About Signify
Technology
Unlocking the potential of connected light
At Signify, lighting is more than illumination. It is a connected technology that can help people feel better, buildings operate more efficiently and cities become smarter and more sustainable.
Signify develops energy-efficient LED lighting, connected lighting systems, smart home solutions and data-enabled services. These technologies are used in homes, offices, cities, industrial environments, retail, hospitality, sports venues, public infrastructure and horticulture.
Platforms such as Interact combine lighting with sensors, software and data. This allows organisations to monitor energy use, manage spaces more effectively and respond to changing conditions. In homes, brands such as Philips Hue and WiZ enable people to personalise their lighting and create connected living environments.
With more than 160 million connected lighting points worldwide, Signify is helping drive the digital transformation of the lighting industry.
Innovation remains central to the company’s strategy. Its teams work on technologies in areas such as energy efficiency, connectivity, automation, circularity, wellbeing and sustainable urban development. In 2025, Signify invested €255 million in sustainable innovation, representing 96% of its total R&D spending.
Talent
Create impact through light
Working at Signify means contributing to technologies that influence how people live, work and experience the world around them.
Engineers, software developers, researchers, data specialists, product developers and sustainability experts work together in international and multidisciplinary teams. From Eindhoven, they collaborate with colleagues, customers and partners across the world.
Around 14% of Signify’s employees work in Innovation and Research & Development. Employees have opportunities to develop through learning programmes, digital upskilling, leadership development and internal career mobility.
They work on technologies that support connected homes, smart cities, sustainable buildings and energy-efficient infrastructure.
Turning light into healthier crops
Blake Lange is Business Development Manager for Horticulture at Signify. He has been working at Signify for many years and has held a variety of roles across the business. What attracted him to the company was its long history of innovation and the opportunity to keep learning. Throughout his career, he has worked on projects ranging from lighting high-rise buildings and conservatories to developing lighting solutions for elephants and greenhouse crops.
Today, Blake helps American growers improve crop quality, predictability and yields by translating Signify’s research into practical applications. “What stands out to me is our ability to create value that goes far beyond lighting.”
More than lighting
Coming from a family with a long farming tradition, Blake understands the challenges growers face. That makes his work even more meaningful. By applying the knowledge developed at Signify’s research centre in Eindhoven, he helps customers use light recipes that support healthier crops, more predictable harvests and more sustainable food production.
“At the end of the day, we’re helping the world to eat better and be healthier. That’s what I’m passionate about.”
Learning from others
One of the reasons Blake has stayed with Signify is the opportunity to keep growing. Throughout his career, he has always felt trusted to take ownership and encouraged to develop himself. “Throughout my career, I always felt supported and trusted by my managers. They believed in me and gave me the freedom to do what needed to be done.”
According to Blake, one of the greatest strengths of Signify is its international environment. With colleagues from different countries, backgrounds and disciplines, there is always someone to learn from.
“Never stop learning from the people around you. The experience and knowledge of your colleagues is one of the greatest opportunities you have.”
Societal impact
A brighter life and a better world
Signify’s purpose is to unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.By replacing conventional lighting with energy-efficient LED and connected systems, the company helps households, businesses and cities reduce energy use and carbon emissions. In 2025, 91% of Signify’s sales came from LED-based technologies.
Sustainability is embedded in the way the company develops its products, systems and services. Signify focuses on energy efficiency, circular design, longer product lifetimes and the reuse of materials. In 2025, 37% of its revenues came from circular products, systems and services.
The company has set a science-based target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Through the Signify Foundation and community programmes, it also helps make sustainable lighting accessible to underserved communities. These programmes have improved the lives of more than 14.8 million people worldwide.
Role in Brainport
Lighting innovation rooted in Eindhoven
Signify’s roots in Eindhoven go back more than 135 years. From the development of the first electric light bulbs to today’s connected and data-driven lighting solutions, the company has played an important role in the technological development of the region.
Today, Signify remains strongly connected to the Brainport ecosystem. From its headquarters and innovation activities in Eindhoven, the company brings together international talent and expertise in lighting, software, data, sustainability and digital technology.
With around 1,300 employees in the Eindhoven region, Signify contributes to high-tech employment, research and development and the international profile of Brainport Eindhoven.
The region also gives Signify access to a strong concentration of technical expertise, talent, knowledge institutions and innovative companies. This makes Eindhoven an important base from which the company develops technologies for customers and communities worldwide.