At the core, Philips is an innovation company. And for innovation to work, you need to look for the unmet needs. — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
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 China Copy Share Image
You can't have a single design for all cities. The look and feel of the streetlights are very important. — Frans van Houten Cities Copy Share Image
We have transformed Philips into a focused leader in health technology, delivering innovation to help people manage their health. — Frans van Houten Health Copy Share Image
Waste does not exist in nature because ecosystems reuse everything that grows in a never-ending cycle of efficiency and purpose. — Frans van Houten Efficiency Copy Share Image
Changing the ways of governments usually doesn't happen quickly, but time is a luxury the world no longer enjoys. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
If we can keep you healthy, that is better. If you fall sick, you go to the hospital. Both sides, Philips is… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Our strategy is focused on driving better outcomes for patients and higher productivity for hospitals. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Even though we live in a fast-changing world with short term-ism all around, it requires years of determination to transform a company… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
Health care has to be delivered as an integrated service across the entire continuum of care. This runs from healthy living and… — Frans van Houten Health Copy Share Image
I am pleased with the response of investors towards Philips Lighting and the successful pricing of the I.P.O. This strategic milestone will… — Frans van Houten Focus Copy Share Image
Genomics, Artificial Intelligence, and Deep Machine learning technologies are helping practitioners deliver better diagnosis and actually freeing up time for patient interaction. — Frans van Houten Artificial intelligence Copy Share Image
Employers can assist employees in looking after their health by giving guidance on energy management, sleep and healthy eating, working relationships, and… — Frans van Houten Employers Copy Share Image
The traditional way that society looks at healthcare is to let people get terribly sick and then have an emergency room to… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
Light is one of the basic areas that will give you comfort, but it is undergoing a technological revolution in moving from… — Frans van Houten Comfort Copy Share Image
Crucially, healthcare needs to become connected. It should become effortless for medical professionals to share relevant data with colleagues around the world.… — Frans van Houten Around the world Copy Share Image
It has not escaped us that other competitors have also identified health as an attractive marketplace. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
If we are going to get a grip on escalating costs, we have to focus more on prevention rather than acute care.… — Frans van Houten Focus Copy Share Image
We started experimenting with television in 1928. For a lot of people, Philips has a lot to do with TV. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
The agreement to acquire Volcano significantly advances our strategy to become the leading systems integrator in image-guided therapies. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
As humans, we've always innovated our way out of problems, whether it was the first torch to light a dark cave or… — Frans van Houten Dark Copy Share Image
Indeed, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will greatly lead to increased consumer health awareness and self-management and will enable individualized treatment pathways supported… — Frans van Houten Awareness Copy Share Image
We typically sell a catheter lab to a hospital, and it sits there for the next 10 years, and we don't visit… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
We invented television and stuck with it for 50 years, and then I decided to get out of that. I would like… — Frans van Houten Consumer Copy Share Image
Lumileds is a highly successful supplier of lighting components to the general illumination, automotive, and consumer electronics markets, with a strong customer… — Frans van Houten Consumer Copy Share Image
I think of the world as geographical regions, and it excites me to think about the opportunity that Europe can have if… — Frans van Houten Europe Copy Share Image
City farming is not only possible, it is the very definition of the kind of meaningful, sustainable innovation we will need to… — Frans van Houten Agriculture Copy Share Image
We are very optimistic about our opportunities in China. Our toothbrushes continue to sell very well, while the growth of private hospitals… — Frans van Houten China Copy Share Image
To become the global leader in HealthTech and shape the future of the industry, we will combine our vibrant Healthcare and Consumer… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
If we are to ensure that healthcare remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to radically rethink how we… — Frans van Houten Future Copy Share Image
We are addressing duplication and complexity. At the same time, we are investing more in research and development, speeding up the time… — Frans van Houten Complexity Copy Share Image
In Kenya, e-learning has taught 12,000 nurses how to treat major diseases such as HIV and malaria, compared to the 100 nurses… — Frans van Houten Classroom Copy Share Image
We undertook a huge internal transformation to sharpen our customer focus, step up innovation, improve productivity to ensure competitiveness, change our culture,… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
We knew we could put the company on the right side of history by decisive transformative action and by redefining our purpose… — Frans van Houten Action Copy Share Image
Engagement with young people is always a refreshing break with routine. It's also a reminder of how we need to constantly keep… — Frans van Houten Engagement Copy Share Image
I came back to Philips and quickly realised that the TV business had a major performance issue and some structural challenges. Rather… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
Healthcare continues to move outside the hospital and into our homes and everyday lives. With leading doctors and psychologists, for example, we've… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
Tech can help population health, make health more accessible, more affordable. Tech can also get people get more included in the economy… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Like all major transitions in human history, the shift from a linear to a circular economy will be a tumultuous one. It… — Frans van Houten Economics Copy Share Image
Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful.… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
