Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.198
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	760
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	358
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	80
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	33,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	42
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	15,5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	30,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	39,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	43,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	35,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	21,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	24,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	28,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	15,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	26,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	49,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	39,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	75,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	30,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	6,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	9,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	2,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	23,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	32,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	8,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	9,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	11,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	14,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	6,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	2,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	14,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	14,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	10,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	33,8
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	644
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	522
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	102
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	19
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	171
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	93
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	14
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Total Companies	383
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	145
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	192
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	46
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	47,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	61,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	25,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	4,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	19,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	21,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	12,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	31,6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	32,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	25,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Industry and Construction	48,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	24,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	24,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	22,6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Industry and Construction	18,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Agriculture	63,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	14,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	15,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	14,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	12,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	12,8
%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	12,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	3,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	13.615
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	8.885
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	3.811
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	919
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	7.436
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	5.473
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.733
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	231
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	6.178
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	3.412
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	2.078
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	688
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	7.639
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	5.204
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	2.016
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	420
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	4.095
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	3.058
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	918
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	120
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3.544
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	2.146
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.098
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	300
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	9.365,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	6.336,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	2.503,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	525,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	5.410,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	4.035,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.213,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	161,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3.954,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.301,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.289,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	363,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	5.385,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	3.708,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	1.422,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	254,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3.032,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	2.267,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	681,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	84
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.352,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.441
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	741
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	170,9
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	940.230
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	640.141
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	263.135
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	36.954
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	871.813
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	593.046
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	244.592
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	34.175
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	284.936
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	194.991
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	82.018
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	7.927
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	148.254
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	76.812
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	61.300
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	10.143
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	438.623
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	321.243
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	101.274
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	16.105
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	68.417
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	47.095
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	18.543
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	2.779
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	11.763
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	7.319
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	2.786
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	1.659
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	39.641
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	23.874
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	14.738
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.028
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	2.831
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	2.597
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	151
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	83
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	14.183
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	13.305
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	868
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	10
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Total Companies	577.287
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Services	340.644
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	203.482
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Agriculture	33.161
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Total Companies	142.672
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Services	134.119
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Industry and Construction	8.553
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Agriculture	0
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Total Companies	102.630
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Services	91.765
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	9.516
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.350
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Total Companies	457
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Services	453
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Industry and Construction	5
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	9.631
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Services	9.631
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	107.553
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	63.529
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	41.580
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	2.444
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	114.839
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	57.515
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	56.730
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	594
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	69.258
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	21.868
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	46.928
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	462
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	45.581
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	35.647
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	9.802
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	132
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	41,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	51,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	24,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	25,4
%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	10,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Industry and Construction	13,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Agriculture	17,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	13,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	13,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	12,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	12,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	10,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	12,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	7,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	6,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Total Companies	15,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	18,4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	8,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	12,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Total Companies	15,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	20,4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	6,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	10,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Total Companies	15,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Services	17,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	12,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	16,1
%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	33
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Total Companies	50,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Services	55,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	40,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	51,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Services	18,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	24,1
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	18,3
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	22,8
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	11,5
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	6
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	643
Number of patents requested	Services	513
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	108
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	22
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	24,4
% 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	22,1
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	9,5
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	1,6
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	5,8
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	1,3
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	1,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	55,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	30,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	63,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	70,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	44,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	69,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	36,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	29,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	70,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	94,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	62
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	98,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	23,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	0,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	31,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	1,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	5,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	2,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	6,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Agriculture	0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Total Companies	0,6
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	2,4
% 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	0