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| Philips today announced an agreement to become an official medical equipment supplier of the New York Yankees. As part of the agreement, a state-of-the-art digital radiology system was installed inside Yankee Stadium, enabling onsite diagnosis of players by the Yankees medical team. In addition, potentially life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are available in both the player areas and in select locations in the Stadium, providing emergency care to fans that might be in need during a game. |
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| Philips today introduced its microTEE, the world’s smallest transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducer for cardiac imaging of neonatal patients. As part of the latest Vision release for the Philips iE33 intelligent echocardiography system, the microTEE transducer provides pediatric cardiologists with a diagnostic tool for imaging the hearts of newborn patients. |
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| Philips today announced its behind the scenes support of NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Couples, a top-ranked primetime show. The reality television show challenges and encourages overweight contestants to shed pounds and become healthier. |
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| One of Egypt’s most famous landmarks, the Cairo tower, has been given a spectacular new nighttime look, due to a new, energy efficient, lighting scheme. The stunning new lighting effects are created by state-of-the-art color changing LED technology from Philips, and the result is an exciting new image for this well-known Egyptian symbol. |
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| Philips today announced that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held in Amsterdam on March 27, has approved the appointment of Ms Christine A. Poon and Mr. Jeroen van der Veer as members of the Philips Supervisory Board, effective March 27, 2009 and July 1, 2009, respectively. Shareholders have also approved to reappoint Mr. Pierre-Jean Sivignon, Chief Financial Officer, and Supervisory Board member Mr. James J. Schiro for another four year period, effective April 1, 2009. |
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| Philips today announced it has recently invested more than USD 20 million to expand its lighting production facility at Sidoarjo (Surabaya), East Java. The expansion will facilitate the manufacturing of its Philips Master TL5 lamps for global export. |
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| Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, will be proposed as a new member of the Daimler AG Supervisory Board at the next Daimler annual shareholders meeting on April 8, 2009. |
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| Stunning 3D images today reveal a mummy that has been sealed in a coffin for more than 3,000 years thanks to a cutting-edge medical scanner developed by Philips. |
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| The iconic Times Square Ball, decked out in red-themed LED lighting by Philips, helped New Yorkers celebrate Valentine’s Day as it becomes a permanent landmark in the city. |
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| Philips has once again performed extremely well in the annual iF product design award competition, winning 22 awards in 7 categories. The Health and Well-being company was recognized with seven awards – more than any other entrant – in the 'health and care' category. |
