Andreas Propp

About Andreas

Andreas is a Partner at Dierks+Company.

Prior to joining Dierks+Company he worked for over 14 years as a legal advisor in the legal department of the Federal Joint Committee and is considered a specialist in health technology assessment (HTA) issues. In this context, he has provided comprehensive advice to manufacturers of medical devices and service providers, including in relation to EU HTA. In addition, his work has included the assessment of prescribed services including new remedies and aids as well as new procedures, methods and cross-sector and cross-professional care concepts in psychotherapy.

During his time as G-BA Legal Counsel, Andreas Propp further developed the assessment procedures for medical devices and medical methods and was instrumental in establishing and implementing the corresponding advisory services offered by the G-BA. He was closely involved in many legislative initiatives in the healthcare sector relating to the testing of new methods and the testing of highly invasive medical devices, which are of great importance to the industry and service providers. He already specialised in social law, health insurance law and medical law during his studies and later as a research assistant to Professor Volker Neumann at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Prior to this, he was co-owner and co-founder of a company specialising in the development of software and hardware for companies.

Andreas brings precisely the intimate knowledge that is required to safely navigate the German healthcare system, with his broad range of experience as a medical lawyer and IT entrepreneur.