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	722
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	333
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	79
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	19
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	45
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	38
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	23
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	24
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	28
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	50
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	39
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	76
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	35
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	24
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	11
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	14
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	30
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	603
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	490
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	99
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	15
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	97
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	60
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Agriculture	16
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Total Companies	357
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	135
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	175
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	45
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	59
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	24
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	18
%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	11
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	27
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	31
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	23
%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	23
%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	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	62
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	14
%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	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	14
%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	1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	11,510
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	7,769
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	3,054
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	687
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	6,202
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	4,554
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1,408
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	241
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	5,308
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	3,215
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1,646
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	446
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	6,389
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	4,518
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	1,543
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	328
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3,304
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2,434
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	754
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	115
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3,086
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	2,084
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	789
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	213
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	8,236.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	5,941.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	1,868.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	426.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	4,596.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3,468.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	963.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	164.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3,640.8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	2,473.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	905.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	262.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	4,698.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	3,453.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	1,020.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	224.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	2,512.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	1,878.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	557.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	76.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2,186.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1,574.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	463.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	148.2
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	769,431
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	533,657
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	201,922
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	33,852
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	719,715
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	504,270
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	185,577
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	29,868
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	221,447
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	149,223
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	64,648
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	7,576
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	122,809
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	75,033
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	41,097
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	6,679
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	375,459
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	280,014
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	79,832
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	15,614
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	49,715
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	29,387
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	16,345
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	3,984
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	9,521
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	3,329
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	4,506
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	1,687
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	30,466
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	18,712
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	9,484
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	2,269
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	1,810
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	1,279
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	508
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	23
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	7,919
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	6,066
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	1,847
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	5
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Total Companies	490,913
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Services	304,305
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	156,340
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Agriculture	30,268
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Total Companies	82,548
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Services	76,853
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Industry and Construction	5,695
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Agriculture	0
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Total Companies	96,809
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Services	83,993
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	11,520
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1,296
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Total Companies	197
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Services	185
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Industry and Construction	12
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Agriculture	0
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Total Companies	4,766
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Services	4,766
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Industry and Construction	0
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Agriculture	0
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Total Companies	94,197
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	63,555
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	28,355
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	2,288
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	120,281
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	60,387
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	59,506
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	389
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	69,564
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	15,873
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	53,360
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	331
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	50,718
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	44,514
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	6,146
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	58
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	45
%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	27
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	41
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Total Companies	12
%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	13
%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	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	15
%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	15
%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	9
%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	19
%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	13
%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	15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Services	16
%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	20
%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	38
%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	37
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Total Companies	52
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Services	56
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	42
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	57
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	20
%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	15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	29
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	15
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	17
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	11
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	6
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	681
Number of patents requested	Services	493
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	154
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	34
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	24.3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	29.0
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	18.4
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	6.4
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	1.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	4.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	1.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	0.00
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	59.60
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	46.80
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	62.90
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	94.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	40.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	53.20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	37.10
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	5.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	80.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	69.20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	83.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	99.30
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	16.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	17.00
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	16.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	0.00
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	2.20
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	9.70
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0.20
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Agriculture	0.70
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Total Companies	0.90
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	4.10
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Industry and Construction	0.00
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Agriculture	0.00