We can’t think in terms of designing products that we throw over the wall to customers, but instead, we need to design products that are upgradable and maintainable and that can be mined for materials and components that can be reused. Frans van Houten Read Quote
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 Read Quote
To become the global leader in HealthTech and shape the future of the industry, we will combine our vibrant Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle businesses into one company. Frans van Houten Read Quote
I think, going forward, we need to be much more modest on expectations with regard to China growth: That’s just being realistic. Frans van Houten Read Quote
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. Frans van Houten Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We invented television and stuck with it for 50 years, and then I decided to get out of that. I would like people to know that we are broader than consumer electronics. Frans van Houten Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Philips is uniquely positioned to help reshape and optimize population health management by leveraging big data and delivering care across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, minimally invasive treatment, recovery, and home care. Frans van Houten Read Quote
