Frost & Sullivan's global emerging technology, innovation and convergence practice, TechVision, is launching its 2017 analysis of the top 50 technologies that will energize industries and transform the world. These 50 disruptive technologies, identified using a proprietary innovation index methodology, have the maximum potential to fuel global innovation, spawn novel products and business models, and drive commercial growth.

Each of the technologies detailed in the analysis Top 50 Emerging Technologies: Spawning Growth Opportunities of Strategic Imperative represents an area of amplified R&D, intensified investments, increased IP activity, and tremendous market potential. The inevitable convergence of several of these technologies opens up unprecedented opportunities for new revenue models, as well as the next generation of innovative products and solutions.

"These top 50 technologies are like beacons that will guide the strategic moves of innovation-focused organizations and professionals in the next six to eighteen months. This annual flagship research from the TechVision team is the perfect vade mecum for strategic decisions on investments, market entry and growth," notes Rajiv Kumar, Frost & Sullivan Senior Partner and Global Head of TechVision.

About TechVision

Frost & Sullivan's global TechVision practice is focused on technology innovations, disruptions, and convergence and provides a variety of technology opportunity engines, real-time technology tracking, as well as growth consulting services. Its premier offering, the Emerging Technologies Service (ETS) program, identifies and evaluates the most valuable emerging global technologies enabling products with near-term potential. A unique feature of the ETS program is the annual selection of Top 50 technologies that define the global innovation landscape and promise a huge market potential.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants. For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community.