PHG News & Events

Philips (PHG) and Disney (DIS) announced that Disney animated characters and stories are being incorporated directly into Philips Ambient Experience for MRI at medical facilities in 87 countries worldwide to support children undergoing imaging procedures.

LivaNova (LIVN) announced that Stefano Folli will join the Company as incoming President, Cardiopulmonary effective June 1, succeeding Franco Poletti, who will retire on July 31. Folli will partner closely with Poletti over the coming months to ensure a seamless leadership transition before assuming full responsibility for the business on August 1. Folli will join the LivaNova Executive Leadership Team and report to CEO Vladimir Makatsaria. In this role, Folli will oversee the strategic growth of the nearly $800-million business, which includes a complete range of Cardiopulmonary disposables and equipment, including the Essenz Perfusion System. Most recently, Folli served as Executive Vice President, Global President Ambulatory Monitoring & Diagnostics at Philips (PHG).

Royal Philips announced Philips SmartIQ, a breakthrough coronary imaging technology for its Azurion image-guided therapy. Developed in collaboration with leading cardiovascular centers, SmartIQ is designed to address one of the field's most fundamental challenges: the trade-off between image quality and radiation exposure for patients and clinical staff. It aims to empower clinicians with exceptional image quality, enabling them to see exactly what they need, while it aims to provide reassurance that X-ray dose and contrast levels are optimized.

Philips announced that a consortium composed of Philips, Cuviva and Vingmed has been selected to support Region Stockholm's hospital-at-home initiative, enabling hospital-level care to be delivered in patients' homes across the region. The consortium was selected through a tender led by Karolinska University Hospital for an advanced remote-monitoring program serving patients with complex or chronic conditions. The up to eight-year agreement will support care for more than 2M people in the Stockholm region and is Region Stockholm's first region-wide hospital-at-home initiative, designed to extend hospital-led care into patients' homes through a coordinated, multi-partner model. By combining advanced remote-monitoring technologies with digitally connected care pathways, the program enables patients across Region Stockholm to receive care at home while helping reduce pressure on hospitals and clinical staff throughout the region.