As part of its strategy to enable an ecosystem for new types of connected and personalized digital health solutions, Philips is strengthening its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The newly launched AWS IoT (Internet of Things) platform makes it easy for devices to connect to AWS services, while expanding the connectivity, capabilities and services of Philips’ HealthSuite digital platform.

With AWS IoT, Philips will enhance its platform with a future proof, secure and scalable IoT environment.“By unleashing data from connected devices and health records, combined with analytics, valuable insights into how we can live and age well can be uncovered,” said Jeroen Tas, CEO of Philips Healthcare Informatics, Solutions and Services. “At Philips, we seek to empower consumers to be active participants in their own health. For example, by giving them access to and control over their own health information, making that data more actionable, and by facilitating better collaboration between patients, clinicians and caregivers.”

Philips’ HealthSuite digital platform, running on AWS, securely collects, aggregates and analyzes data from a variety of apps and medical devices and systems such as EMRs. This platform has a secure device cloud that is already managing more than seven million connected devices, sensors and mobile apps — fully embracing the potential of the Internet of Things.

With AWS IoT, Philips will enhance its platform with a future proof, secure and scalable IoT environment. The technology will create added value for customers in terms of smarter and more personalized solutions for healthier living and care coordination, and allow products to grow smarter over time.