Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.133
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	740
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	313
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	80
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	39
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	28
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	44
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	37
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	27
%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	33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	27
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	48
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	39
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	73
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	37
%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	4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	21
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	29
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	8
%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	9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	11
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	22
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	564
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	485
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	70
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	8
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	212
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	129
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	68
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	358
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	126
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	174
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	57
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	50
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	64
%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	2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	35
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	29
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	22
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Industry and Construction	48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	28
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	21
%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	54
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	10.706
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	7.082
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	2.911
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	713
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	6.227
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	4.618
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.376
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	4.479
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.464
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.536
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	479
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	5.795
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	4.017
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	1.487
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	291
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3.269
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2.462
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	708
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	99
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.527
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.555
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	780
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	192
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	7.716,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	5.271,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	1.994,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	450,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	4.603,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3.428,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.011,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	163,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3.113,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	1.843,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	982,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	287,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	4.292,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	2.988,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	1.092,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	211,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2.446,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	1.824,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	546,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	75,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	1.846,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.164,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	546,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	135,8
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	616.053
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	419.246
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	169.526
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	27.280
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	574.245
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	386.169
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	162.807
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	25.269
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	221.741
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	154.058
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	59.929
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	7.754
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	102.464
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	54.152
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	40.900
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	7.411
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	250.041
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	177.959
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	61.978
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	10.103
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	41.808
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	33.077
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	6.719
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	2.012
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	5.359
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	3.804
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	1.179
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	376
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	29.489
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	22.799
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	5.142
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.548
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	2.306
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	2.155
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	150
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	0
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	4.654
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	4.320
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	247
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	87
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Total Companies	511.960
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Services	353.937
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Industry and Construction	132.650
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Agriculture	25.373
1.1) Own funds	Total Companies	382.335
1.1) Own funds	Services	236.135
1.1) Own funds	Industry and Construction	122.657
1.1) Own funds	Agriculture	23.543
1.2) From companies	Total Companies	45.024
1.2) From companies	Services	42.403
1.2) From companies	Industry and Construction	2.620
1.2) From companies	Agriculture	.
1.3) Public Administration funds	Total Companies	72.387
1.3) Public Administration funds	Services	63.184
1.3) Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	7.373
1.3) Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.830
1.4) From Universities	Total Companies	363
1.4) From Universities	Services	363
1.4) From Universities	Industry and Construction	.
1.4) From Universities	Agriculture	.
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Total Companies	11.851
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Services	11.851
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	104.093
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	65.309
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	36.877
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	1.907
2.1) From EU programmes	Total Companies	21.825
2.1) From EU programmes	Services	20.023
2.1) From EU programmes	Industry and Construction	1.726
2.1) From EU programmes	Agriculture	77
2.2) Other foreign funds	Total Companies	82.269
2.2) Other foreign funds	Services	45.287
2.2) Other foreign funds	Industry and Construction	35.151
2.2) Other foreign funds	Agriculture	1.831
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	144.342
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	80.058
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	62.756
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	1.527
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	70.458
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	29.338
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	40.495
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	625
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	73.885
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	50.721
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	22.261
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	902
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	48
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	57
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	31
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	34
%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	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Industry and Construction	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Agriculture	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	12
%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	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Total Companies	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	19
%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	7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Total Companies	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Services	17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total Companies	36
%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	33
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	21
%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	54
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	38
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	38
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Services	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	18
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	16
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	20
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	9
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	5
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	633
Number of patents requested	Services	497
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	87
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	49
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	24
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	26,6
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	22,3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	6,7
% 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	4,2
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	1,2
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	0,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	57,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	35,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	64,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	44,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	42,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	64,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	35,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	55,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	82,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	92
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	78,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	97
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	16,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	4,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	20,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	3,2
% 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	0,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	0,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Industry and Construction	0,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Agriculture	.