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In this compilation of GTAI articles from 2024 on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science and pharmaceutical sectors, you will find the markets and articles in chronological order.

In this compilation of GTAI articles from 2023 on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science and pharmaceutical sectors, you will find the markets and articles in chronological order.

VDMA Future Business has published a new picture of the future, "Biologicalization of Industry 2035". Is the trend relevant for manufacturers of food processing and packaging machinery?

The world is becoming increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambivalent (VUCA). What mindset and methods you can use to cope with this and position your company accordingly.

VDMA-Study: Joint press release by Munich Strategy and VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association of 15 March 2021

In Part 1 of the VDMA Future Business Study "German Food Machinery Industry 2035" we presented four future scenarios that you can use as a stress test for your corporate strategy. With Part 2 "Strategies for the German Food Machinery Industry 2035" we go one step further.

The Western industrialized countries could lose their leading role to China, with far-reaching consequences for food and packaging machinery manufacturing. How does it look for Brazil?

What does the future of the German food processing machinery industry look like in 2035? The VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association and its members have developed four visions of the future.

New diagnostic methods combined with the possibilities of data-based medicine and developments in pharmaceutical technology enable new integrated business models: A future scenario

After more than 20 years the FV Nahrungsmittel- und Verpackungsmaschinen has developed scenarios for the German packaging machinery industry. As then, the industry is facing a technological upheaval.

Together with the VDMA, McKinsey & Company published the "Study Future Perspectives for German Mechanical Engineering - Acting Successfully in a Dynamic Environment" in 2014.

Around 55 specialists and managers from the fields of innovation, development, strategy and foresight accepted the invitation to the VDMA Corporate Foresight Spring Conference on May 14 and 15, 2025 at KSB SE & Co. KGaA in Frankenthal.

Strategic compass for the future: The special edition of the trend radar contains around 40 new topics that will play a decisive role in the future of mechanical and plant engineering.

VDMA bundles its activities in the area of "Research and Innovation" and establishes a new joint office. Research and innovation processes can thus be further optimized. Dr. Eric Maiser and Martin Nitsche take over from Dietmar Goericke.

VDMA Startup-Machine and prototype.club are promoting innovation in mechanical engineering with a new innovation format. Find out more about successful projects and how you can benefit from them as a member company.

From bionics to biointelligence – Advances in biology and its fusion with technology and IT are opening up a whole new dimension for machine makers to solve the current challenges of our time. The Scenario Study shows how this can be achieved.

"Collective intelligence" and interdisciplinary collaboration for a heterogeneous industry: Around 50 colleagues support the Competence Center Future Business with their specialist expertise.

Two days of future power in Friedrichshafen: at the invitation of Rolls-Royce Power Systems more than 50 participants met on June 06-07,2023 to exchange ideas on increasing complexity in future management.

When it comes to future topics, we at Future Business and Startup-Machine are exactly the right people to talk to.

With trend topics in the time horizon from under 5 to over 10 years

Services in mechanical engineering: The focus is already on people, digitization and sustainability. Will everything be new, will everything be different in the next decade? Four scenarios in the 8th study of the future.

Gaining inspiration and starting points for startup innovation, building networks and exchanging ideas: That was the Ecosystem Journey "Startup Innovation" 2021 in Munich.

Complex topics, well-structured, easy to use: scenario deep dives convey orientation knowledge with bite, key factors and recommendations for action, presented in top-class summits.

Makerspaces are freely accessible workshops with high-tech equipment. Ideal for machine makers – e.g. for trying new technology, meeting startups, or sustainability gains and training of own staff.

Nine very successful years for VDMA Future Business: from the start in 2016 until today, trend scouting, foresight and the start-up network have been important drivers for members and the association!

The Competence Center Future Business was founded by the VDMA Executive Board in 2015. Clear benefit for members: identify trends and disruptions at an early stage and prepare for change.

Start-up methods and collaboration - we work closely with mechanical engineering companies and start-ups to find out how it's done. We offer various support services for knowledge transfer: from hands-on workshops, studies and best-practice reports to innovation tours.

All the content of the VDMA Future Business Trend Radar is available digitally on our platform. This makes them more easily accessible for research, presentation and customization, including a variety of features. Try it out now!

Diving into the ocean of trends: a brief introduction to categories and dimensions of trend analysis, how we lower hurdles for companies, and current examples - from AI to the circular economy.

Mechanical engineering and start-ups are working together more and more frequently - and with success: three out of five collaborations are successful in the long term. But the potential is far from exhausted.

The 360-degree view: trends and disruptions that could become relevant for the machinery and equipment industry in the coming years and decades, concisely presented as trend cards for download.

At the 3rd VDMA Future Business Summit, more than 80 participants discussed the hot topic of Power-to-X as a building block for global climate protection and the associated opportunities for the mechanical engineering industry. Presentations and pictures for download.

Future study shows how progress in measuring and testing technology affects competitiveness. Digitalization and new measuring methods from biology and quantum technology are key factors.

The effects of digitalization, networking, new measurement principles from biotechnology and quantum technology, simulation, virtualization and cost pressure on measurement technology. New players, specialists and business models - the scenario study shows development opportunities for 2030 and beyond.

From bionics and bioeconomy to "biointelligence": Biologization could have a similarly far-reaching impact on mechanical engineering as digitalization. This is shown by Trendradar and the 7th future study by VDMA Future Business.

At the 5th VDMA Future Business Summit, around 60 participants from industry and research discussed the opportunities offered by a digitized recycling economy for mechanical engineering and heard what is already possible today.

Digitalization offers great opportunities for faster implementation of circular economy. Machine makers are solution providers and stakeholders at the same time. We show development opportunities for 2030+.

Future study shows: Digitalization can become the decisive instrument for spreading and accelerating the circular economy and lead to opportunities through new business models.

How will digitalization and the autonomization of value chains change mechanical engineering by 2030? Answers were provided at the 4th VDMA Future Business Summit. Presentations and pictures for download.

Digitalization and networking are powerful drivers for the future of value creation networks worldwide. This is transforming production, the economy and society as a whole - and therefore concerns all machine and plant manufacturers! Our fourth scenario study in the series "Images of the future for mechanical and plant engineering" for download :: For members

Ambitious climate protection and greenhouse gas neutrality require major efforts in all sectors. Power-to-X, the conversion of electricity into other forms of energy, can make a significant contribution - our third scenario study in the series "Images of the future for mechanical and plant engineering" for download :: For members

At the second VDMA Future Business Summit in Darmstadt, everything revolved around material innovations that will be important for mechanical engineering in 2030. Presentations and pictures for download :: For members

New materials have always fueled progress and are crucial for products and production. A look into the future - from lightweight construction and 3D printing to digitalization and sustainability.

Future materials are drivers of innovation and form the second trend topic in our series "Images of the future for mechanical and plant engineering". Results report of the scenario workshops for download.

The first VDMA Future Business Summit on 25.11.2016 was all about artificial intelligence, self-learning systems and data scientists. Lectures and pictures for download.

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are the first topic in our series "Future Business Scenarios for Mechanical and Plant Engineering". The study is available for members to download.

From self-organization of production to self-learning systems: Machine learning, a sub-area of artificial intelligence, will take Industry 4.0 to a new level.

Managing the future is a core topic in strategy and innovation processes, especially in the machinery industry. VDMA Corporate Foresight has been offering help since 2006, from methods to best practices.