Philips is the largest European consumer electronics company, the only one with a global dimension. Its activities are grouped into three divisions:

• Healthcare: electronic instruments and apparatus for medical use;

• Consumer products: consumer electronics , small appliances, personal care appliances, telephony and accessories;

• Lighting: home and professional lighting technology .

Philips is a leading company in the Health Technology sector, whose mission is to improve people's lives from healthy lifestyles to prevention, from diagnosis to treatment to home care, supporting them throughout the entire course of care.

The company, with headquarters in the Netherlands, has always placed the patient first, strongly believing that: "There is always a way to make life better" (There's always a way to make life better). Philips, with sales generated by the HealthTech business of 19.5 billion Euros in 2019, has about 80,000 employees in over 100 countries.

Royal Philips from the Netherlands is a diversified technology company focused on improving people's lives through significant innovation in the Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting areas. The company is a leader in solutions for cardiac, intensive and home therapies, energy-saving lighting and new applications of lighting, shaving and body care, and oral hygiene.

The Continuum of Care at the basis of Philips' strategy

Thanks to advanced technologies, a deep knowledge of the healthcare system, of the clinical and economic aspects of hospitals and of users' needs, we perpetuate the Continuum of Care, a distinctive strategic element of Philips which translates into the ability to provide integrated solutions for both operators health care for end consumers.