About Philips
Philips is a Dutch multinational health-technology company that for over 130 years has been a beacon of innovation, constantly evolving to meet society’s changing needs. Today, its focus lies on healthcare. Philips develops pioneering solutions that span the entire health continuum: from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, and home care, aiming to make healthcare more accessible, equitable, and sustainable.
With a goal to improve the lives of 2.5 billion people per year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities, Philips combines cutting-edge technology with global partnerships to strengthen health systems and promote climate-resilient healthcare.
Mission: Improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation.
Main focus areas:
- Expanding access to care in underserved communities and strengthening health systems
- Digital and technological innovation across the care continuum
- Sustainability & climate-resilient healthcare
Collaborations with GHH-partners
Universities & Academic Institutions:
- TU Delft: Multiple collaborations, incl. EU Horizon DiCE project on circular medical devices
- Leiden University & LUMC: Technology for Leiden Image Guided Therapy Centrum
- UMC Utrecht: Joint fieldlab to accelerate image-guided treatments; broader clinical/tech collaboration
- Erasmus MC: Multi-year ultrasound partnership
- Radboud UMC: 10-year patient-monitoring partnership
- Amsterdam UMC: Technology for the new Cardiovascular Intervention Center
NGOs & Global Health Organisations:
- AMREF Health Africa: partnership since 2013 to improve health care delivery and systems in Africa, including Community Life Centers
- Save the Children: fighting childhood pneumonia (via Philips Foundation)
- PharmAccess Foundation: financial aid to finance small and medium-sized private clinics in Africa, enabling them to get access to medical equipment and improve healthcare quality.
- Delft Imaging (Delft Care): Joint deployment (Philips Foundation & Philips) of CAD4COVID in 11 South African hospitals during COVID-19
Networks, Public–Private Platforms & Research Consortia:
- Task Force Health Care (TFHC): Historic role of Philips in TFHC’s origins and ongoing joint activities
- Health~Holland: Co-hosted sustainability masterclass
- TNO: Collaboration via Holst Centre on wearable health patch
Overview of characteristics
Active in Countries:
Globally: delivering health-technology solutions, co-creating local care models, and integrating sustainability into healthcare innovation.
Examples:
- Netherlands: Collaboration with Radboud UMC on hospital-wide digital monitoring and data integration. (Source: Radboudumc & Philips sign partnership for patientmonitoring | Philips)
- Germany: Partnership with Asklepios Health Group to implement the Radiology Operations Command Center (ROCC). (Source: Asklepios und Philips starten Pilotprojekt | Philips)
- United States: Implementation of tele-ICU networks connecting hospitals nationwide and partnerships with innovation hubs in cardiology and precision diagnosis. (Source: Inpatient telehealth - Philips)
- Indonesia: National collaboration with the Ministry of Health for advanced image-guided therapy systems. (Source: Indonesia Ministry of Health partnership for image-guided therapies | Philips)
- South Africa: Partnership with Delft Imaging on CAD4COVID AI diagnostics across 11 hospitals to support COVID-19 response. (Source: Philips Foundation deploys AI software in South Africa to detect and monitor COVID-19 using chest X-rays)
CoP (community of practice):
- CoP1: Strengthening health Systems
- CoP3: Climate change & Health (Co-lead)
Themes and subthemes within CoP
Themes Philips:
- Strengthening and digitalising health systems
- Expanding access to quality care in LMICs
- Health equity and women’s health
- Innovation and responsible technology development
- Sustainable and circular healthcare
- Climate-resilient health infrastructure
- Cross-sector partnerships for system change
Subthemes within CoP 1:
Source: Access to care | Philips
- Digital health transformation and data-driven prevention
- Population health management and early detection
- Innovative financing models for accessible care in LMICs
- Women’s health and maternal care
- Strengthening primary healthcare systems
- Building resilience and local capacity in LMICs
- Sustainable health-system design and green infrastructure (overlap with CoP 3)
Subthemes within CoP 3:
Source: Five key levers for sustainable healthcare | Philips
- Sustainable hospitals and decarbonizing healthcare
- Energy efficiency and circular use of materials
- Climate-resilient healthcare systems and adaptation planning
- Responsible innovation and circular design of medical devices
- Waste reduction and resource efficiency in healthcare
- Cross-sector collaboration on climate, water, and health
- Resilient and equitable health systems through sustainable innovation (overlap with CoP 1)
Organization type:
Private company
Available resources
- Knowledge & expertise: Deep experience in health-technology innovation across diagnosis, treatment, home-care; expertise in digital health, AI, data analytics in healthcare. (i.e. ROCC-project with Asklepios in Germany)
- Networks: Global presence with local teams; partnership networks across governments, healthcare providers, NGOs and private sector. Philips explicitly notes the value of teaming up with partners to understand local contexts and ecosystems. (i.e. collaboration with Amref Health Africa and KIT to build and evaluate Community Life Centres)
- Innovation & products: Provides concrete technologies and solutions (imaging systems, monitoring, home health devices) that can be leveraged in global health settings. (i.e. the CAD4COVID AI diagnostic software deployed with Delft Imaging in South Africa)
- Influence / advocacy & sustainability capacity: Philips actively shapes the global dialogue on sustainable healthcare, contributing to the Dutch Green Deal Zorg and promoting low-carbon, circular healthcare solutions worldwide. (Source: Philips ondertekent de Green Deal 3.0 - Nieuws | Philips)
- Financing and business models: Philips articulates collaboration in developing new business models and financing solutions to expand access to care. (i.e. partnership with PharmAccess Foundation on financial aid for small and medium-sized private clinics in Africa)
- Coordination capability: With its global footprint and partnership approach, Philips is capable of coordinating multi-stakeholder efforts in global health projects. (i.e. its multi-country Access to Care-projects)
Contact information
Website: Philips - Nederland