Pictet – Megatrends 2025, Jan 2025

The early 21st century is obsessed with innovation. Google’s Ngram shows that the term “innovation” appears nearly 2.5 times more frequently than it did 20 years ago. Innovation has become a new mantra for AI-driven planetary transformations. In medicine, while there have been significant treatment gains, such as new mRNA vaccines and rising survival rates for certain cancers, overall health outcomes have seen setbacks, including declining life expectancy and shortages of healthcare workers.