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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. "

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" 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. "

Frans van Houten

Revolution

Comfort

Light

" Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value. "

" 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. "

" The shift in demand is toward partners that can improve productivity, and in part, that can be done by software. "

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

" Certain product categories become less attractive for us because, as they become mature, they become low-cost, and hence, there is less to invent. There is less to invent in a television, whereas in heath technology, there is a lot to invent. So we wanted to put our innovative power to work where it really matters. "

Frans van Houten

Technology

Work

" Government should create the environment and incentives to stimulate investment in sustainable innovation, take away barriers, and accelerate adoption, even in turbulent economic times. "

" Having a consumer brand helps us a lot. We will see more ambulatory care, and there will be a lot of new ways to deliver healthcare... and that means consumerism is going to play a bigger role. "

" 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. "

" Compassion, together with contractual responsibility for one's workforce, is a mark of a top employer. "

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

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

" I remain convinced of the compelling case for connected care. "

" If we are going to get a grip on escalating costs, we have to focus more on prevention rather than acute care. Technology can help us do that. "

Frans van Houten

Technology

" The conventional way of selling products out of the catalogue no longer works; the relationship needs to become more sticky. "

Frans van Houten

Become

Relationship

" In an aging world with more chronic disease, health and healthcare are enormous opportunities that we want to focus on. "

" 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. "

Frans van Houten

Think

Opportunity

" We have transformed Philips into a focused leader in health technology, delivering innovation to help people manage their health. "

" Sustainable solutions based on innovation can create a more resilient world only if that innovation is focused on the health and well-being of its inhabitants. And it is at that point - where technology and human needs intersect - that we will find meaningful innovation. "

" Poor diet and sedentary behaviour have led to an increase in obesity and lifestyle-related disease and a huge rise in chronic medical conditions. "

" Employers can assist employees in looking after their health by giving guidance on energy management, sleep and healthy eating, working relationships, and helping maintain a sense of purpose at work. "

" The global healthcare industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, providing significant opportunities for Philips to deliver more integrated solutions across the continuum of care - from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to monitoring and aftercare. "

Frans van Houten

Care

Healthcare

" The entire dynamics of the lighting market are changing. Value is moving toward systems and services. "

" Should one of your employees have a physical or mental health problem, I would argue that it is as much something for the employer as the individual to contend with. "

" Government should seek more strategic approaches to developing dynamic, resilient infrastructure. Business must be more creative in offering financing solutions as partners with government, and people must support sustainable innovation as a public policy priority. "

" A siloed approach between suppliers doesn't really help hospitals well enough. "

" You need to dismount when your horse is dead. What was relevant 20 years ago is no longer relevant today. Therefore, you need to reinvent yourself. "

" Healthcare is a conservative marketplace. "

" In Kenya, e-learning has taught 12,000 nurses how to treat major diseases such as HIV and malaria, compared to the 100 nurses a year that can be taught in a classroom. "

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