Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung

Name

Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung

Legal name

Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung e.V.

Website

https://www.digitalversorgt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

DTx/SaMD Regulatory, Quality & Compliance Software (QMS/ISO/FDA) (HLACANAN)

Keywords

• Digital health advocacy
• Industry trade association
• Regulatory policy representation
• Healthcare lobbying services
• Member association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: As a trade association, the SVDGV generates revenue through membership fees from its over 160 member companies. These dues fund the association's activities including political representation, working groups, publications, events, and continuing education programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung (SVDGV) is a registered German trade association (e.V.) that represents over 160 digital health companies. It provides political lobbying, regulatory guidance, working groups, market intelligence publications (e.g., DiGA-Report), a DiGA directory, podcasts, webinars, and continuing education for healthcare professionals on behalf of its member companies.

Product overview

SVDGV is a German industry association (e.V.) representing over 160 member companies in the digital health sector, not a product company. It does not offer its own software products. The association provides advocacy services, publishes market reports (DiGA-Report), maintains a DiGA directory of listed applications, operates podcasts (Digital Health Briefing, AI Podcast, FutureCare Podcast), and conducts educational webinars and training for its members. The organization covers topic areas including DiGA (digital health applications), DiPA (digital nursing applications), ePA (electronic patient record), AI in medicine, medical device regulation (MDR), prevention, and telemedicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SVDGV Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 million patients served by member company products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)coreOthersThe SVDGV engages with the German Federal Ministry of Health as the primary regulatory authority for healthcare legislation affecting digital health applications. The association submits formal position statements on draft legislation (e.g., Pflegeneuordnungsgesetz, GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz, Data and Digital Innovation Act) and participates in consultation processes.
• Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM)coreOthersThe SVDGV works closely with BfArM, the federal institute responsible for the DiGA and DiPA directories. The association participates in expert committees, negotiation of DiGA and DiPA framework agreements, and discussions on reimbursement and listing requirements.
• GKV-SpitzenverbandcoreOthersThe SVDGV negotiates framework agreements (Rahmenvereinbarung) with the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) for DiGA and DiPA reimbursement conditions, pricing, and distribution terms.
• GematikminorOthersThe SVDGV collaborates with Gematik, the national agency responsible for the telematics infrastructure (TI) and digital health infrastructure (ePA, e-prescription). Members are affected by TI connection requirements and standards.
• Digitale Gesundheitsbranche (Member Companies)coreOthersThe SVDGV serves as the representative body for over 160 member companies including DiGA manufacturers, telemedicine providers, digital nursing application developers, and broader eHealth companies. Member logos displayed on the website include Bayer, Roche, Beurer, GAIA, Medgate, Mementor, and others.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bitkom: Germany's largest digital industry association with a dedicated health working group that also represents digital health companies and lobbies on healthcare digitization, MDR, and AI regulation — directly overlapping SVDGV's policy remit.
• Bundesverband Managed Care (BMC): German healthcare innovation think tank and association convening payers, providers, and digital health innovators on integrated care — comparable to SVDGV as a healthcare policy intermediary with overlapping digital health advocacy.
• BVMed (Bundesverband Medizintechnologie): German medical technology industry association representing medtech and digital health product companies; negotiates regulatory frameworks with BMG and GKV-Spitzenverband, similar to SVDGV's role for digital therapeutics and SaMD.
• BIO Deutschland: German biotechnology industry association representing innovative life-science companies with a strong digital health adjacency; comparable as a sector-specific advocacy body with policy engagement and member services.
• SpiFa (Spitzenverband Fachärzte Deutschlands): German umbrella association for specialist physicians that engages in policy and regulatory negotiations with BMG and GKV-Spitzenverband — comparable to SVDGV in negotiating framework agreements and shaping reimbursement conditions.
• Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA): Global industry association for digital therapeutics and SaMD companies, focused on policy, evidence, and reimbursement advocacy — the international equivalent of SVDGV's DiGA-focused mission.
• MedTech Europe: European trade association for the medical technology industry including diagnostics and digital health; comparable to SVDGV at the EU level in advocating for MDR, AI Act, and digital health frameworks.
• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): US-based industry association for telehealth and remote care providers that conducts policy advocacy, education, and publishes industry resources — a structural parallel to SVDGV's telemedicine and digital health advocacy.
• COCIR: European trade association for the medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT, and electromedical industries; engages in EU-level regulatory advocacy comparable to SVDGV's role in German digital health policy.

Others

• gematik: Germany's national agency for the telematics infrastructure (TI), electronic patient record (ePA), and e-prescription — not a peer but a key counterpart/partner for SVDGV in shaping digital health infrastructure standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/64j5Mj3VUYe6XpnolCkXnj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spitzenverband-digitale-gesundheitsversorgung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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