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Car eer si nCar e Demanti sBr i ngi ngPhi l i psHear i ngAi dst oMar ket Hear i ngai dus er sc annowc hoos es ol ut i onsf r om t hePhi l i psbr andpor t f ol i o,one oft hewor l d’ sbes tk nownandl eadi ngheal t ht ec hnol ogybr ands ,f oc us edoni mpr ov i ngpeopl e' sheal t handenabl i ngbet t erout c omesac r os st heheal t hc ont i nuum.ThePhi l i psbr andpor t f ol i oofhear i ngs ol ut i onswi l l ent ert hehear i ngai d mar k etwi t hac ompl et er angeofpr emi um hear i ngai dsandwi l l of f erhear i ng c ar epr of es s i onal sanex c i t i ngnewbus i nes soppor t uni t yt owor kwi t hagl obal br ands er v i ngbot hpr of es s i onal andc ons umermar k et si nc ons umerheal t hand homec ar e.Demant ,al eadi nghear i ngheal t hc ar ec ompanyandex c l us i v ehear i ngai dbr andl i c ens eeofPhi l i ps ,l ook st ot hepot ent i al ofaddr es s i ngnews egment sonagl obal s c al ec ombi ni ngf i r s t c l as shear i ngt ec hnol ogywi t ha wel l k nownbr and. Copenhagen,Denmar k ,Apr i l 10t h,2019–Demanti spl eas edt oannounc et he i nt r oduc t i onofPhi l i psbr andedhear i ngai dst ot hegl obal hear i ngai dmar k et .A newpl ay er ,t hePhi l i psbr andi sent er i ngt hehear i ngheal t hc ar emar k etwi t ha c ompl et er angeofpr emi um hear i ngai ds ,ac c es s or i es ,andappl i c at i onst obes t s er v ehear i ngai dus er s .Thes ePhi l i psHear i ngSol ut i onswi l l qui c k l ybec omea t r us t edbr andwi t hhear i ngc ar epr ov i der sandus er s ,asi thasgr eatpot ent i al ar oundt hewor l dt opr es entuni queoppor t uni t i esf orhear i ngc ar epr of es s i onal s i nanev er ev ol v i ngmar k et . “ Bas edonas har edv i s i onofi mpr ov i ngt hel i v esofpeopl et hr oughi nnov at i v e heal t hc ar et hi snewc ooper at i onwi l l notonl yc hanget hewaywes eehear i ng heal t hc ar e,butal s owi dent hedef i ni t i onofhear i ngheal t hc ar e,s uppor t i ng heal t hi erl i f es t y l esandac t i v eagi ng, ”s ay sSpenc erRams ey ,Seni orDi r ec t or , Br andLi c ens i ng,Phi l i ps .“ Combi ni ngDemant ’ swor l dl eadi nghear i ngai dt ec hnol ogywi t hPhi l i ps ’ gl obal br andpr es enc ei nheal t hc ar e,t hec ooper at i onwi l l enr i c ht hehear i ngheal t hc ar eex per i enc e” . “ ThePhi l i pshear i ngai dswi l l pr ov i deus er swi t hani nnov at i v e,f ut ur epr oofhear i ngs ol ut i on, ”s ay sSør enNi el s en,CEO &Pr es i dent ,Demant .“ Wel i v ei nanage wher eus erengagementanddi gi t al s er v i c esar es hapi ngt hef ut ur eofheal t hc ar e t ec hnol ogy .Mor eandmor epeopl ear ec ons c i ousoft ak i ngc ont r ol oft hei rown per s onal heal t hc ar eandar eus i ngel ec t r oni cdev i c est odos o.I nt hi sl i ght , Phi l i psHear i ngSol ut i onsof f er snewandex c i t i ngpr emi um s ol ut i onsal ongs i de
Phi l i ps ’ heal t hc ar eec os y t em,whi c hwi l l at t r ac ti nt er es tandgener at es i gni f i c ant benef i t st ous er s ,ul t i mat el ys uppor t i ngourv al uedc us t omerbas eofhear i ngc ar e pr of es s i onal s . ” Thenewpr emi um Phi l i pshear i ngai ds ,namedPhi l i psHear Li nk ,ar enowav ai l abl e f ort r ai nedandeduc at edhear i ngc ar epr of es s i onal si ns el ec t edc ount r i esac r os s t hegl obe:Phi l i psHear Li nkwi l l enabl eus er st ol i s t enbet t ers ot hatt heyc anbet t er c onnec twi t ht hepeopl et heyc ar ef or .Us er swi l l al s obenef i tf r om c onnec t i v i t ybet weent hei rhear i ngai dsandt hedev i c est heyus ei nt hei rev er y dayl i f e,s uc has s mar t phonesandt el ev i s i ons .Thel ookandf eel oft hePhi l i psHear Li nkhear i ng ai dsc at er st ot oday ’ sbabyboomergener at i onwi t hdes i gnandus abi l i t ydev el oped f ort hi sex pandi ngmar k et . “ Wi t ht hi spar t ner s hi p,wet ak e c onnec t edhear i ngheal t hc ar et ot he nex tl ev el andof f ernewandex c i t i ng s ol ut i onswi t hi ni nt egr at edheal t hc ar e s er v i c est ot hebenef i tofbot h pr of es s i onal sandpeopl es uf f er i ng f r om ahear i ngl os s .Heal t h,c ar i ng andi nnov at i onar ec or ner s t onesi n t hev i s i onofbot hDemantandPhi l i ps ,whi c hmak est hepar t ner s hi pagr eatmat c h f ort hef ut ur e.Fur t her mor e,i twi l l s t r engt henandaddv al uet obot hc ompani es ’ ambi t i ont oi mpr ov epeopl e’ sl i v es , ”Sør enNi el s enc onc l udes . Forf ur t heri nf or mat i onaboutPhi l i psHear i ngSol ut i onsandaf ul l pr es ent at i onof t hePhi l i psHear Li nkpr oduc tr ange,pl eas ev i s i t :hear i ngs ol ut i ons . phi l i ps . c om
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