Situated in a 10-acre plot in MIDC, Chinchwad, the upcoming facility will have an office space of approximately 300,000 sq. ft in the first phase and will house 1900 employees.
The new center, to be operational in two years, will accommodate R&D teams from the company’s Image Guided Therapy, Precision Diagnosis, Monitoring and Sleep & Respiratory businesses.
By integrating all teams in one center, Philips said it will be optimising scale, speed and efficiency while also supporting resource and best practice sharing across businesses.
Established in 2011, the HIC in Pune is focused on multi-modality healthcare R&D and smart manufacturing, complete product development incorporating customer feedback to commercialization, and operational excellence.
The new centre will have Green Power, provide EV charging provisions and encourage bicycle commuting. In addition to being a significant landmark in Philips’ global footprint, the launch of this center also strengthens.Collectively employing a strength of over 9000 employees, the HIC in Pune, the Innovation Campus in Bengaluru, the Global Business Services in Chennai, and commercial team headquartered in Gurgaon, are integral to Philips’ operations in India.In November last year, Philips India inaugurated its new innovation campus in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. Accommodating over 5,000 professionals in a 650,000 sq. ft. facility, to focus on innovative health technologies aimed at improving patient experiences, achieving better health outcomes, improving staff experiences, and lowering the cost of care.
“Our Healthcare Innovation Centre in Pune provides unique and far-reaching capabilities to address the needs of both Indian and global markets,” said Bert van Meurs, executive vice president and chief business leader of Image Guided Therapy, chief business leader of Precision Diagnosis (ad interim), and responsible for Diagnosis & Treatment.
“This new center will further strengthen our commitment to supporting the Indian healthcare ecosystem with innovative and sustainable solutions and leveraging the same for customers globally,” Meurs said.
“With the launch of this new centre, we will be able to design more innovative end-to-end solutions and collaborate better with healthcare providers as we look to meet our common goal of attaining better health outcomes” said Peeyush Kaushik, vice president and head of HIC, Pune.
