Bayer: Science For A Better Life - research

Futures researchers describe the year 2020

A picture of tomorrow

Products for every eventuality: Each model for the future features different forms of society, work and living conditions. It is vital for an inventor company like Bayer to identify trends at an early stage and react accordingly by developing suitable products. The illustrations show products for the future which could be manufactured using innovative materials from Bayer.

What will the future bring? A question that doesn’t just interest people – companies also align their research and development activities with emerging trends. The New Business Department at Bayer MaterialScience has collaborated with partners to develop various scenarios for living, life and working in the future. This information will help them to identify products and materials that could be in vogue in 2020.

Oligocenters or polycenters

Two possible scenarios are oligocenters, with a heavily polarized society, and polycenters with a broad middle class. Oligocenters are dominated by exclusive high-tech products and materials for a small elite, while the impoverished population at large buys primarily cheap goods. In polycenters the greatest demand is for intelligent engineering materials and new technologies. Join us for a journey into the future and meet the technologies of the year 2020.