Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA)

What Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA) does

Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA) is the public health agency of the German state of Lower Saxony, operating under the state's Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equal Opportunities. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hannover with an additional office in Aurich, NLGA employs approximately 48 staff and serves as the central authority for public health surveillance, infectious disease monitoring, vaccination reporting, and professional training within the state. Its functional mandate covers the residents of Lower Saxony, the state's local health authorities, and the broader public health service (Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst, ÖGD) workforce.

The agency's product portfolio centers on digital public health infrastructure: surveillance dashboards including Survin2 (disease surveillance), Sedin, and Impfdashboard (vaccination reporting); the CLOUDiN@ÖGD cloud platform for shared public health service infrastructure; an AI chatbot for public health queries; the NAGuK podcast; and the Fortbildung continuing education platform. Under president Dr. Fabian Feil (appointed 2021), NLGA has expanded its digital product surface and initiated research collaborations, including a 2024 partnership with Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) and cross-sector engagement with organizations such as Caritas on initiatives including Hitzeaktionstag (Heat Action Day). The agency maintains ISO 9001 certification for training operations and adheres to GDPR and EN 301 549 accessibility standards, with data processing handled by Microsoft Deutschland GmbH and Ionos SE.

NLGA is funded entirely through the Lower Saxony state budget and operates as a non-commercial government entity rather than a revenue-generating business. Its economic model is appropriation-based, with the state government as the sole funder; this provides high baseline visibility but zero commercial revenue diversification. There are no disclosed customer fees, product pricing, or commercial go-to-market mechanics, consistent with its statutory mandate.

Name

Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA)

Legal name

Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA)

Website

https://nlga.niedersachsen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA) is the public health agency of Lower Saxony, Germany, headquartered in Hannover. With approximately 48 employees, it operates surveillance dashboards, vaccination reporting tools, training platforms, and digital public health services for the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory-Based Surveillance & Genomic Epidemiology (WGS/NGS) (HLAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Public Health Laboratories (Water/Air/Soil) (HLAJAIAG), Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Equity Measurement (HLAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Infectious disease surveillance
• Laboratory diagnostics
• Health data analytics
• Professional health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: NLGA is a subordinate authority of the Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equal Opportunities of Lower Saxony. As a public government agency, NLGA is funded through the state budget. The legal basis is the Public Health Services Act of Lower Saxony. No commercial revenue is generated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NLGA is the central public health authority of Lower Saxony, providing microbiological and environmental laboratory investigations (including S3 high-pathogen work), epidemiological surveillance of infectious and non-infectious diseases, water and hospital hygiene analysis, cancer registration (EKN), school entrance examination data evaluation, professional consulting for communal health authorities and medical facilities, and advanced training and continuing education for public health professionals. It also publishes public health information, data dashboards, and educational content for the general population.

Product overview

Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA) is the central public health authority of Lower Saxony, Germany. Rather than a unified software product, NLGA operates a portfolio of interconnected digital services: the AI-powered NLGA Chatbot for public inquiries, multiple data dashboards (Survin2 for infectious disease surveillance, Sedin for school entrance examinations, Impfdashboard for vaccination data), the NAGuK podcast for climate-health communication, a virtual S3 laboratory tour, the NLGA Fortbildung training platform for professional education, and CLOUDiN@ÖGD for secure encrypted health data exchange within the public health service. Core activities include microbiological laboratory investigations, environmental medicine, water hygiene, infection protection, epidemiology, and advanced training for health professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NAGuK-Podcast: Der NAGuK-Podcast (Niedersächsisches Aktionsforum Gesundheit und Klima) is a podcast series that examines the consequences of the climate crisis for people in Lower Saxony and discusses action options.

