# Philips

> Philips is a 134-year-old Dutch company that started making light bulbs in a shed in Eindhoven and ended up making the MRI machine that photographs your brain and the toothbrush that scrubs your molars. After selling off its consumer electronics and lighting empires, it went all-in on health technology - and then had to survive one of the largest medical-device recalls in history. Today it is a roughly EUR 17.8 billion health-tech company running imaging, monitoring and personal-health businesses in more than 100 countries.

- **Founded:** 1891
- **Headquarters:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founders:** Gerard Philips (Co-founder, Engineer), Frederik Philips (Co-founder, Financier), Anton Philips (Co-founder, Sales & Business (joined 1895))
- **Team size:** ~64,800 employees (end of 2025)
- **Products:** Diagnostic Imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray), Image-Guided Therapy (Azurion), Ultrasound, Patient Monitoring, Sleep & Respiratory Care (Respironics)
- **Notable:** 134 years of continuous operation since 1891, Repeatedly reinvented itself - from lighting to consumer electronics to pure health technology, Co-developed the Compact Cassette and the Compact Disc

## Products & services

- **Diagnostic Imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray)** — MR, CT and X-ray systems including the helium-free BlueSeal MR magnet and detector-based spectral CT.
- **Image-Guided Therapy (Azurion)** — Interventional platforms and devices used in cath labs for minimally invasive cardiac and vascular procedures.
- **Ultrasound** — AI-assisted ultrasound systems used across cardiology, radiology and point-of-care.
- **Patient Monitoring** — Enterprise and open-ecosystem monitoring that tracks patients from the ICU to beyond the bedside.
- **Sleep & Respiratory Care (Respironics)** — CPAP/BiPAP therapy and ventilation for sleep apnea and respiratory conditions.
- **Philips Sonicare** — Sonic electric toothbrushes and oral-care products for consumers.
- **Philips Avent** — Mother-and-child care products including breast pumps, baby bottles and monitors.
- **Personal Care (shavers, grooming)** — Electric shavers, beard trimmers and grooming appliances.
- **Healthcare Informatics (Vue PACS, HealthSuite)** — Radiology PACS, imaging analytics and cloud-based health informatics software.

## Achievements

- 134 years of continuous operation since 1891
- Repeatedly reinvented itself - from lighting to consumer electronics to pure health technology
- Co-developed the Compact Cassette and the Compact Disc
- Shipped the world's first helium-free 3.0T BlueSeal MR magnet
- Introduced detector-based spectral CT fully powered by AI (Verida)
- Philips Foundation reported enabling access to healthcare for 69 million people (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Expanded its open patient-monitoring ecosystem to help health systems track patients beyond the bedside.
- **2026-02** — Published its Annual Report 2025, reporting EUR 17.8 billion in group sales and an improved adjusted EBITA margin of 12.3%.
- **2026-01** — Completed the acquisition of SpectraWAVE, strengthening its coronary interventional portfolio.
- **2025** — Presented world-first innovations at RSNA including the BlueSeal helium-free 3.0T MR magnet, Verida spectral CT, and next-gen Vue PACS.

## Links

- Website: https://www.philips.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/philips
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Philips
- GitHub: https://github.com/philips-software
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philips
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philips
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philips

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Last updated: 2026-08-20