Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.078
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	695
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	298
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	85
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	35
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	43
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	38
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	42
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	45
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	18
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	27
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	30
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	18
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	29
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	49
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	72
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	10
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	22
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	30
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	14
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	18
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	12
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	12
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	10
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	16
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	526
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	448
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	71
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	7
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	173
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	101
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	61
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Agriculture	11
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Total Companies	379
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	146
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	166
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	68
%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	63
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	27
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	20
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	20
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	16
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	33
%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	50
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	35
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	24
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	21
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Industry and Construction	19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Agriculture	60
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	16
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	16
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	10
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	10.191
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	6.743
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	2.733
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	715
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	5.774
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	4.260
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.267
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	247
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	4.417
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.483
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.466
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	468
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	5.525
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	3.876
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	1.350
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	298
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3.015
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2.286
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	637
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	91
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.511
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.590
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	713
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	207
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	7.191,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	4.952,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	1.826,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	411,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	4.276,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3.198,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	917,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	160,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.914,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	1.754,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	909,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	251,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	3.985,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	2.831,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	953,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	199,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2.234
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	1.696,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	475,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	61,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	1.751,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.135,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	477,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	137,9
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	578.171
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	395.589
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	159.179
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	23.403
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	517.601
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	349.562
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	146.112
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	21.927
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	213.755
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	151.067
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	55.410
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	7.278
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	98.440
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	55.120
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	36.579
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	6.741
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	205.406
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	143.375
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	54.123
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	7.908
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	60.570
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	46.027
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	13.067
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	1.476
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	22.609
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	21.356
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	1.165
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	87
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	36.169
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	22.930
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	11.860
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.379
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	1.793
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	1.741
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	42
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	10
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Total Companies	487.615
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Services	340.944
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Industry and Construction	125.565
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Agriculture	21.105
1.1) Own funds	Total Companies	330.459
1.1) Own funds	Services	193.495
1.1) Own funds	Industry and Construction	117.264
1.1) Own funds	Agriculture	19.701
1.2) From companies	Total Companies	45.462
1.2) From companies	Services	42.794
1.2) From companies	Industry and Construction	2.668
1.2) From companies	Agriculture	.
1.3) Public Administration funds	Total Companies	66.189
1.3) Public Administration funds	Services	59.179
1.3) Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	5.605
1.3) Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.405
1.4) From Universities	Total Companies	25.148
1.4) From Universities	Services	25.119
1.4) From Universities	Industry and Construction	29
1.4) From Universities	Agriculture	.
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Total Companies	20.357
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Services	20.357
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Industry and Construction	.
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Agriculture	.
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Total Companies	90.556
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	54.645
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	33.614
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	2.298
2.1) From EU programmes	Total Companies	20.932
2.1) From EU programmes	Services	20.111
2.1) From EU programmes	Industry and Construction	802
2.1) From EU programmes	Agriculture	20
2.2) Other foreign funds	Total Companies	69.624
2.2) Other foreign funds	Services	34.534
2.2) Other foreign funds	Industry and Construction	32.812
2.2) Other foreign funds	Agriculture	2.278
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	166.022
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	90.846
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	73.316
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	1.860
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	97.455
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	49.037
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	47.171
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	1.247
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	68.567
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	41.809
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	26.144
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	614
%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	54
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	32
%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	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Industry and Construction	17
%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	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	15
%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	11
%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	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Total Companies	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	11
%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	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total Companies	35
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Services	36
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	36
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	28
%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	51
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	43
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	51
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Services	22
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	19
% 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	5
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	526
Number of patents requested	Services	390
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	99
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	37
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	26
% 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	25,7
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	18,9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	1,4
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	6,6
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	1,1
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	1,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	63,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	44,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	72,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	67
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	36,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	55,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	27,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	33
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	91,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	76,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	98,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	77,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	0,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	0,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	0,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	22,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	1,9
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	5,7
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0,3
% 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	5,6
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	17,2
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Industry and Construction	0,8
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Agriculture	.