensive overview of the different sensor types, companies, strategies and use cases, can provide insightful solutions to the digital water industry, and the webinar touches on how these can impact many different industries in the future. With the Digital Water Market expected to grow to over $2Bn by 2030, this webinar provides you with the key points which highlight the exciting development of this market area. The webinar will cover the following areas: an overview of water and wastewater networks; the supply chain; forecasts to 2030; and sensor types and their use cases.

 

 

 

Skin analysis technologies, devices that diagnose skin health and appearance, are facing a time of transformation. Routinely used in the laboratory for research of skin conditions and development of products, skin analysis technologies are now being brought to the homes of consumers. Applications include increasing sales, enabling the quantified-self movement, providing hyper-personalized skincare, and more. With customer behaviors changing around the world, accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis, companies developing and utilizing skin analysis technologies are set to experience rapid growth in the next few years. This webinar will cover: megatrends driving skin analysis technologies; key market segments for skin analysis technologies; trends in moving skin analysis technologies into the hands of consumers; how skin analysis technologies can help companies in and post-COVID; how skin analysis technologies enable hyper-personalized skincare and subscription models; and outlook for the industry and market forecast to 2030.

 

 

 

Digital health has been widely anticipated to change the face of healthcare for many years. Substantial growth in investment, M&A, and IPO activity in the space have brought increasing confidence that the time for digital health has come. But no company activity, product launch, or event has been as convincing for the case of digital health as the global COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the pandemic, healthcare systems around the world have turned towards digital tools, supported by government initiatives, temporary relaxation of regulations, and changes in reimbursement. In this webinar, IDTechEx Principal Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao will review the branches of digital health and provide updates on how they have been affected by COVID-19. It will cover telehealth; remote patient monitoring; digital therapeutics; and AI in diagnostics.

 

 

In this webinar, Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent will present an overview of IDTechEx's recent research into the crop biotechnology industry, focusing on the potential of genome editing to revolutionise the field. The webinar will compare genome editing technologies, such as CRISPR, TALENs and ZFNs, with more established genetic modification techniques, providing technical, consumer and market insights. It will also discuss the challenges faced by genetic modification techniques and how genome editing technologies could overcome them. The webinar will include: introduction to genome editing technologies in agriculture; introduction to established crop biotechnology techniques, focusing on transgenic organisms; overview of the challenges facing global agriculture; and a discussion of the market outlook for crop biotechnology.

 

 

 

Plastic recycling could play a vital role in helping the world handle escalating plastic production. However, despite the clear need, plastic recycling rates have remained stubbornly low in recent years, with only about 15% of plastic produced around the world being recycling. Could new technologies be the answer? This webinar, presented by IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent, introduces some of the emerging technologies that could help reignite plastic recycling across the world, considering the economics of each technology. The webinar includes: an overview of the state of plastic recycling; an introduction to the emerging technologies across the world of plastic recycling; and a discussion of the economics of plastic recycling technologies in view of global oil prices.

 

 

IDTechEx has reports on many types of sensors from vehicle RADAR to biosensors, printed to wearable. By popular request, an overview of all of them is now available, called "Sensors 2021-2041". Some of the research is shared in this webinar. The long view has never been done before and this is an industry severely disrupted by COVID-19, yet huge new markets are imminent such as electrics replacing test strips for 500 million diabetics and electroceuticals replacing pharmaceuticals. Identifying trending and collapsing patenting and the companies involved is just one of the ways IDTechEx clarifies what lies ahead

 

 

 

Biostimulants have become a fast-growing industry as the world looks for sustainable ways to boost crop yields and improve food security. Biostimulants are biologically derived substances that can be applied to crops to boost their ability to take up nutrients and fight off disease, helping to boost yields while also reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. Although biostimulants have the potential to make a huge impact on global agriculture, the industry is still young, with patchwork regulations and a highly fragmented market often making it difficult to navigate the space. This webinar introduces biostimulants and discusses the regulatory and market factors that could be key to the success of this fledgling industry. The webinar includes: an introduction to agricultural biologicals and biostimulants; an overview of the biostimulants industry; a discussion of the global regulatory landscape for biostimulants and its implications for the industry; and an analysis of the industry outlook for the next ten years of biostimulants.

 

 

 

Printed and flexible electronics spans a vast array of applications, ranging from touch sensitive displays to e-textiles and from electronic skin patches to circuit prototyping. Indeed, this breadth of applications can make it challenging to know in which avenue to focus technological/product development.

Furthermore, every year the scope of applications within the remit of printed/flexible extends. In this webinar, Dr Matthew Dyson, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx specializing in printed/flexible electronics, will discuss what he believes are some of the most exciting emerging application opportunities. Emerging applications that will be discussed in the webinar include: electronic skin patches to enable continuous monitoring of medical/wellness/fitness parameters such as heart rate, temperature, and even wound pH; building integrated electronics, including capacitive sensors for detecting water leaks and transparent antennas printed onto glass; and sticker electronics, in which flexible stickers containing antenna, sensors and mounted integrated circuits enable remote monitoring of packages and industrial equipment.

 

 

 

The expected growth of this technology is largely due to its value as a decision support tool generating rapid and informative insights into a patient's condition. Machine learning and deep learning algorithms can process medical images much faster and more efficiently than humans. For this reason, it is widely believed that AI in medical diagnostics could revolutionise the diagnosis process by accelerating disease detection, providing accurate risk assessments and boosting hospital productivity. This webinar will: highlight the factors behind the rise of image recognition AI in medical diagnostics; outline the state of development of this technology in five major disease applications; assess the company landscape, including key players and their market readiness; identify key technological issues currently limiting uptake; and provide roadmaps describing when and how these issues are likely to be overcome.

 

 

 

Robotics and automation are set to have a major impact on the global agriculture industry, driving new business models and disrupting existing value chains. Although agriculture has historically been slow to digitize, advances in AI and machine vision, alongside increasing investment into the field, are accelerating the industry, creating numerous opportunities. This webinar will focus on: the current state of global agriculture; key technology trends in the field of agricultural robotics; enabling technologies in agricultural robotics; and case study discussions of autonomous tractors and robotic fresh fruit picking.

 

 

2020 has been a challenging year for the food and agriculture industries. Store closures, food processing plant shutdowns, restrictions on worker movements and unpredictable consumer behaviour stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed supply chain instabilities and shaken global food production to its core. However, with challenges come opportunities. The fragility in the global food supply has highlighted the need for alternative food systems and new agricultural technologies, with 2020 seeing major investments into areas such as vertical farming and alternative proteins. This webinar, delivered by IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent, discusses the events of 2020 and what they mean for emerging technologies in the field of agriculture. The webinar will cover: vertical farming; plant-based and cultured meat; biostimulants and biopesticides; genetic technologies in agriculture; and agricultural robots and drones.