Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.056
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	689
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	292
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	75
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	36
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	44
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	18
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	30
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	45
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	50
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	38
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	20
%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	32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	17
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	47
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	39
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	69
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	30
%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	0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	25
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	10
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	17
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	12
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	32
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	551
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	467
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	12
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	183
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	108
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	64
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	323
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	114
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	157
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	53
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	49
%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	28
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	1
%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	22
%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	29
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	30
%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	48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	23
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	20
%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	66
%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	12
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	17
%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	12
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	12
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	10.719
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	7.222
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	2.881
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	616
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	6.131
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	4.585
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.339
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	207
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	4.588
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.637
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.542
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	409
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	6.040
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	4.276
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	1.472
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	292
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3.411
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2.569
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	737
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	104
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.629
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.706
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	735
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	188
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	7.750,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	5.437,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	1.946,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	366,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	4.518,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3.435,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	944,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	138
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3.232,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.002,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.001,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	228,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	4.471,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	3.236,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	1.044,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	190,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2.562,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	1.944
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	546,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	72
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	1.908,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.292,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	497,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	118,4
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	679.558
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	485.966
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	166.743
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	26.849
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	634.631
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	450.150
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	159.316
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	25.166
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	228.857
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	161.501
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	60.869
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	6.486
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	104.498
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	57.591
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	40.473
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	6.434
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	301.276
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	231.058
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	57.973
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	12.245
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	44.927
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	35.816
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	7.427
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	1.683
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	2.585
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	1.409
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	1.078
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	98
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	23.569
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	17.290
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	4.766
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.513
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	1.392
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	1.193
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	196
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	3
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	17.381
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	15.923
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	1.388
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	70
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Total Companies	556.297
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Services	390.804
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Industry and Construction	140.672
1) By origin of the funds: National funds	Agriculture	24.820
1.1) Own funds	Total Companies	387.010
1.1) Own funds	Services	235.228
1.1) Own funds	Industry and Construction	128.729
1.1) Own funds	Agriculture	23.053
1.2) From companies	Total Companies	86.025
1.2) From companies	Services	81.958
1.2) From companies	Industry and Construction	4.067
1.2) From companies	Agriculture	0
1.3) Public Administration funds	Total Companies	74.764
1.3) Public Administration funds	Services	65.121
1.3) Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	7.876
1.3) Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.767
1.4) From Universities	Total Companies	408
1.4) From Universities	Services	408
1.4) From Universities	Industry and Construction	0
1.4) From Universities	Agriculture	0
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Total Companies	8.090
1.5) From non profit private institutions	Services	8.090
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	123.262
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	95.161
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	26.071
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	2.029
2.1) From EU programmes	Total Companies	25.125
2.1) From EU programmes	Services	22.065
2.1) From EU programmes	Industry and Construction	2.915
2.1) From EU programmes	Agriculture	145
2.2) Other foreign funds	Total Companies	98.137
2.2) Other foreign funds	Services	73.097
2.2) Other foreign funds	Industry and Construction	23.156
2.2) Other foreign funds	Agriculture	1.884
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	147.558
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	85.114
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	61.830
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	614
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	76.875
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	25.665
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	50.761
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	450
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	70.683
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	59.449
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	11.070
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	165
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	49
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	58
%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	33
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Total Companies	14
%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	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Agriculture	23
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	16
%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	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	13
%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	9
%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	18
%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	11
%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	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	10
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Total Companies	17
%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	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	16
%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	40
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	34
%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	51
%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	44
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	50
%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	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	22
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	16
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	19
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	9
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	4
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	746
Number of patents requested	Services	591
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	120
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	34
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	23,3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	27,7
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	17,3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	5,7
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	1,2
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	3
% 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	0,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	60,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	54,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	61,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	100
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	39,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	45,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	38,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	.
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	80,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	77,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	81,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	100
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	17,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	15,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	18,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	.
% 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	6,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0,4
% 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	0,1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	0,2
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Industry and Construction	0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Agriculture	.