{"id":9384,"date":"2016-07-28T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2019-06-18T21:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T01:53:28","slug":"samsung-nestle-collaborate-internet-of-things-iot-nutrition-advance-digital-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-nestle-collaborate-internet-of-things-iot-nutrition-advance-digital-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung and Nestl\u00e9 To Collaborate on Digital Health and Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 28, 2016 \u2014 <\/strong>On Thursday, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/ssic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center<\/a><\/strong> and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nestleinstitutehealthsciences.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nestl\u00e9 Institute of Health<\/a><\/strong> announced a collaboration to harness the power of IoT technology and nutrition science to provide new insights into healthy living.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration aims to combine IoT, scientifically validated bio sensors, advanced multi-modal technology, and comprehensive nutritional approach to provide people with entirely new awareness into health and wellness. In addition, the collaboration aims to empower individuals to better manage their own health and wellbeing by providing relevant and contextual recommendations around nutrition, lifestyle, and fitness, to help individuals live healthier and better lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to enter this collaboration with a global leader in the field of sensor technologies,\u201d said <strong>Stefan Catsicas, Nestl\u00e9 Chief Technology Officer.<\/strong> \u201cIt will advance our Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy, to support people who want to live a healthier lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited about the breakthroughs this collaboration will bring,\u201d said <strong>Young Sohn, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/strong> \u201cToday, we live in an era of smarter living brought about by the convergence of technology and life science. It\u2019s an era where the data from smart sensors and devices in our daily life such as mobile phones, wearables, and smart refrigerators can help us to understand our nutrition and activity and to guide us towards a healthier lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By combining the Samsung ARTIK\u2122 IoT platform vision, deep semiconductor expertise, and a global platform of smart device solutions, together with Nestl\u00e9\u2019s expertise in nutrition and biomedical science, the collaboration aims to better understand the voice of the body and empower millions of people to live well and be well.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship extends beyond what millions of consumers already enjoy and experience with the global brands of Nestl\u00e9 and Samsung. What makes this collaboration meaningful is that it combines digital and comprehensive nutritional sciences in a way that has great potential for worldwide reach. This relationship is underpinned by extensive research, the innovative, visionary people inside Samsung and Nestl\u00e9, and the recognition of this collaboration synergy.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Nestl\u00e9 Institute of Health Sciences will work towards the development of a new digital health platform to provide more personal and meaningful insights that inspire healthy living.<\/p>\n<p>More details about the platform are expected when the first pilots begin in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>About <\/strong><strong>Nestl\u00e9 Institute of Health Sciences <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNestl\u00e9 Institute of Health Sciences carries out fundamental research for the understanding of health and disease and for developing science-based targeted nutritional solutions for the maintenance of health.<br \/>\nIt is based on the campus of the world-renowned Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL, \u00c9cole polytechnique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is part of Nestl\u00e9\u2019s global R&amp;D network.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nestleinstitutehealthsciences.com\/\">https:\/\/www.nestleinstitutehealthsciences.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, opening new possibilities for people everywhere through relentless innovation and discovery. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at <a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/\">news.samsung.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>About the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC<\/strong>)<\/span><br \/>\nSSIC is a global organization within Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on innovation and new business creation, headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices in Korea, Israel, France, and the U.K.\u00a0 SSIC\u2019s mission is to develop and accelerate disruptive technologies through open innovation, investments, and acquisitions by working in collaboration with entrepreneurs and strategic partners to enhance people\u2019s lives and to help make the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis press release contains &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Internet of Things, Samsung\u2019s and Nestl\u00e9\u2019s plans, the potential of the combined platform to produce new apps and services, and the ability of the collaboration to improve the health and wellness of individuals. These and any other forward-looking statements in this release are based on management&#8217;s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the changes in the digital health market and the regulatory environment, difficulties in integrating technologies of the two companies , inability of the companies to allocate sufficient financial and other resources to the collaboration; and early termination of the collaboration. The companies are providing the information in this release as of this date and do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 28, 2016 \u2014 On Thursday, Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Nestl\u00e9 Institute of Health announced a collaboration to harness the power of IoT technology and nutrition science to provide new insights into healthy living. 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