Advanced technologies will bring big changes. Which companies will be ready to capitalize on the opportunities?For most companies, the question of whether advanced technologies will disrupt their business is a matter of when, not if. A corollary question for incumbents is whether they will be drivers or casualties of the changes these technologies will enable.There are plenty of reasons why dee...

Though they’re years from FDA approval, Helaina and BioMilq are banking on parents’ willingness to feed their newborns a product developed in a lab.The shortage of baby formula is one problem that Laura Katz and Michelle Egger envisioned when they separately decided to develop synthetic alternatives to breast milk.Helaina, Katz’s startup, and Egger’s BioMilq have each raised over $20 millio...

Following a cool down in global funding in Q1’22, global venture investment has continued to decline in Q2’22 so far, with quarterly falls in dollars, exits, and unicorn births in sight.Global venture funding fell to $142.4B in Q1’22, down by a fifth from the previous quarter’s total. As economic uncertainty lingers on and investors tighten their belts, the private market’s downward trajec...

Reflaunt makes it easy for customers of fashion retailers and brands to re-sell clothing.Whether you’re a brand looking to move inventory or a shopper looking for a deal, Reflaunt is changing the way we shop for secondhand clothes.In a world where fast fashion reigns supreme, it’s easy to forget the environmental and social impact of our clothing choices. However, a growing movement towards s...

Twin Health’s Whole Body Digital Twin platform uses data from wearable sensors, blood tests and self-reported questionnaires to build a model of each patient and suggest potential interventions to reverse Type 2 diabetes symptoms.It may not be able to pass the Turing test, but a “digital twin” created by Twin Health’s artificial intelligence could help its human counterpart reverse the symp...

Our breakthrough survey of 16,000 consumers across 11 countries in Asia-Pacific uncovered surprising trends.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3MpR2XS[bain]

London-based architects Bureau de Change and Central Saint Martins student Lulu Harrison have developed a glass tile made from an unlikely source—quagga mussel shells. The project explores how the use of local waste materials can offer an alternative to the highly processed and unsustainable materials used in traditional glassmaking. In this case, the design team used crushed quagga mussels sh...

Whale Trailer Cabin has been designed to meet the needs of Chinese domestic market, therefore, it doesn’t look like conventional American/European RV models. The design of this cool RV must comply with Chinese law where self-propelled RVs should be registered as private vehicles. Featuring exterior dimensions of a compact trailer, Whale Trailer Cabin offers interior dimensions of a medium trai...

U.S. patent application, US20220164853, describes a method for determining a food item from a photograph and a corresponding restaurant serving the food item. A user consumable item image is received and ingredients of the consumable item in the image are identified along with the user’s location using a neural network by determining similar images from a database. A restaurant associated with...