Frans van Houten

I remain convinced of the compelling case for connected care.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

Healthcare is a conservative marketplace.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

As soon as a disease is diagnosed, we still need someone to deliver the care.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

There's much unlocked potential in Philips.

— Frans van Houten

Our myopic focus on producing and consuming as cheaply as possible has created a linear economy in which objects are briefly used…

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

When you make a courageous statement, people start to follow you, and that's nice.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

The global healthcare industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, providing significant opportunities for Philips to deliver more integrated solutions across the continuum…

— Frans van Houten

I've always flagged that it will take some time to gradually sell down our interest in lighting and basically pivot to be…

— Frans van Houten

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

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

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

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

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

We can squabble between the siblings in Europe and not be very productive and then see China and the U.S. win over…

— Frans van Houten

Healthy people are not very motivated to manage their health. They just don't care.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

How can we keep people healthy, and if they get sick, how can we treat them right the first time?

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

Changing the ways of governments usually doesn't happen quickly, but time is a luxury the world no longer enjoys.

— Frans van Houten

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

Our strategy is focused on driving better outcomes for patients and higher productivity for hospitals.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

We started experimenting with television in 1928. For a lot of people, Philips has a lot to do with TV.

— Frans van Houten

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

— Frans van Houten

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

At the core, Philips is an innovation company. And for innovation to work, you need to look for the unmet needs.

— Frans van Houten