More and more people in Germany are developing type 2 diabetes, increasingly at a younger age. Prevention and early detection are therefore becoming increasingly important. On the occasion of World…
Today, the Federal Government invited representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries to the Federal Chancellery to kick off the joint strategy process.
With the Pharmacy Supply Further Development Act (ApoVWG), the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) wants to secure the supply of medicines close to home and involve pharmacies more closely in preventive…
A recent industry survey conducted by the medtech associations BVMed, MedicalMountains, SPECTARIS and VDGH clearly shows that the European regulations for medical devices (MDR) and in-vitro…
The Association of the Diagnostics Industry (VDGH) hosted the Diagnostica Forum 2025 yesterday at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. More than 180 participants from…
A broad alliance of academic science and research-based industry wants to pave the way for a national "Biobank Platform for Germany". The Network of University Medicine (NUM) with the German Biobank…
Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) sets strict standards for product safety and hygiene, which in practice often leads to tensions with existing environmental…
The medical technology associations BVMed and VDGH are addressing the EU Commission with a joint position paper. In it, they call for targeted measures to ease the burden on small and medium-sized…
With the Hospital Reform Adjustment Act (KHAG), the Federal Government intends to continue the hospital reform initiated with the Hospital Care Improvement Act (KHVVG) in a practical manner.
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 being driven forward swiftly.
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