AI-based Drug Discovery The AI Drug Discovery Ecosystem Top Players (Patents, 2025) Competition, Collaboration, and Convergence AI-driven drug discovery has become one of the most powerful trends in Pharma and Biotech. Patent activity has doubled over the past two years, reflecting the enormous expectations placed on AI to [...]
New Future Water ETF Joint presentation of the new Deka Future Water ETF FONDS professionell Congress presentation Deka and EconSight jointly presented the new Deka STOXX Future Water ETF at the FONDS professionell Congress. The ETF comprises around 60 companies with involvement in the water sector, [...]
Industrial AI Top Industrial AI Companies: Siemens in the Lead EconSight's contribution at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026 From a technological perspective, this year's World Economic Forum in Davos is all about AI, especially applications. In our talks, we tried to shift the focus from [...]
The World of GenAI - Top Companies in Generative AI The World of GenAI - Top Companies in Generative AI The World of GenAI - Top Companies in Generative AI View animation full screen The world of GenAI in [...]
China technology focus in new 5-year plan for 2026-2030 China position in strategic technologies As part of the recommendations for the next five-year plan, China has outlined its technology priorities for the near future. The technologies themselves are not a big surprise. However, the documents and statements of the last few [...]
Genmab after Merus acquisition Genmab strengthens position among global immunotherapy leaders with Merus acquisition From a patent perspective, the acquisition represents a highly strategic move. Genmab now advances to position 25 among the leading immunotherapy companies, measured by the number of world-class patents. This transaction further strengthens [...]
AI / Deep Learning AI / Deep Learning: Technology Overview Artificial intelligence technologies have seen a dramatic increase in public and media attention in recent years. The modern AI boom has been driven mainly by more powerful computers, the increased availability of data for training purposes, and better AI and machine [...]
Deloitte-EconSight Study Where does Germany stand in global technology competition? Deloitte and EconSight partnered on a new study The Deloitte study ‘Digital Technologies Made in Germany’ highlights Germany's position in global competition for advanced digitalisation technologies and shows ways in which innovative strength can be strengthened [...]
BioNTech and CureVac after takeover BioNTech among top players in mRNA and vaccines after CureVac acquisition The planned acquisition of CureVac announced yesterday makes strategic sense for BioNTech. BioNTech justifies the acquisition with its improved positioning in mRNA technologies. [...]
Big Tech Shootout USA vs China - Pt. 2 - Advanced Digital Technologies The chart shows the technological activities as world shares held by the company in each technology. World share is defined as the share of company world class patents in total global patents in [...]
Big Tech Shootout USA vs China - Pt. 1 - Human-Machine-Interface Technologies The chart shows the technological activities as world shares held by the company in each technology. World share is defined as the share of company world class patents in total global patents in a technology. A bubble position to the right shows [...]
Autonomous driving Autonomous driving: Technology Overview The technology of autonomous driving refers to the development of autonomous vehicles, including all five stages of automation, from stage 1: Assisted driving – assistance systems that support the driver in certain tasks, to stage 5: Autonomous driving – where the vehicle operates completely autonomously, [...]
Smart Factory Smart Factory: Technology Overview The smart factory comprises modern technologies such as IoT, AI, robotics, and advanced analytics to autonomously monitor, analyze, and optimize manufacturing processes in real time. Key trends driving smart factories include the adoption of industrial IoT for real-time data collection, AI-powered predictive maintenance, digital twins [...]
Digital Agriculture (Precision Farming) Digital Agriculture (Precision Farming): Technology Overview Digital agriculture aims to increase agricultural efficiency. This includes the use of drones or autonomous vehicles such as farm and harvesting robots. Precision farming is a subset of digital agriculture that focuses specifically on using technologies such as GPS, IoT sensors, [...]
China Technology Monitor China on its way to becoming the leading technology nation One of the reasons why China is taking such an aggressive stance in the trade conflict with the US is the significant progress it has made in strategically relevant technologies in recent years. The transition from high-quality production [...]
Red Biotech (Biopharma) Red Biotech (Biopharma) Technology Overview Biopharma, also known as 'red' biotech, encompasses biotechnological inventions for use in pharmaceutical research. Unlike 'green' plant biotechnology and 'white' industrial biotechnology, biopharma is dedicated to the development and production of pharmaceuticals and therapies. This includes drug delivery systems utilising responsive peptides and [...]
Humanoid Robots Humanoid Robots Technology Overview Humanoid robots represent a very dynamic emerging technology focused on designing machines that replicate human form and function. This domain integrates several technical sub-themes, including joint mechanisms and control systems, which are crucial for achieving stable, human-like locomotion. These systems often employ advanced methods to [...]
EconSight and QuantumBasel – strategic cooperation QuantumBasel and EconSight form strategic partnership to overcome the current limitations of patent analysis QuantumBasel and EconSight are pooling their expertise to take the analysis of highly complex patent data to a new level with the help of AI and quantum computing. The aim: to make hidden correlations [...]
Quantum Technology Quantum Computing Technology Overview The technology has made a breakthrough in recent years, which is reflected in the significant increase in patents, but also in the number of active countries and companies. While a few years ago a few companies dominated the field, the technology is now becoming more widespread. It is [...]
«China 2025» strategy re-examined Where does China stand in strategic technologies? "China 2025" strategy In 2015 China launched an ambitious plan to become a technology superpower by 2049. The “China 2025” strategy defines core industries, such as robotics, pharma, electric vehicles, aerospace, and advanced digitisation, in which [...]