Statements: The position of the diagnostics industry

Statement by the VDGH and other associations On the Commission proposal to amend the MDR and IVDR of 16.12.2025

The implementation of the (MDR and) IVDR has presented the industry with considerable challenges in recent years - not because the objectives were…
The digital transformation of the healthcare system is of central importance for laboratory diagnostics as part of healthcare. Laboratory diagnostics…
The VDGH acknowledges the strained financial situation of the statutory health insurance system and shares the goal of stabilizing contribution rates…
In its second statement on the revision of the AI Act as part of the "Simplification - digital package and omnibus", the VDGH calls for a clear…
With the Pharmacy Supply Further Development Act (ApoVWG), the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) is pursuing the goal of securing the supply of…
With the law on the reform of emergency care, the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) wants to modernize the previously fragmented emergency care, better…
With the Pharmacy Supply Further Development Act (ApoVWG), the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) wants to secure the supply of medicines close to home…
With the Hospital Reform Adjustment Act (KHAG), the Federal Government intends to continue the hospital reform initiated with the Hospital Care…
The VDGH welcomes the fact that the proposed legislation to strengthen nursing skills is being taken up again in the new legislative period and is…
The diagnostics industry is a research-intensive and innovative sector that depends on reliable access to health data in order to develop new…