From medical advancements to must-have devices, the 100 days of life-changing innovation campaign with the Telegraph celebrates the technological breakthroughs and inventions that have really made a difference to our lives. Visit the Telegraph site www.telegraph.co.uk/philips and enter the Twitter competition by sharing your favourite article with#innovationandyou for the chance to win a Philips Sonicare AirFloss, worth £100.
Philips has announced a portfolio of innovative, inspiring and playful lighting products, combining Philips’ lighting expertise with Disney’s beloved characters.
The products - which include StoryLights, SoftPals, LED Candles and Micro lamps - feature Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and characters from Cars and Monsters Inc. They transform children’s bedrooms into imaginative spaces for reading, playing and sleeping. Children can interact with stories through connected lighting, fall asleep to the nightlights, or benefit from lights that promote healthy sleep patterns.
Ambilight gives you an experience beyond the ordinary, so you’ll feel more from the things you love to watch, play and share.
More than a century of automotive light solutions - a success beyond question.
Visit our anniversary page and discover the facts and figures of 100 years of Philips automotive. And do not forget to participate in our great anniversary quiz.
2013 was an important year for Philips as we continued to improve our performance while at the same time reaffirming our commitment to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Find out how we did this in our Annual Report 2013, which contains all the information you need on our financial, social and environmental performance over the past year.
2014 marks 100 years since Philips Research was established — a landmark that the company will celebrate throughout the year. Anton and Gerard Philips, the company’s founders, created the Natuurkundig Laboratorium in 1914 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Since then, Philips’ focus on innovations that touch lives has resulted in more than 165,000 granted patents, including game-changing X-ray tubes, radios that connect continents, pioneering shavers, as well as the very first audio cassettes and CDs. Today, Philips has one of the world’s largest corporate research organisations, employing 1,500 professionals across six locations.
Philips unveiled a range of digital innovations in personal health and well-being at this year’s Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA). The event, which took place in Berlin, September 5 - 11, is a showcase for new consumer electronics and home appliances.
Highlights of the new Philips range included a smart air purifier to provide families with clean air and controlled via their smartphone; a smart baby monitor which connects digitally to smartphones as well as to Philips Hue lighting; and an app-enabled fully-automatic coffee machine.
Philips’ Pieter Nota also delivered the IFA Opening Keynote speech at IFA, focused on meaningful innovation in a digital age.
Start every day fresh and energised. Philips Wake-Up Light uses a unique combination of light and sound to wake you up gently and naturally, making it easier to get out of bed, ready for the day ahead
The only beard trimmer with a laser guide, giving you the ultimate precision.
Control your lights from your smart device
Outperforming any blue car bulbs on the market, Philips WhiteVision headlights are the right choice for drivers who want to drive with style without compromising on safety.
With a color temperature of Xenon headlamps, a stylish white cap and the Philips patented 3rd generation coating technology, WhiteVision is the ultimate upgrade for your headlamps.
Over the past 123 years, Philips has lit the world, brought music to the masses, and helped to revolutionize the healthcare industry, but we are still one of the freshest thinkers around.
That’s why Fast Company recognized Philips on its influential ‘50 Most Innovative Companies for 2014‘ list, as well as naming Philips in the top 10 of the Energy and Internet of Things subcategories.
Philips' long history of innovation goes back to our beginnings, when we lifted Europe out of darkness by pioneering lighting technologies. Ever since then, our innovations have improved the lives of people all around the world — whether it's a new way to brush your teeth, an energy-efficient way to light a street or a less invasive way to treat disease. Others may focus on what innovation does. We focus on what it does for you. On 13 November we celebrated this spirit at our headquarters in Amsterdam.
Phoenix Children's Hospital is using Philips lighting to create a magical, comforting environment, while making the hospital less scary for young patients. Discover how Philips innovations improve the lives of individuals around the world.
A life can be saved everyday by someone just like you.
Shining a spotlight on the importance of early detection
Philips unveiled its latest leading-edge healthcare solutions at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Developed in collaboration with leading cardiologists, the innovations span everything from diagnosis to treatment and aftercare, helping cardiologists to improve the quality of life for patients with cardiovascular diseases.
EPIQ, for example, is a first-of-its-kind ultrasound platform featuring ‘anatomical intelligence’, providing whole-organ 3D visualization that overcomes the challenges of traditional ultrasound. Philips also ran symposia and hands-on tutorials featuring advances in diagnostics, patient-centric informatics, and minimally-invasive treatment.
