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The healthy option

Philips has recently changed its focus from electronic components to healthcare innovations. Nature Materials talked to Hans Hofstraat about the reasons behind this choice and how it affected Philips Research scientists.

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Pulizzi, F. The healthy option. Nature Mater 7, 761–762 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2276

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