Hessischer Apothekerverband

What Hessischer Apothekerverband does

Hessischer Apothekerverband e.V. (HAV) is a registered professional association (eingetragener Verein) under German law, serving as the representative body for approximately 1,000 public pharmacies across the federal state of Hesse. Headquartered at Strahlenbergerstraße 112 in Offenbach am Main, HAV positions itself as "die Stimme der Hessischen Apothekerschaft" (the voice of Hessian pharmacists) and supports members with political advocacy, continuing-education seminars, a job marketplace (Stellenmarkt), and a pharmacy-finder directory (Apothekensuche). The association's reach extends to roughly 280,000 patients served daily across the region.

HAV's service portfolio is built around five core deliverables: an informational website at h-a-v.de, paid continuing-education Seminars covering topics such as business administration (BWA), biosimilars, and medical compression stockings; an online Stellenmarkt connecting pharmacies with qualified staff; an Apothekensuche tool that integrates Aponet's emergency pharmacy search; and regular press communications (Pressemitteilungen) addressing healthcare-policy developments. Commercial revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; funding is implied to come from membership dues paid by Hessian pharmacies, supplemented by seminar fees and services provided through affiliated entities. Distribution is direct to member pharmacies via the Offenbach headquarters, with no third-party resellers or external sales channels.

The association operates a defensive posture on the political front, most visibly through press releases criticizing the federal GKV Sparpaket and its impact on pharmacy remuneration. Its ecosystem is rounded out by affiliations with Wirtschaftsakademie Deutscher Apotheker GmbH (educational services) and Gesellschaft für Verkaufsförderung in Apotheken und Vermögensverwaltung mbH (sales promotion and asset management). HAV is governed by member pharmacists through a board (Vorstand) and delegates (Delegierte), with no parent company, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity on record.

Name

Hessischer Apothekerverband

Legal name

Hessischer Apothekerverband e.V.

Website

https://h-a-v.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hessischer Apothekerverband e.V. (HAV) is a registered professional association representing approximately 1,000 public pharmacies across the German state of Hesse, delivering political advocacy, continuing-education seminars, a job marketplace, and a pharmacy-finder directory from its Offenbach headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association / Pharmacy Advocacy Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Access Policy, Advocacy & Stakeholder Management (HLAIAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

Keywords

• Pharmacy association services
• Pharmacist advocacy
• Continuing pharmacy education
• Pharmacy search directory
• Healthcare professional association

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hessischer Apothekerverband e.V. is a regional professional membership association that represents and serves public pharmacies (Öffentliche Apotheken) across the German state of Hesse. Its core offerings include political and professional advocacy for member pharmacies, continuing education seminars (Seminare), an online job marketplace (Stellenmarkt), and a pharmacy finder service (Apothekensuche) with emergency pharmacy lookup via Aponet. The association operates from its headquarters in Offenbach am Main and serves approximately 1,000 pharmacies that collectively care for roughly 280,000 patients every day.

Product overview

Hessischer Apothekerverband e.V. (HAV) operates as a professional association representing public pharmacies in Hesse, Germany. The organization functions as the unified voice for Hessian pharmacists, providing member services through a combination of an informational website and educational programs. The core offering consists of the HAV website platform, complemented by seminar programs for continuing education, a job marketplace connecting pharmacies with professionals, and a pharmacy finder service. Additional services include press communications on healthcare policy and political matters affecting the profession.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seminare (Continuing Education Seminars)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wirtschaftsakademie Deutscher Apotheker GmbHminorOthersListed as an affiliated organization with contact information ([email protected]) suggesting a cooperative relationship for educational programs.
• Gesellschaft für Verkaufsförderung in Apotheken und Vermögensverwaltung mbHminorOthersListed as an affiliated organization ([email protected]) providing sales promotion and asset management services to pharmacies.
• Aponet (Notdienst-Suche)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Aponet's emergency pharmacy search service, providing patients with access to find emergency pharmacies throughout Hesse.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ABDA – Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände: Federal umbrella association of German pharmacists' associations. Operates one level above HAV, coordinating national advocacy, but its mandate and member-service philosophy are closely aligned and it represents the broader industry body HAV participates in.
• Deutscher Apothekerverband (DAV): National-level pharmacists' association representing all public pharmacies in Germany, of which state associations like HAV are members. Sets national policy direction and contracts with statutory health insurers on pharmacy remuneration.

Direct peers

• Bayerischer Apothekerverband: The Bavarian state pharmacists' association, structurally identical to HAV in mission, services (advocacy, seminars, job market, pharmacy finder) and member base. Direct regional peer covering Bavaria's public pharmacies.
• Apothekerverband Westfalen-Lippe: Pharmacists' association covering the Westfalen-Lippe region. Offers advocacy, professional development, and member services analogous to HAV; another structurally identical state-level peer.
• Apothekerverband Nordrhein: Regional pharmacists' association for the northern Rhine region. Provides the same advocacy, continuing-education, and member-service mix as HAV; directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Landesapothekerkammer Hessen: The Hessian pharmacists' chamber—a parallel statutory body covering the same Hessian pharmacists but focused on professional regulation, licensing, and continuing-education oversight. Closest same-geography peer, operating alongside HAV in the same professional ecosystem.
• Apothekerverband Rheinland-Pfalz: State pharmacists' association for Rhineland-Palatinate. Provides comparable advocacy, education, and member services to pharmacies in the neighboring state of Hesse.
• Berufsverband der Deutschen Apotheker: Pharmacists' association serving Berlin and Brandenburg. Comparable regional mandate, advocacy function, and member-service portfolio to HAV.
• Landesapothekerverband Baden-Württemberg: Pharmacy association for Baden-Württemberg. Provides parallel representation, training, and member services to pharmacies in that state, comparable in scale and mandate to HAV.

Regional players

• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen: The regional statutory physicians' association for Hesse—an adjacent healthcare professional association operating in the same Hessian geography with a similar advocacy and member-services mandate, useful as a parallel professional-body peer in the same regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hessischer-apothekerverband

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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