Berufsverband der Frauenärzte e.V.

What Berufsverband der Frauenärzte e.V. does

Berufsverband der Frauenärztinnen und Frauenärzte e.V. (BVF) is a registered professional association (eingetragener Verein) representing approximately 14,000 gynecologists across Germany. Headquartered in Munich and registered in Hamburg, BVF operates through 16 state-level associations (Landesverbände) covering all 16 German states plus a continuing-education subsidiary, BVF Akademie. Its core offering is a membership-based service bundle for practicing gynecologists that includes professional advocacy (including submissions to the German Bundestag's Petitions Committee), exclusive insurance arrangements, legal and practice consulting, the FRAUENARZT member magazine, an online job board (Online-Stellenbörse) for physicians and medical assistants (MFAs), a member discount shop (BVF-Vorteilsshop), and CME-certified educational events.

The association's technology stack is conventional and lightweight: a Typo3-based public website (bvf.de) hosted by Monks – Ärzte im Netz GmbH with TLS 1.3, open-source cookiefree analytics via Matomo, and EU-resident email marketing via CleverReach. BVF also maintains the patient-facing portal frauenarzt.de, which archives all FRAUENARZT magazine issues since 2001, and runs the campaign microsite frauengesundheit-sichern.de in support of its current Bundestag petition. No proprietary software, mobile app, or API surface is disclosed. Revenue is generated almost entirely through annual membership dues (subscription/recurring), supplemented by attendee fees at regional Gynäkologentage events and pharmaceutical sponsorship of those events (sponsor contributions typically €1,200–€2,800 per partner). Go-to-market is sales-led: direct membership recruitment through the website targeting German gynecologists, with member benefits framed around insurance advantages, education, advocacy, and recruitment support. The organization employs only 14 staff, indicating a lean operating model relative to its membership base.

Name

Berufsverband der Frauenärzte e.V.

Legal name

Berufsverband der Frauenärztinnen und Frauenärzte e.V.

Website

https://bvf.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BVF is a German professional association representing approximately 14,000 gynecologists through 16 state associations and the BVF Akademie, providing advocacy, continuing education, insurance benefits, a job board, and the FRAUENARZT member magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Primary revenue stream from annual membership dues paid by gynecologists. Membership provides access to insurance benefits, continuing education, job board, consulting services, and the FRAUENARZT member magazine.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Berufsverband der Frauenärzte e.V. (BVF) is a registered non-profit professional association representing approximately 14,000 gynecologists in Germany through 16 regional state associations (Landesverbände). The organization delivers membership-based services including insurance benefits, continuing medical education through its BVF Akademie subsidiary, an online job board, a member benefits shop, a published member magazine (FRAUENARZT), consulting services, and advocacy on healthcare policy and professional representation for gynecologists.

