Become part of Pharma Deutschland
Your advantages - What we will do for you.
Our BIG FIVE – strong representation of interests for our members
- From Europe to the local level: we connect the healthcare sector.
- Passionately committed: we are the voice of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Industry experts: we focus on innovation in all areas.
- 360-degree service: we have the entire industry in our sights.
- Focus on the future: We are pioneers in digitalisation and sustainability.
“Why should you get involved in Pharma Deutschland? Because it's worth it. For you personally, for your company and for Germany as a pharmaceutical location. On the following pages, we would like to show you the added value that the association – the powerful voice of the pharmaceutical industry – offers. What we do for our members in Brussels, Berlin and the German regions. The unique expertise that the association brings to the table to overcome challenges together. Join us. You won't regret it.”
Jörg Wieczorek
Chairman of the Board of Pharma Deutschland
Use Pharma Deutschland for networking, whether at our annual summer party, the general meeting in September or the numerous information and discussion events to which the largest industry association invites you.
We are Pharma Deutschland
We are a healthy, constantly innovative, highly relevant industry with strong added value. We are now ensuring that we are perceived as a leading industry in the healthcare sector, in politics and by the public. The support of our members and those who want to belong to Pharma Deutschland is our most important success factor!
Because only by presenting a united front can we succeed at the political level. And only by tackling challenges together can we continue to set global standards in the future. Let's show that together we can make a difference!
Perspective of our members
About 75% of members, membership is extremely or very important. Of these, around 60% are also very interested in getting involved in Pharma Deutschland.
“How important is membership of Pharma Deutschland to you personally?”
extremely important 28 % / very important 46 % / important 24 % / less important 1 % / not important 0 %
Online survey in April 2024 with around 260 selected individuals (2% don't know, no response; not equal to 100% due to rounding)
We are networking the healthcare system
Future-oriented pharmaceutical industry
Demographic change and the fight against widespread diseases are making the industrial healthcare sector – with pharmaceutical manufacturers at its core – a future-oriented industry. These companies already employ around 1.1 million people in Germany, and their annual gross value added significantly exceeds the 100 billion euro mark.
We are convinced that the better the industry is networked in all its diversity, the easier it is to drive innovation in Germany, develop common positions and help shape political decisions. With this in mind, Pharma Deutschland has high-performance offices in Berlin and Bonn, manages six regional associations and is networking even more closely than before in Brussels with its own representative office.
Our new structure
Pharma Deutschland: 6 state associations, 2 branch offices, 1 office in Brussels.
- Fast and comprehensive information on all important current developments, decisions and plans
- Representation of your interests in Brussels, at the federal level and in the federal states
- More direct access to politics at all levels
- More intensive networking with each other and with other stakeholders in the healthcare sector
- More diverse options for getting involved in the association's work
- Strong political and communicative representation of the industry
Added value for you!
We connect you with guests and dialogue partners from Pharma Deutschland
1 Jens Spahn MdB, CDU
2 Gabriele Regina Overwiening, President of the ABDA - Federal Association of German Pharmacists
3 Prof. Dr. Edgar Franke, MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary, SPD
4 Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
5 Dr. Paula Piechotta, MdB, Alliance 90/The Greens
6 Prof. Dr. Andrew Ullmann, MdB, FDP
7 Prof. Josef Hecken, Non-Partisan Chairman of the G-BA (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss)
Use our networking options
Pharma Deutschland is where the debates are held. Where the decisions are made that significantly influence the German pharmaceutical industry.
We are in regular contact with the G-BA and the relevant ministries. We participate in discussion formats such as the Industrial Health Care Industry Round Table at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the top-level talks at the Federal Chancellery on pharmaceutical policy, and we initiate a wide range of discussion formats with parliamentarians at all levels on current topics in pharmaceutical policy. In doing so, we closely involve our members and share experiences and insights mutually.
We are THE voice of the pharmaceutical industry
Where we see a need for political action
Pharma Deutschland works for around 400 members. However heterogeneous the structure in terms of turnover, number of employees or product portfolio may be, they are all united in their desire for better political framework conditions.
Three issues are the particular focus of attention:
- Excessive price pressure, which acutely endangers the supply of medicinal products and medical devices to patients throughout Germany.
- Location factors that make it increasingly difficult for companies to research, develop, produce and launch (new) products.
- Scepticism towards innovation, which slows down the opportunities for medical progress.
What we want to fight for with you
This situation is unsatisfactory. Let us work together to improve it.