Bridging healthcare gaps with AI

Philips' Bengaluru Campus Becomes a Hub for Developing NextGen Health Technologies

- SUDHIR CHOWDHARY

IMAGINE AN AI-POWERED electric shaver that uses advanced sensors to detect and adapt to your individual hair and skin characteristics, providing a personalized and comfortable shaving experience. Or take Lumea, an at-home hair removal device that uses intense pulsed light (IPL) technology to reduce hair growth over time. It works by delivering gentle light pulses to the hair follicles, causing them to go into a resting phase, and reducing the amount of hair that grows back.

These are among some of the innovations emerging from the Philips Innovation Campus (PIC) in Bengaluru, where artificial intelligence is playing a key role in advancing innovation in healthcare and personal care products. Established in 1996, the facility is a microcosm of Philips' global operations with presence of all business units and enterprise functions. The new campus, 650,000 sq. ft. in Yelahanka, was set up with an investment of ₹500 crore in November 2023 and houses around 4,500 professionals.