BVMed - Enhancing Health

As a trade association, BVMed promotes and represents the combined interests of the medical technology industry and trade companies. In various sectoral interest groups, focus groups, and working groups, the association offers its members a platform for a constructive dialogue and exchange of views. BVMed represents the concerns of its member companies to politicians and the public in general. This is achieved by information and public relations work, as well as by participation in the development of laws, guidelines and standards.

Services can be sub-divided into four sectors:
 
1. Organization
BVMed carries out the joint formation of opinion in more than 50
committees covering specific subjects. An up-to-date overview of BVMed's expert committees is available online at www.bvmed.de (About BVMed).

2. Consultancy
BVMed's experts are ready to offer accurate advice to members on such diverse topics as the Medical Devices Act, social legislation, the DRG law, the Act on Advertising in the Healthcare System, standardization projects, or ordinances.

3. Information
BVMed's multi-faceted information service is evident in both its
internal and external communications.

4. Representation
BVMed represents the interests of the medical technology sector.

BVMed, the German Medical Technology Association, represents more than 200 manufacturers and service providers of medical devices.

The German market for medical technology values at 20 billion Euro with more than 108.000 employees.