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STOXX EconSight Q&A
Thematic Investing - STOXX EconSight Q&A Thematic strategies to capture evolving technologies such as AI and quantum We spoke with the STOXX Thematics team to discuss how we use patent-based data, advanced taxonomies, and annual reports to capture cutting-edge themes such as AI, defense, and quantum computing. If you would like to learn more about how these datasets are developed and refined, check out the Q&A. We also discuss how we collaborate with scientists to improve patent classifications and how we combine AI with expert curation to provide a deeper understanding of scientific progress [...]
EconSight-QuantumBasel
EconSight at QuantumBasel Event Yesterday, EconSight gave a presentation at the QuantumBasel Quantum & AI Summit in Basel, focused on finance. We highlighted the global development of quantum computing, as well as the leading companies across key quantum applications including AI, encryption, and fintech. Beyond our presentation, three broader themes stood out from the summit: the future will be hybrid, with classical AI doing most of the heavy lifting while quantum delivers targeted advantages; quantum readiness must begin now, particularly around post-quantum cryptography; and quantum will ultimately be an ecosystem play, where collaboration matters more [...]
Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport – new Study
The new Patent Landscape Report "Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport" for WIPO Innovation Accelerates in Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport Heavy-duty road transport - trucks and buses - is essential to the global economy, but also a major source of emissions, accounting for 40% of total road transport emissions worldwide. With the sector still overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels, accelerating innovation in low-emission technologies is becoming increasingly critical. The new EconSight patent landscape report for the World Intellectual Property Organisation in collaboration with the International Renewable Energy Agency analyzes global innovation trends from 2000-2024 across the [...]
China Technology Monitor
China Technology Monitor 2026 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 to high-quality research and development is a relatively recent development in China, which first became apparent around 2015. Ten years later, in 2025, China is the leader in many cutting-edge technologies or ranks second behind the US. [...]
EconSight ETFs reach 2 billion in assets under management
From Insight to Impact: USD 2 Billion in EconSight Technologies - based ETF Assets We’re proud to announce that the EconSight technology classification based ETFs we have developed with our index clients have surpassed USD 2 billion in assets under management in April 2026! This milestone proves that patent based technologies intelligence isn’t just for R&D - it’s a powerful tool for identifying and investing in the world’s most innovative companies. In partnership with our clients, we’ve built indexes that underlie ETFs that capture innovation across Digitization, Sustainability, and Security. Artificial Intelligence Quantum Computing Metaverse [...]
AI-based Drug Discovery
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 accelerate R&D. By predicting promising targets and molecules before costly lab work begins, AI explores vastly larger chemical spaces and identifies safety or efficacy risks earlier - reducing time, cost, and late-stage failures. That said, the narrative is maturing: the industry is shifting from [...]
Quantum ETF for BlackRock
New Quantum Computing ETF launched going beyond patents New BlackRock Quantum ETF First to Combine Patents, Company Websites, and Business Reports to Identify Leading Companies The BlackRock iShares Quantum Computing UCITS ETF identifies companies driving the quantum computing ecosystem - from quantum processors to enabling hardware and software - while also capturing firms engaged in cutting-edge exploratory research that advances the field. EconSight worked closely with Stoxx and BlackRock on the development of the index. For the first time, a new approach covering all corporate disclosures was applied, developed by EconSight together with its [...]
Future Water ETF for Deka
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, including water utilities, firms engaged in water treatment and water desalting, as well as those developing equipment and infrastructure essential to water management. The patent analysis highlights the technological trends: modern filtration technologies and disinfection processes, new digital process and control methods for more [...]
EconSight Gamechanger Index officially launched
EconSight Gamechanger Index officially launched EconSight Gamechanger Index available on Bloomberg The EconSight Global Gamechanger Index showcases the 25 most innovative companies We are proud to announce the launch of the EconSight Global Gamechanger Index, which highlights the potential of patent-based investing in leading innovative companies. Since 29 December 2025, the index has been independently calculated, updated live every 15 minutes, and published on Bloomberg for transparent market access. Ticker: ECONGCI; ISIN: CH1487684362 The strategy has been available on our website as a model portfolio since 2024, and the index has been back-calculated [...]
Industrial AI
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 consumer AI to concrete real-world applications, especially industrial AI. The chart that attracted the most attention was clearly the ranking of the best companies in industrial AI. Contrary to general expectations, Siemens, a European company, leads the way, with Bosch and ABB also in [...]
Top Companies in GenAI
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 one chart – Alphabet leads Tencent and Baidu in world-class GenAI patents The chart shows all companies worldwide with at least four GenAI patents and their development over the past ten years. The colour coding makes clear that GenAI activity [...]
China Tech Focus in new 5-year plan
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 days reveal a stronger focus on innovation quality. From a patent perspective, this is understandable, which is why we are showing here where China stands in these focus technologies compared to the US and Europe in terms of world-class patents. China is a leader [...]
