Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.079
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	679
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	320
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	81
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	35
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	42
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	17
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	46
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	44
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	48
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	27
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	31
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	49
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	75
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	29
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	11
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	23
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	20
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	12
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	22
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	519
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	436
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	72
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	11
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	179
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	107
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	57
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Agriculture	15
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Total Companies	381
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	136
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	190
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	55
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	62
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	28
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	21
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	23
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	36
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	33
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	25
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Industry and Construction	51
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	33
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	22
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Industry and Construction	18
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Agriculture	58
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	17
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	18
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	11
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	17
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	9.795
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	6.459
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	2.590
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	745
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	5.573
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	4.149
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.190
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	234
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	4.222
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.310
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.401
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	511
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	5.298
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	3.701
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	1.308
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	290
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2.925
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2.230
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	611
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	84
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.373
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.471
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	696
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	206
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	6.828,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	4.786,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	1.592,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	449,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	4.106,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3.140,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	811,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	153,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.722,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	1.645,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	780,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	296,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	3.811,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	2.728
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	883,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	200
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2.190,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	1.684,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	447,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	58,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	1.621
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.043,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	436
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	141,6
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	533.826
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	357.195
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	150.471
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	26.160
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	492.955
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	329.995
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	141.459
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	21.501
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	203.439
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	144.769
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	51.775
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	6.895
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	96.850
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	50.585
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	38.481
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	7.784
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	192.666
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	134.641
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	51.202
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	6.822
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	40.870
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	27.199
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	9.012
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	4.659
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	7.521
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	3.248
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	1.126
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	3.147
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	32.078
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	22.730
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	7.856
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.492
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	1.270
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	1.221
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	29
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	20
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Total Companies	432.869
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Services	285.287
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Industry and Construction	122.831
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Agriculture	24.752
1.1) Own funds	Total Companies	319.046
1.1) Own funds	Services	179.647
1.1) Own funds	Industry and Construction	116.254
1.1) Own funds	Agriculture	23.144
1.2) From companies	Total Companies	39.253
1.2) From companies	Services	38.264
1.2) From companies	Industry and Construction	989
1.2) From companies	Agriculture	0
1.3) Public Administration funds	Total Companies	70.063
1.3) Public Administration funds	Services	62.869
1.3) Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	5.587
1.3) Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.607
1.4) From Universities	Total Companies	156
1.4) From Universities	Services	156
1.4) From Universities	Industry and Construction	0
1.4) From Universities	Agriculture	0
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Total Companies	4.351
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Services	4.351
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Industry and Construction	0
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Agriculture	0
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Total Companies	100.956
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	71.908
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	27.640
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	1.409
2.1) From EU programmes	Total Companies	20.070
2.1) From EU programmes	Services	18.776
2.1) From EU programmes	Industry and Construction	886
2.1) From EU programmes	Agriculture	408
2.2) Other foreign funds	Total Companies	80.886
2.2) Other foreign funds	Services	53.131
2.2) Other foreign funds	Industry and Construction	26.754
2.2) Other foreign funds	Agriculture	1.001
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	138.625
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	52.251
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	83.896
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	2.478
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	101.114
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	41.915
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	57.089
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	2.109
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	37.512
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	10.336
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	26.807
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	369
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	46
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	56
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	31
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Total Companies	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Services	11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Industry and Construction	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Agriculture	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Total Companies	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Total Companies	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	24
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Total Companies	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Services	20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total Companies	37
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Services	39
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	35
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	22
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Total Companies	49
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Services	52
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	44
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	46
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Services	21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	12
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	15
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	19
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	10
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	3
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	466
Number of patents requested	Services	338
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	101
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	27
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	24,9
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	27
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	23,8
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	11,9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	0,9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	4,5
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	0,8
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	1,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	71,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	51,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	76,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	24,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	28,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	48,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	23,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	75,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	92,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	55,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	99,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	92,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	2,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	14,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	0
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	4,1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	1,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	7
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0,1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Agriculture	.
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Total Companies	4,2
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	23,5
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Industry and Construction	0,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Agriculture	3,5