June 21, 2022<\/p>\n
Amsterdam, the Netherlands \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Royal Philips<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the company\u2019s\u00a0Experience Design Team<\/u><\/a>\u00a0has been awarded the honorary title of \u2018Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2022\u2019. The\u00a0Red Dot<\/u><\/a>\u00a0design organization awarded the title in recognition of the Philips Experience Design Team\u2019s multidisciplinary approach to creating integrated solutions that address major challenges in healthcare, such as ageing populations, the increase in chronic illnesses, the COVID-19 pandemic, and escalating healthcare costs, together with its strong focus on the user and patient experience.<\/p>\n On behalf of the team, Philips\u2019 Chief Design Officer Sean Carney was presented the award during the Red Dot award ceremony that took place on the evening of Monday, June 20 in Essen, Germany. It is the first time in the history of the Red Dot Design Award (1988) that this award has been bestowed on a design team for the second time.<\/p>\n Philips\u2019 Experience Design Team comprises a multidisciplinary team of designers operating out of 13 design centers across North and South America, Europe and Asia. Applying deep human insights and cutting-edge technologies, the team helps to create healthcare products and services that truly improve lives, making it a key part of Philips\u2019 mission to improve the lives of 2.5 billion people a year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities.<\/p>\n \u201cPhilips\u2019 design team has achieved what many wish for, but few manage – holistic solutions that require the interplay of technology and design to make a lasting positive impact on the progress of their own company and the transformation of healthcare,\u201d said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot. “The multidisciplinary Philips Experience Design Team has been proving for years that it is a leader in the field of healthcare technology. The Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2022 award is a well-deserved recognition of their work.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor more than a decade we\u2019ve recognized that integrated systems combining smart devices, systems, software, and services with real-time data and patient histories are the only way to deliver on the quadruple aim of better patient outcomes, enhanced patient and staff experiences, and lower cost of care, and do it across the entire patient journey,\u201d said Sean Carney, Chief Design Officer at Philips. \u201cI am immensely proud that my team has been awarded the prestigious title of Red Dot: Design Team of the Year in recognition of the outstanding healthcare solutions they are helping deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n In April, Philips received three\u00a0Red Dot Design \u2018Best of the Best\u2019<\/u><\/a>\u00a0awards for ground-breaking design excellence, bringing the company\u2019s cumulative \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 total over the years to 27, next to more than 460 Red Dot awards in total.<\/p>\n Selected independently<\/strong> Learn from Philips Experience Design team member\u00a0Hyelin Lee<\/u><\/a>\u00a0what it means to put human-centered and sustainable circular-ready design front-and-center in the\u00a0end-to-end design process<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n Joost Maltha About Royal Philips<\/b><\/p>\n Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and well-being, and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum \u2013 from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2021 sales of EUR 17.2 billion and employs approximately 78,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at\u00a0www.philips.com\/newscenter<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n Attachments<\/strong><\/p>\n June 21, 2022 Prestigious title awarded for the team\u2019s multi-disciplinary and human-centered approach to designing solutions that improve people\u2019s lives Celebratory event accompanied by presentation of awards for Philips\u2019 three Red Dot Design \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 product ratings Amsterdam, the Netherlands \u2013\u00a0Royal Philips\u00a0(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nRed Dot design awards are awarded for submitted products that are judged by the Red Dot jury to be outstanding in terms of their aesthetic appeal, functionality, smartness or innovation. The Red Dot: Design Team of the Year is selected independently from design teams with a consistent track record of innovative, top-class design achievements.<\/p>\n
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