The staff of ECV comprises about 20 employees. Correspondents and scientific consultants working for the journals are at the publisher's disposal worldwide. The authors come from all over the world – and so do the subscribers.

The original priority subjects from the field of healthcare, in particular, however, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology, medicine and cosmetics were further adhered to, being published now in all modern forms of media.

The publishing house considers itself to be a communicating interface between the pharmaceutical industry, suppliers, various research organizations, universities and colleges, authorities in a wider sense and healthcare professionals.

Authors and target groups

° Pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics industry
° Suppliers
° Non-profit and private research organizations
° Federations of industries, organizations and institutions
° Universities
° Ministries, authorities
° Physicians in hospitals and practices
° Pharmacists and pertinent institutions

Spectrum of subjects

° Search for and development of new drugs
° Clinical trials of new drugs
° Application of new drugs in clinic and practice
° Patents
° Pharmaceutical technology
° Technical manufacture of drug products
° Legislation
° Training and postgraduate medical education
° Management, marketing and distribution
° Market monitoring
° Drug information
° Social, health and pharma politics

Selected publications

pharmind® - die pharmazeutische industrie

The leading journal from and for the pharmaceutical industry (now published in the 72th year). Official journal of the associations of the pharmaceutical industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Subjects (among else): Pharma and health politics (domestic and abroad), market and management, manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical science and technology.

Arzneimittel-Foschung / Drug Research

Specialized journal (peer reviewed) dealing with the search for, development and testing of new drugs (published in the 60th year). 

The journals published by ECV are, in addition to the print form, also available as full text online version

BLUE LIST^® (formerly "Blaue Liste^®")

Directory of cosmetic ingredients with instructions for use in English, German and French. Entries in English. Considering European legislation.

Encyclopedia of Excipients for Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Related Areas

Entries of about 12,900 excipients used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related products

Description of pharmacological and toxicological properties and allergy inducing reactions

Differentiated surveys (tables) of e. g. dyes, additives, preservatives, CIR substances, MAK values.

Directory of manufacturers

Comprehensive literature (from 1950 to 2007).

Pharmaceutical Dictionary

The fourth edition of this specialized dictionary English-German-French-Spanish is of practical assistance especially in the pharmaceutical and suppliers' industries, public administration, academia, translation agencies and many more.

ECV povides several series of books, brochures and special issues dealing with specialized subjects such as the German Drug Law, Law of Medical Devices, Genetic Engineering Law, clinical studies, manufacture of pharmaceuticals, quality assurance in the manufacturing process, management, marketing, marketing authorization, raw materials and excipients, new chemical entities.