Philips

Feedback to call for evidence on the Digital Omnibus Philips welcomes the opportunity to contribute evidence to the upcoming proposal for the Digital Omnibus. At Philips, we have been innovating to improve people’s health and well-being for over 130 years. People’s needs are at the very heart of how we innovate and design for sustainable impact, with a ‘safety and quality-first’ mindset.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

As a global health tech leader, Philips is committed to do what it takes to drive environmental impact and transition to a circular economy. A circular way of doing business can contribute to long-term economic growth, coupled with care for our planet and society.

Public procurement plays a critical role in addressing health systems' challenges through strategic purchasing decisions that focus on the value a given solution brings to the broader healthcare system. It can also be a powerful tool to drive innovation and the competitiveness of European industry.

Many thanks for the opportunity to provide our feedback. You find here attached our recommendations for a revision of the Public Procurement Directive, as well as the overall framework for procurement of medical and digital health technologies in the European Union.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the targeted revision of the EU rules for medical devices. Philips shares the concerns as raised in the call for evidence. We believe a reform of the regulatory framework is necessary to ensure availability of medical devices for patients and to strenghten EU competitiveness. The announced revision is an important pilar of the EU Life Science Strategy.

We appreciate the efforts of the European Commission to simplify the taxonomy and welcome several of the proposed changes. However, we are still concerned that some of the criteria in this draft delegated act will exclude entire sub-sectors of electric and electronic equipment, including and especially manufacture of electro-medical equipment (medical devices), from alignment with the EU Taxonomy.

We appreciate that Medical Devices are explicitly included in the Competitiveness Fund, as part of a wellfunded dedicated priority focus on health and bioeconomy, as well as the specific attention to digital technologies and the circular economy.

Philips feedback to EC Proposal for AI Act Philips welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed AI Act. In healthcare, AI is already a reality. It can help to address healthcare’s most pressing challenges and enable people to live healthier lives.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Response to EC roadmap: Artificial intelligence – ethical and legal requirements Ref. Ares(2020)4700626 - 09/09/2020 Philips welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the roadmap for AI ethical and legal requirements. As rightly pointed in the roadmap and the AI White Paper, AI is developing fast and has the potential to improve and reshape healthcare.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Philips feedback to Data Act proposal Philips welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed Data Act which aims at building a single market for data and making Europe a global leader in the data economy. Data is the cornerstone of digital transformation.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the EU CVD Health Check Protocol. Philips strongly supports the European Commissions commitment to reducing premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) across the EU by 2030. We recognize that the development and implementation of a comprehensive EU Protocol on Health Checks is a critical step toward achieving this ambitious and vital public health objective.

Input to the EC call for evidence on a revision of the Standardisation Regulation 1025/2012 We concur with the European Commission’s statement that the EU’s competitiveness, technological sovereignty and ability to protect its values and interests increasingly rely on its role as a global standard-setter.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Philips welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the roadmap for an implementing act on a list of high-value datasets in the context of the Open Data Directive. The development of many products and services depends on data availability.

Duly responding to the increasing pressures of disasters and pandemics, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response has as one of its objectives to increase supply of medical devices in the European Union, and fund procurement and stockpiling of medical countermeasures.