Samsung Electronics recently took part in VivaTech 2026 in Paris, France, and held a panel discussion on its healthcare vision, "Connected Care." VivaTech is Europe's largest startup and tech fair.
According to Samsung Electronics on the 21st, the discussion held on the 19th local time focused on presenting a blueprint for the future of healthcare with partners through "Connected Care," Samsung's open-collaboration-based healthcare vision. Edward Lee, who moderated the session, said, "The future of health cannot be built by one company alone," adding, "It can be created through the innovation and collaborative ecosystem of multiple companies."
Samsung Electronics has built a powerful ecosystem through vast customer touchpoints and open partnerships across a wide range of devices and platforms, from semiconductors to mobile phones, wearables, home appliances and TVs. In 2014, the company acquired SmartThings, a U.S.-based developer of open IoT platforms, and now operates it as a smart home connectivity platform. SmartThings is said to have 460 million subscribers. Beyond its own products, Samsung Electronics also connects a wide range of partner devices to SmartThings, offering differentiated services such as personalized automation routines, family care and pet care.
Connected Care is Samsung Electronics' healthcare vision aimed at supporting healthier and more active lives by using a connected ecosystem for proactive care that prevents illness before it occurs, rather than reacting after the fact. Park Heon-soo, head of the Digital Health Team at Samsung Electronics' MX Division, said, "As the center of health management is shifting to the home in today's trends, the SmartThings-based connected home is playing a very important role."
The CEOs who took part in the discussion cited Samsung Electronics' ecosystem and its strong commitment to partnerships as key strengths.
Alina Su, CEO of Generation Lab, said, "I was amazed by Samsung's willingness to work with partners and move quickly," adding, "By combining with Samsung devices that people use every day, innovation can reach people's lives more quickly." Michael Dubrovsky, CEO of Cyfox Health, said, "The device ecosystem Samsung has built is
already deeply woven into people's daily lives, and adding a tool called diagnosis will allow people to experience things outside hospitals that they have long found difficult to access."
Kim Se-hyung
