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
Thanks to the digital and big data revolution, we can start to do what was previously unthinkable - to improve patient outcomes… — Frans van Houten Big Copy Share Image
Healthy people are not very motivated to manage their health. They just don't care. — Frans van Houten Care Copy Share Image
Certain product categories become less attractive for us because, as they become mature, they become low-cost, and hence, there is less to… — Frans van Houten Matters 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
By innovating and investing in health technology, we believe that we can really change the future of health. — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
The computer can do a much better job than the human eye, as it is much more systematic in analysing tissues. — Frans van Houten Better 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 Agreement Copy Share Image
Sustainable solutions based on innovation can create a more resilient world only if that innovation is focused on the health and well-being… — Frans van Houten Create Copy Share Image
When I became CEO, I was really worried that we were in commoditized segments that were mature and no longer growing. So… — Frans van Houten Ceo 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
Price erosion in components is quite fast. If you can capitalize on that by bringing products to the market faster, you will… — Frans van Houten Better Copy Share Image
If we are to ensure that health care remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to rethink radically how… — Frans van Houten Care 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 Better Copy Share Image
Meaningful innovation can be an important catalyst in encouraging resilience in seniors, keeping them independent and engaged. — Frans van Houten Important Copy Share Image
In the back of my mind was the nagging discussion: where do we take the portfolio? You can get rid of TV,… — Frans van Houten Back Copy Share Image
In the Asian marketplace, we need to come out with products every nine months, not every two years. — Frans van Houten Asian 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
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
It is vital that a company's culture shows a willingness to invest in employee wellbeing with no stigma or penalty attached to… — Frans van Houten Business 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
The shift in demand is toward partners that can improve productivity, and in part, that can be done by software. — Frans van Houten Done Copy Share Image
Our health underpins our happiness and is a foundation of economic advancement. — Frans van Houten Economic Copy Share Image
Poor diet and sedentary behaviour have led to an increase in obesity and lifestyle-related disease and a huge rise in chronic medical… — Frans van Houten Chronic Copy Share Image
