Source: The Economic Times
Seoul-Samsung Electronics has declared that it is eyeing a purchase of American healthcare platform development company Xealth. This comes under Samsung’s plan of growing the mobile healthcare business and reducing dependence on smartphone and semiconductor sales.
The company did not say how much it is paying for the deal.
Samsung said the two companies hoped to create “synergy between Samsung’s advanced wearable technology and Xealth’s digital health platform”, for instance, smartwatches-with Xealth’s digital health tools. Xealth serves 500+ hospitals in the U.S., assisting them in patient engagement and digital health program management.
The push into healthcare
Using digital tools, Samsung wants to somehow create a stronger link between patients and doctors. With Xealth’s platform, Samsung wants its devices to actually be used for real healthcare services, not just for fitness tracking: monitoring health conditions and sharing data with doctors live.
It is a larger scheme by Samsung to be positioned in other areas such as health, audio products, cooling and heating systems, and robotics.
Other Investments By Samsung
In May 2025, Samsung also agreed to acquire FlaktGroup, a German company that manufactures cooling systems for data centers, against a cash price of $1.68 billion (approximate). These centers hold importance for AI projects, and so demand for cooling systems has been rising fast.
Great Chairman Jay Y. Lee had said already early this year that maybe the company is looking for “meaningful deals” to push future growth in the meantime as it is going to face some tough competition ahead for AI chips.
The Business Challenges
Despite these new investments, Samsung is still facing some challenges. On Tuesday, the company said it expects its profit for the second quarter to fall by 56%, mostly due to weak sales in AI chips. This news has made investors worry about how soon Samsung can recover its chip business.
What’s Next?
Once the Xealth deal is approved by regulators, Samsung plans to link the U.S. company’s platform with its own health devices. The goal is to launch new mobile health features later this year.
By buying Xealth, Samsung is taking a big step toward making its devices more useful for both personal wellness and real medical care. The deal shows that the company is serious about becoming a leader in digital healthcare, not just electronics.
Samsung’s Xealth deal highlights its push into digital healthcare, aiming to make its devices more valuable in real medical use and reduce reliance on core electronics.
