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Philips Design offers a full range of design services to
many different types of clients both within and outside
the Philips organization. These include design management,
corporate identity creation and innovation design, as well
as design of products, communication materials, interfaces
and solutions for internet and new media.
In 2007, Philips received an outstanding total of over 35
design awards. The Red Dot ‘best of the best’ for designs
considered pioneering in their eld was awarded to the
Philips Design Skin Probes, which also featured in TIME
Magazine’s list of “best inventions 2007”. These far-future
research initiatives track trends and developments that
may ultimately evolve into mainstream issues with a
signicant impact on Philips’ business.
In 2007, Philips Design also received the rst ever Design
Management Europe award for its successful integration
of design into business.
Consumer Healthcare Solutions
Philips Consumer Healthcare Solutions* provides products
and services that improve the quality of life for at-risk
seniors, people with chronic illnesses and their caregivers ,
by enabling independent living at home.
Given the unsustainable level of healthcare costs in many
markets and the growing emphasis on both
efciency and
patient comfort, we are witnessing a gradual
shift towards
diagnosing, treating and monitoring patients in their homes
rather than in hospitals. Demand for home healthcare is also
growing due to the increasing number of elderly people
and the rising incidence of chronic diseases.
The business consists of Lifeline and Philips Remote
Patient Management.
Lifeline is the North American market leader for medical
alert services. Its 1,100 employees work closely with
community hospitals, homecare agencies and referral
networks to provide emergency medical alert services
and social support to the at-risk elderly to enhance their
independence and quality of life.
* In 2007, Consumer Healthcare Solutions was reported in
the sector Innovation & Emerging Businesses. As of January 1,
2008, Consumer Healthcare Solutions – renamed Home
Healthcare Solutions – has been incorporated in the new
Philips Healthcare sector.
In February 2007, Philips again headed the ranking of the World
Intellectual Property Organization with 2,495 patent applications
published in 2006.
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