Product overview

Berufsverband der Frauenärzte e.V. (BVF) operates as a professional medical association website offering a comprehensive digital ecosystem for gynecologists in Germany. The core offering consists of the main BVF website portal (bvf.de) providing member services, practice information, and advocacy, supplemented by the BVF Akademie for continuing medical education, an Online-Stellenbörse job board, the BVF-Vorteilsshop member benefits program, the Mitgliederzeitschrift FRAUENARZT magazine, and the patient-facing portal frauenarzt.de. The association also runs advocacy campaigns including the 'Frauengesundheit sichern' petition and the 'Schwanger mit dir' prenatal care campaign, along with the BVF@ktuell-Newsletter for member communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BVF Membership Annual membership in Germany's primary professional association for gynecologists, providing practicing physicians access to member services, representation, insurance benefits, and the professional network of approximately 14,000 members across 16 state associations.
• BVF Akademie Continuing Medical Education CME-certified continuing medical education events and training programs delivered through the BVF Akademie subsidiary, providing gynecologists with required professional development, specialty training, and certification updates.
• Online-Stellenbörse (Online Job Board) Dedicated online job market for gynecologists and medical practices, allowing members and practices to post and search for positions, practice succession opportunities, and medical staff roles within the gynecology profession.
• FRAUENARZT Member Magazine Official member publication of BVF, distributed to gynecologist members covering professional news, clinical updates, practice management topics, association developments, and continuing education content.
• BVF-Vorteilsshop (Member Benefits Shop) Member-exclusive benefits program offering special pricing and discounts on products and services negotiated for BVF members through partner suppliers.
• Beratung (Member Consulting Services) Professional consulting services provided to BVF members covering practice management, legal, tax, and regulatory matters relevant to operating a gynecology practice in Germany.
• Group Insurance and Protection Programs Group insurance and professional protection benefits negotiated for BVF members, including professional liability, practice, and personal insurance products accessed through the membership.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sächsische LandesärztekammercoreOthersSächsische Landesärztekammer is the certifying body for the 22. Sächsischer Gynäkologentag, providing CME certification for the event.
• Ärztekammer Mecklenburg-VorpommerncoreOthersÄrztekammer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern certifies the 31. Gynäkologentag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern event for CME credits.
• Ärztekammer NiedersachsencoreOthersÄrztekammer Niedersachsen has certified the Niedersächsischer GynTag event for CME credits.
• Monks - Ärzte im Netz GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationMonks - Ärzte im Netz GmbH (Tegernseer Landstr. 138, 81539 München) provides website hosting services for bvf.de with a corresponding data processing agreement in place.
• CleverReach GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or IntegrationCleverReach (Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede) provides email marketing services for BVF's newsletter and press release distribution, with data stored exclusively on EU servers.
• 31. Gynäkologentag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern SponsorsminorOthersEvent sponsors include: Aristo Pharma (€1,500), Bauerfeind AG (€1,250), Bavarian Nordic (€1,250), Besins Healthcare Germany GmbH (€1,250), Bionorica SE (€1,250), Cenata GmbH (€1,500), Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank eG (€1,500), Eterno Health GmbH (€2,800), Gedeon Richter Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Institut Allergosan (€1,500), Jenapharm/Bayer (€1,250), Labor MVZ Westmecklenburg (€1,500), LADR Der Laborverbund (€1,500), Lilly Deutschland GmbH (€1,400), medica nord (€1,500), Medizinisches Labor Rostock (€1,500), Medizintechnik Rostock GmbH (€1,250), MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH (€1,250), MVZ für Humangenetik Rostock (€1,500), Pfizer Pharma GmbH (€1,250), RICHTERSYSTEM GmbH (€1,500), Theramex (€1,500), tomedo® (€1,500).
• 22. Sächsischer Gynäkologentag SponsorsminorOthersEvent sponsors include: Aristo Pharma (€1,200), Astellas Pharma GmbH (€1,200), Bauerfeind AG (€1,200), Bayer Vital GmbH (€2,200), BESINS Healthcare (€1,200), Biogen GmbH (€600), BIOGENA (€1,350), GE Healthcare GmbH (€1,200), Gedeon Richter Pharma (€1,200), INOKY GmbH (€1,200), Institut AllergoSan (€1,200), ITF Pharma GmbH (€1,200), Medizintechnik Jendreyko OHG (€1,200), MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH (€1,200), MVZ Göttingen (€1,200), MVZ Labor Dr. Reising-Ackermann (€1,200), Novartis Pharma GmbH (€1,200), Novo Nordisk (€1,200), Orthopädie- und Rehatechnik Dresden GmbH (€1,200), Receptura Apotheke (€1,350), Sanofi (€1,200), Theramex (€1,200), Zyto Labor Bösgen (€1,350).
• Niedersächsischer GynTag SponsorsminorOthersEvent sponsors include: amedes Medizinische Dienstleistungen GmbH (€1,500), AMS Advanced Medical Services GmbH (€1,500), AMT Abken Medizintechnik GmbH (€1,500), Aristo Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Astellas Pharma GmbH (€1,500), BEH Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Besins Healthcare Germany GmbH (€1,500), Biogen GmbH (€1,500), Bionorica SE (€1,500), Buchholz GmbH (€1,500), Cenata GmbH (€1,500), Com²Med (€1,500), DR. GOECKE-Lichen sclerosus GmbH (€1,500), Exeltis Germany GmbH (€1,500), GE Healthcare GmbH (€1,500), Gedeon Richter Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Hering Medizintechnik GmbH (€1,500), ITF Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Jenapharm/Bayer (€1,500), LADR Der Laborverbund (€1,650), Lilly Deutschland GmbH (€1,500), Medical Instruments Corporation GmbH (€1,500), Medicover Genetics GmbH (€1,500), Medizintechnik Rostock GmbH (€1,500), MVZ Labor Limbach Nord (€1,500), Pierre Fabre Pharma GmbH (€1,500), Team Kinderwunsch Hannover (€1,650), Theramex (€1,500).

Scale indicators3 records

Direct peers

• Bundesärztekammer (BÄK): The federal medical association representing all physicians in Germany. Comparable to BVF as a professional membership organization for doctors, but at the broader 'all physicians' level rather than the gynecology specialty.
• NAV-Virchow-Bund: German association for ambulatory / office-based physicians. Highly comparable to BVF's constituency of practice-based physicians, offering similar advocacy, member services, and policy engagement across outpatient specialties.
• Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte (BVKJ): German professional association for pediatricians. Closely mirrors BVF's structure and value proposition for another specialty, including federal/state organization, advocacy, CME, and member benefits.
• Berufsverband Deutscher Internistinnen und Internisten (BDI): German professional association for internists, structured similarly to BVF with state-level chapters, member services, CME events, and policy advocacy. Direct analog for another medical specialty's Berufsverband.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG): The German scientific society for gynecology and obstetrics. Directly comparable to BVF as a gynecology-focused professional body, but oriented toward academic/scientific leadership rather than the practice-economics and advocacy focus that defines BVF.
• Marburger Bund: Germany's largest physician union, focused on hospital doctors' employment conditions. Comparable to BVF as a national professional advocacy and membership organization for physicians, though organized by employment status rather than specialty.
• Hartmannbund: A German professional association of physicians advocating for doctors' professional and economic interests. Directly comparable to BVF in mission (physician advocacy, continuing education, member services), but multi-specialty rather than gynecologist-focused.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie (DGU): Joint scientific and professional body for German urologists. Comparable to BVF in combining specialty-specific advocacy, CME-certified congresses, and member services for practicing physicians.

Emerging players

• GenoGyn: A German physician cooperative focused on gynecologists' practice economics and managed-care contracting. Adjacent to BVF but more focused on commercial/practice-management services rather than broad professional advocacy.

Regional players

• Ärztlicher Berufsverband der Allgemeinmedizin (HAEV): A regional German professional association for general practitioners. Shares the 'Berufsverband' structure and member-service model with BVF, but serves general practitioners (predominantly regional focus) rather than gynecologists.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/live/8l4yKgwtjc0
• Instagraminstagram.com/schwanger-mit-dir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berufsverband-der-frauen%C3%A4rzte-e-v-

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

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