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Pharmaceutical exports: Germany is one of the most important players

HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY promotes the German export economy with new industry profiles for the medical biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector

The export initiative for the German healthcare industry, HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY, brings together the key facts and figures of the medical biotechnology sector and the pharmaceutical sector in compact profiles. The publications contain an overview, market data, a summary of industry trends, information on industry structure, innovation and know-how.

Pharmaceutical industry profile

The publications show that the German pharmaceutical sector is a global leader. One of the highlights of the sector guide is the fact that it is a highly diversified mix of large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Germany invest 13 percent of their annual turnover in research and development. Investments in innovation have contributed to Germany becoming a leading global exporter of pharmaceuticals. International markets account for more than 66 percent of annual sales.

Industry profile medical biotechnology

The medical biotechnology sector profile focuses on Germany's globally recognized expertise in the development of new therapies and diagnostics. It showcases the country's groundbreaking work in a number of areas, including targeted antibody therapies, innovative immunology and cellular technologies. The guide also showcases Germany's advanced medical biotech contract research and manufacturing services industry. In 2016, this sector, consisting of more than 350 companies, generated a turnover of 2.46 billion euros.

Insights into the export initiative

Medical biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry associations in Germany worked closely with HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY to produce the brochures. The services range from publishing market reports and in-depth market studies of the German healthcare industry and its various sectors to publicizing the latest industry events in Germany and overseas and participating in leading healthcare trade fairs around the world.

Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) - the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany - publishes the brochures. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has commissioned GTAI to implement the HEALTH MADE IN GERMANY initiative.

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