Products and services

• NLGA Chatbot (KI-Bot) An AI-powered chatbot on the NLGA website that provides automated text-based responses to frequently asked health-related questions from the public. It is powered by AI and uses Microsoft Deutschland GmbH and Ionos SE as data processors.
• Survin2 (Dashboard Infektionskrankheiten) A surveillance dashboard for tracking infectious diseases in Lower Saxony, providing real-time data on disease occurrence for public health professionals and institutions.
• Sedin (Dashboard Schuleingangsuntersuchungen) A dashboard for school entrance examination data, tracking health data of children starting school in Lower Saxony for use by public health professionals and institutions.
• Impfdashboard (Vaccination Dashboard) A dashboard displaying vaccination coverage data for Lower Saxony, providing transparency on immunization rates for the public and professionals.
• NAGuK-Podcast (Niedersächsisches Aktionsforum Gesundheit und Klima) A podcast series on the climate crisis and health, featuring expert interviews and health policy discussions, published on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Deezer.
• Virtueller 360°-Rundgang S3-Labor A virtual 360-degree tour of NLGA's biosafety level 3 laboratory, allowing public viewing of facilities where highly pathogenic agents are handled.
• NLGA Fortbildung (Training Platform) A training and continuing education platform offering courses for public health professionals, including hygiene training, infection protection, and public health topics. The Fortbildung department is ISO 9001 certified.
• CLOUDiN@ÖGD A secure cloud service for encrypted exchange of health data within the public health service (ÖGD), featuring SecuMail for encrypted email communication, SecuPass for secure authentication, AES-256 encryption, and TLS 1.2 transport security.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024NLGA and the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) have signed a declaration of intent to intensify their scientific cooperation. The partnership aims to promote the exchange of specialized expertise and joint research projects. The presidents of both institutions (Dr. Fabian Feil for NLGA and Prof. Dr. Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner for MHH) signed the agreement to work together for the health of people in Lower Saxony.
• Niedersächsisches Aktionsforum Gesundheit und Klima (NAGuK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAGuK is a forum that brings together various health policy players from Lower Saxony to promote mutual exchange and bundle resources, strengthening population protection in the climate crisis. Founded on behalf of the Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equal Opportunities, it is coordinated within NLGA. The forum includes partners from health insurance (AOK Niedersachsen), medical associations, sports associations, climate centers, and municipal health authorities.
• Kooperationspartner (Cooperation Partners of Fortbildung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLGA's Fortbildung (training) division maintains a network of cooperation partners for its continuing education programs. The specific partners are listed on the dedicated Kooperationspartner*innen page of the NLGA Fortbildung portal.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Umweltbundesamt (UBA): Germany's federal environment agency. Overlaps with NLGA on environmental medicine, water hygiene, and environmental monitoring/reporting, but at federal scale and with a much broader environmental mandate beyond health.
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): EU agency for infectious disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness. Comparable in disease surveillance, epidemiology, and outbreak response functions but operating at EU rather than member-state level; relevant as an upstream counterpart to NLGA's reporting chain.
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): UK's public health protection agency combining infectious disease surveillance, laboratory reference services, and environmental public health. Comparable at a national level to NLGA's combined state-level mandate and digital dashboard-style operations.
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI): The federal government agency for disease surveillance, epidemiology, and outbreak response in Germany. Most directly comparable to NLGA in mandate (infectious disease monitoring, lab-based surveillance) but operates at national scale and as the federal coordinating authority rather than at the state level.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): US federal public health agency combining infectious disease surveillance, laboratory reference capacity, environmental health, and population health analytics. Comparable to NLGA at the federal level and a useful reference peer for its integrated surveillance + lab + dashboard model.

Regional players

• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM): Netherlands' national public health and environment institute. Comparable mandate combining infectious disease surveillance, environmental health, and laboratory reference functions; serves as an instructive international peer for NLGA's combined laboratory + surveillance + environmental portfolio.

Direct peers

• Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (LAGeSo): Berlin's state office for health and social affairs. A direct state-level peer covering surveillance, environmental health, and laboratory diagnostics in an urban Bundesland context comparable in mandate structure to NLGA.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL): Bavaria's state health and food safety authority. A direct state-level peer to NLGA, performing analogous functions in laboratory diagnostics, infectious disease surveillance, environmental hygiene, and public health reporting for a single Bundesland.
• Hessisches Landesprüfungs- und Untersuchungsamt im Gesundheitswesen (HLPUG): Hesse's state testing and examination office for the health service. Comparable to NLGA in laboratory diagnostics, environmental and water hygiene testing, and state-level public health oversight in another German Bundesland.
• Landesgesundheitsamt Baden-Württemberg: State health office of Baden-Württemberg. Performs the same state-level public health functions as NLGA — infectious disease surveillance, environmental medicine, hygiene consulting, and reporting — within a different German Bundesland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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