Statistics on Biotechnology Use

Internal R&D activities related to Biotechnology were financed in 2022, mainly by the Business sector (44.4% of the total) and the Public Administration sector (40.1%).

Among the final application areas of products obtained from the use of different types of biotechnologies, Human Health and Food stood out, accounting for 48.7% and 32.4% of the total units, respectively.

The Autonomous Communities with the highest expenditure on internal R&D activities in Biotechnology in 2022 were Cataluña (31.5% of the total), Comunidad de Madrid (26.9%) and Andalucía (9.6%).

The objective of the Statistics on the use of Biotechnology is to measure national efforts in biotechnology-related activities, in order to provide the necessary information for adequate decision-making in scientific-technological policy.

In this regard, the objective is to ascertain the type of biotechnology-related activities that are carried out in each of the sectors in which the economy is divided; the final application areas of the products obtained via the development of biotechnologies; and the economic and human resources appointed to the biotechnology-related productive and investigation activity in Spain.

Type of survey:

annual continuous survey.

Population scope:

the group of companies, public bodies, universities or higher education centres and private non-profit institutions (IPSFL) that use Biotechnology in their activities.

Geographical scope:

the entire national territory.

Reference period:

the calendar year.

Collection method:

mixed, involving sending questionnaires via postal mail and online completion.

For more information, you can access the methodology and the standardised methodological report.

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