The vfa, the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa), is the trade organization of research-based pharmaceutical companies in Germany. 48 leading research-based pharmaceutical companies are organized in the vfa. Together with their more than 100 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, they employ nearly 102,000 people in Germany. In Germany alone vfa’s member companies invest about EUR 9.6 bn in R&D annually for new or improved pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and they employ some 21.000 staff in R&D.