STOXX EconSight Q&A
Thematic Investing - STOXX EconSight Q&A Thematic strategies to capture evolving technologies such as AI and quantum We spoke with the STOXX Thematics team to discuss how we use patent-based data, advanced taxonomies, and annual reports to capture cutting-edge themes such as AI, defense, and quantum computing. If you would like to learn more about how these datasets are developed and refined, check out the Q&A. We also discuss how we collaborate with scientists to improve patent classifications and how we combine AI with expert curation to provide a deeper understanding of scientific progress [...]
EconSight-QuantumBasel
EconSight at QuantumBasel Event Yesterday, EconSight gave a presentation at the QuantumBasel Quantum & AI Summit in Basel, focused on finance. We highlighted the global development of quantum computing, as well as the leading companies across key quantum applications including AI, encryption, and fintech. Beyond our presentation, three broader themes stood out from the summit: the future will be hybrid, with classical AI doing most of the heavy lifting while quantum delivers targeted advantages; quantum readiness must begin now, particularly around post-quantum cryptography; and quantum will ultimately be an ecosystem play, where collaboration matters more [...]
Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport – new Study
The new Patent Landscape Report "Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport" for WIPO Innovation Accelerates in Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Road Transport Heavy-duty road transport - trucks and buses - is essential to the global economy, but also a major source of emissions, accounting for 40% of total road transport emissions worldwide. With the sector still overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels, accelerating innovation in low-emission technologies is becoming increasingly critical. The new EconSight patent landscape report for the World Intellectual Property Organisation in collaboration with the International Renewable Energy Agency analyzes global innovation trends from 2000-2024 across the [...]
China Technology Monitor
China Technology Monitor 2026 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 to high-quality research and development is a relatively recent development in China, which first became apparent around 2015. Ten years later, in 2025, China is the leader in many cutting-edge technologies or ranks second behind the US. [...]
EconSight ETFs reach 2 billion in assets under management
From Insight to Impact: USD 2 Billion in EconSight Technologies - based ETF Assets We’re proud to announce that the EconSight technology classification based ETFs we have developed with our index clients have surpassed USD 2 billion in assets under management in April 2026! This milestone proves that patent based technologies intelligence isn’t just for R&D - it’s a powerful tool for identifying and investing in the world’s most innovative companies. In partnership with our clients, we’ve built indexes that underlie ETFs that capture innovation across Digitization, Sustainability, and Security. Artificial Intelligence Quantum Computing Metaverse [...]
AI-based Drug Discovery
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 accelerate R&D. By predicting promising targets and molecules before costly lab work begins, AI explores vastly larger chemical spaces and identifies safety or efficacy risks earlier - reducing time, cost, and late-stage failures. That said, the narrative is maturing: the industry is shifting from [...]
Quantum ETF for BlackRock
New Quantum Computing ETF launched going beyond patents New BlackRock Quantum ETF First to Combine Patents, Company Websites, and Business Reports to Identify Leading Companies The BlackRock iShares Quantum Computing UCITS ETF identifies companies driving the quantum computing ecosystem - from quantum processors to enabling hardware and software - while also capturing firms engaged in cutting-edge exploratory research that advances the field. EconSight worked closely with Stoxx and BlackRock on the development of the index. For the first time, a new approach covering all corporate disclosures was applied, developed by EconSight together with its [...]
Future Water ETF for Deka
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, including water utilities, firms engaged in water treatment and water desalting, as well as those developing equipment and infrastructure essential to water management. The patent analysis highlights the technological trends: modern filtration technologies and disinfection processes, new digital process and control methods for more [...]
EconSight Gamechanger Index officially launched
EconSight Gamechanger Index officially launched EconSight Gamechanger Index available on Bloomberg The EconSight Global Gamechanger Index showcases the 25 most innovative companies We are proud to announce the launch of the EconSight Global Gamechanger Index, which highlights the potential of patent-based investing in leading innovative companies. Since 29 December 2025, the index has been independently calculated, updated live every 15 minutes, and published on Bloomberg for transparent market access. Ticker: ECONGCI; ISIN: CH1487684362 The strategy has been available on our website as a model portfolio since 2024, and the index has been back-calculated [...]
Industrial AI
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 consumer AI to concrete real-world applications, especially industrial AI. The chart that attracted the most attention was clearly the ranking of the best companies in industrial AI. Contrary to general expectations, Siemens, a European company, leads the way, with Bosch and ABB also in [...]
Top Companies in GenAI
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 one chart – Alphabet leads Tencent and Baidu in world-class GenAI patents The chart shows all companies worldwide with at least four GenAI patents and their development over the past ten years. The colour coding makes clear that GenAI activity [...]
China Tech Focus in new 5-year plan
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 days reveal a stronger focus on innovation quality. From a patent perspective, this is understandable, which is why we are showing here where China stands in these focus technologies compared to the US and Europe in terms of world-class patents. China is a leader [...]