Philips Research — Programs

Healthcare

Sophisticated medical care is increasingly provided outside of hospitals, in settings that include the family doctor’s surgery and even the home. That’s why, building on our research of hospital-based care, we have begun to explore complete care cycles. In this way, we aim to seamlessly integrate preventive healthcare measures, self-care, and clinical care.

Lifestyle

Achieving a comfortable balance between wellness and work, leisure and pleasure, is an important goal for many people – which is why we are on the look-out for simple solutions that will help people gain and maintain such a balanced lifestyle. For instance, we are investigating how people can optimize their everyday experiences, wherever they are. We are also exploring ways to enable people to always look their best, with minimum effort.
 

Technology

To facilitate the creation of breakthrough innovations, Philips Research focuses on developing technology that is truly inventive and differentiating, in a way that allows for maximum design flexibility. Our research activities include fields such as solid-state light sources and systems, system-in-package, unobtrusive sensors and actuators, flexible electronics, efficient and renewable energy systems, devices for drug delivery and molecular diagnostics, communication technologies and wireless hospital solutions.