Welcome to the world of Philips
Since the company was founded 115 years ago, Philips has been actively working to improve the quality of its customers’ daily lives through advanced technology. Today, Philips is a global company dedicated to improving the economic well-being of society, protecting the environment, and achieving social equality. With more than a century of history, the company remains committed to the belief that prosperity is possible only through the creation of products that truly satisfy human needs, contribute to human intellectual development, and free up time for self-improvement.
Philips: just the facts. Founded in 1891; Employed 161,500 employees worldwide (March 2006); Inventor and first manufacturer of radio receivers (1930) One of the largest electronics companies with sales figures: 2005 – 30.395 million Euros first quarter 2006 – 7.374 million Euros;
Active in the fields of health care, everyday life, and high technology; Has production bases in 32 countries and sales points in 150 countries; In 2005, R&D expenditures amounted to 2,559 million euros. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
From December 8 to 10, 2006 in the “Ukrainian House” under the Philips corporate principle “reasonable and simple” was held an exhibition of Ukrainian innovators – winners of the Philips “reasonable and simple” Contest.
The exhibition of 10 Ukrainian inventors-winners of the Competition was visited by one hundred thousand Kyiv citizens and guests of the city.
(among the winners master podiatrist V. Tarasov)
The organizers of the contest settled the participants in a wonderful hotel “Salute” Kyiv, tel.+380 44 494 1420.
Kyiv Ukrainian House, on Khreschatyk Street, 2 placed the exhibition “Philips: reasonable and Simple”
The decorating art of the organizers can be noted with a prize.
Ukrainian House in all its glory!
The seat of winner Georgi Dernovoy, to whom the eyes of the public were fixed.
Not every day such contests are held in Ukraine, where the winner is rewarded with a prize of 100,000 hryvnias (Philips Ukraine).
Showplace Volodymyr Tarasov – Winner of the Audience Award.
Pneumatic machine for molding footprints of patients with musculoskeletal problems, presented at the competition by V. Tarasov.
Children, including those with cerebral palsy (Cerebral Palsy), need orthopedic correction of the foot and musculoskeletal system.
Diabetes does not bypass a person’s foot.
( every 30 seconds a limb is amputated in the world for people with diabetes problems )
According to WHO forecasts, by 2025 the number of patients with diabetes mellitus in the world will increase 2-fold and reach 333 million people.
Every 30 seconds there is a lower limb amputation worldwide due to diabetes.
And 70 percent of all lower extremity amputations are related to diabetes.
Of these, in nearly 85 percent of cases, surgery could be prevented and put the person back on their feet.
A growing number of diabetes sufferers and endocrinologists are praising the method of accurate footprinting on air cushions, for the prevention of lower limb amputations.
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