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" I think of the world as geographical regions, and it excites me to think about the opportunity that Europe can have if we consider it to be the 500-million-people region that it is. "

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" Meaningful innovation can be an important catalyst in encouraging resilience in seniors, keeping them independent and engaged. "

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" I've always flagged that it will take some time to gradually sell down our interest in lighting and basically pivot to be a medtech company focused entirely on health technology. "

" I am pleased with the response of investors towards Philips Lighting and the successful pricing of the I.P.O. This strategic milestone will allow Royal Philips to focus on the fast-growing health technology market. "

" Indeed, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will greatly lead to increased consumer health awareness and self-management and will enable individualized treatment pathways supported by tele-health care and coaching. "

" Sometimes that Dutch consensus approach doesn't move you forward fast enough. "

" When you try to master the emotions of a decision and say, if you're 50 years from now and you look back, 'Did we take the right decisions?' Then the decision becomes a lot easier. "

" Insurers reimburse critical care, not the avoidance of incidents. Therefore, investments are not targeted towards prevention. "

" Time may not be on our side, but innovation is. "

" If we are to ensure that healthcare remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to radically rethink how we provide and manage it - in collaboration with key health system partners - and apply the technology that can help achieve these changes. "

" The computer can do a much better job than the human eye, as it is much more systematic in analysing tissues. "

Frans van Houten

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" Thanks to the digital and big data revolution, we can start to do what was previously unthinkable - to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs while delivering personalized care to each individual. "

" Tech can help population health, make health more accessible, more affordable. Tech can also get people get more included in the economy and contribute and drive growth, and growth and wealth are great contributors to a safer world. "

" It has not escaped us that other competitors have also identified health as an attractive marketplace. "

" With access to professional coaching and support around the clock, patients will feel more empowered to manage their own physical wellbeing. "

" We typically sell a catheter lab to a hospital, and it sits there for the next 10 years, and we don't visit the cardiologist on a daily basis. Volcano have a disposable business. They are in the cath lab on a daily basis. "

" The agreement to acquire Volcano significantly advances our strategy to become the leading systems integrator in image-guided therapies. "

" Like all major transitions in human history, the shift from a linear to a circular economy will be a tumultuous one. It will feature heroes and pioneers, naysayers and obstacles, and moments of victory and doubt. If we persevere, however, we will put our economy back on a path of growth and sustainability. "

" What Philips has to offer to India is to further enhance the state of healthcare for the over billion people in this country. "

" There's much unlocked potential in Philips. "

" I came back to Philips and quickly realised that the TV business had a major performance issue and some structural challenges. Rather than try to tweak it and sit things out, we said we had to go for a structural solution. "

" Light is one of the basic areas that will give you comfort, but it is undergoing a technological revolution in moving from conventional lighting to semiconductor-based lighting, and as it does that, it is becoming intelligent with the transition from analogue to digital. "

" Our myopic focus on producing and consuming as cheaply as possible has created a linear economy in which objects are briefly used and then discarded as waste. "

" Our health underpins our happiness and is a foundation of economic advancement. "

" Concerns about the possible side-effects of connected care are swept aside by the expectations of the benefits when people are confronted with a chronic disease themselves. Resistance that could be privacy-related completely disappears. "

" Minimally invasive surgery is the way forward: the patient goes home the next day; there are fewer complications. "

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Home

" By innovating and investing in health technology, we believe that we can really change the future of health. "

" We are very optimistic about our opportunities in China. Our toothbrushes continue to sell very well, while the growth of private hospitals diminishes the risk of government preferring domestic suppliers. "

" Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful. It takes courage, but it's a path we've been preparing for carefully. "

" If we can keep you healthy, that is better. If you fall sick, you go to the hospital. Both sides, Philips is present. "

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You

Healthy

" City farming is not only possible, it is the very definition of the kind of meaningful, sustainable innovation we will need to meet the grand challenges of the 21st century: climate change; population growth; ageing population; urbanization; rising demand for energy, food and water; poverty; and access to healthcare. "