Philips begins operations at greenfield healthcare manufacturing facility in India

In line with its strategy to expand the company’s industrial footprint in India, Royal Philips Electronics today announced commencement of operations at its first greenfield manufacturing facility for imaging systems in the country.

• Located in Chakan, near Pune, 200 kilometers east of Mumbai, the Philips Development and Manufacturing Centre will play an essential role in Philips’ commitment to locally develop and produce meaningful products and solutions that help improve access to healthcare for people in India and other growth geographies.
• The facility will focus on diagnostic and interventional imaging solutions, initially developed for the Indian market and then for global markets. These solutions will primarily target cardiology (catheterisation lab) and radiology (general X-ray) applications.
• The first products to be manufactured in the facility will be diagnostic X-Ray systems and the Allura FC – Philips’ first India developed catheterisation lab.Both products are aimed at the value segment in India and abroad.
• Philips conducted in-depth research to understand the on-the-ground requirements in India and worked closely with healthcare partners to gain better insight into their ‘made in India’ needs. The Pune facility will deliver this type of ‘designed for India’ product, enabling healthcare providers in the country to provide care to those communities who have not had access to high-quality healthcare in the past.

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