The BVMed Institute has commissioned a study from the WifOR Institute to calculate the social, ecological, and economic footprint of the medical technology industry in Germany ("SEE Impact Study"). With this SEE industry study, BVMed aims to lay the foundations for a comprehensive sustainability measurement of supply chains based on key indicators and in an industry comparison. The renowned WifOR Institute has been conducting the Health Economic Accounts on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics for more than ten years. Overall, the medtech sector compares favorably with other sectors in terms of ecological and social factors, but it also faces numerous challenges and needs to act. The study is a profound initial assessment of the situation, which makes clear that the external effects in the environmental and social area primarily occur in the indirect supply chain.
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German medtech market: more than 250,000 jobs
Germany is the third biggest market for medical technologies in the world. The total revenue of the manufacturing medical technology companies (considered are those with more than 20 employees) in Germany was more than 36.4 billion euros in 2021, according to the official economic statistics. The export rate was at around 66 percent. The German MedTech market is about twice as large as the French and three times as large as the British or Italian market. The medical technology industry employs more than 250,000 people in Germany.
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Dr. Meinrad Lugan re-elected as BVMed board chairman | Dorothee Stamm and Dr. Manfred W. Elff deputies
Dr. Meinrad Lugan (58) was re-elected as chairman of the board of the German medical technology association for another two years at the BVMed general meeting in April 2022. He is a member of the board of B. Braun Familienholding Verwaltungs SE and took over the BVMed chairmanship in April 2007. Dorothee Stamm (40) of Medtronic and Dr. Manfred W. Elff (69) of Biotronik were elected as vice chair persons of the BVMed board.
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BVMed - The German Medical Technology Association
BVMed represents over 240 manufacturers, distributors and suppliers in the medical technology industry, as well as providers of medical aids and homecare. Among the members of the association are 20 of the largest medical device manufacturers worldwide in the consumer goods sector.
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