Royalty opens Philips’ enhanced global headquarters
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has officially opened the new global headquarters of Royal Philips in Amsterdam, in a ceremony that also showcased a range of health technology innovations. It was attended by healthcare leaders, policymakers and employees.
Royal Philips CEO Roy Jakobs said: “Healthcare systems everywhere face growing pressure, from rising demand to workforce shortages. Our role is to help clinicians, providers and partners deliver high quality, more sustainable care through technology that truly makes a difference. Our new global headquarters reflects who we are and how we work: open, collaborative and focused on impact and patient safety.”
Among the health technology innovations showcased at the opening were the BlueSeal MRI system, which uses a fully sealed helium circuit requiring just seven litres of liquid helium instead of the traditional 1,500, and the Azurion platform, which integrates imaging, data and navigation technologies in one system, allowing clinicians to perform complex interventions through small incisions.
Designed to foster collaboration and transparency, the sustainable premises provide a mix of focus areas, meeting spaces and open zones. The company chose to renovate rather than rebuild, giving new life to a 1970s structure.
Lead picture: Her Majesty Queen Máxima officially opens the new global headquarters of Royal Philips by symbolically activating the building’s heartbeat, afterwards she was shown how the company’s innovations create better care for more people.
Read this report on page 4 of the January 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.
