With increased spending on space technology from the U.S. government, commercial applications appear set for expansion.

During May, the U.S. announced the results of its largest-ever commercial imagery contract, awarding contracts to leading commercial space enterprises. Such government contracts are valued at billions of dollars and tend to span decades of commitment, development and deployment. It appears to us that this could be just the beginning of such spending by governments on a global basis.

In a recent press release, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office noted ...

A value-chain lens can help to identify competitive forces and their likely beneficiaries.

As the world scrambles for energy security, we believe a “value chain lens” offers a different perspective with which to view environmental, social and governance issues. It allows a better understanding of technological development and disruption, and can help to identify the competitive forces acting across the value chain—and thus in the selection of “transition winners.”

For example, who would have thought that France’s brilliant nuclear engineers would one day face significant ...

‘Humanization’ of pets is contributing to the growth outlook in the animal health industry.

First COVID-19, now Monkeypox. It seems the world is being plagued by one virus after another. And while its impact is expected to be much less significant, this latest virus poses a potential risk to every member of the family—including our pets.

During the pandemic, the pet population increased significantly. Multiple lockdowns and restrictions on social interactions with humans prompted many to seek companionship ...