Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.233
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	740
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	405
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	89
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	31,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	41,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	15,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	24,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	38,5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	43,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	32,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	25,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	22,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	27,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	14,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	19
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	53,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	43,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	76,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	32,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	8,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	11,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	4,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	22,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	31
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	9,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	7,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	10,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	13,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	6,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	14,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	15,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	7,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	31,7
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	615
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	113
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	17
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	178
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	85
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	79
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	440
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	170
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	213
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	46,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	63,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	24,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	2,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	16,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	17,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	11,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	23,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	32
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	22,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Industry and Construction	50
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	30
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	24,6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	23,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Industry and Construction	18,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Agriculture	63,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Total Companies	15,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	15,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	19,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	12,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	13,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	14,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	2,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	13.444
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	8.462
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	4.143
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	840
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Total Companies	7.378
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Services	5.167
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.974
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers	Agriculture	237
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	6.066
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Services	3.295
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	2.169
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	603
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Total Companies	7.501
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Services	4.900
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Industry and Construction	2.238
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women	Agriculture	363
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	4.052
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Services	2.875
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.070
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	106
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	3.450
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	2.025
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.168
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	257
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	9.401,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	5.991,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	2.869,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	540,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Total Companies	5.398,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Services	3.774,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Industry and Construction	1.455,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers	Agriculture	169,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	4.003,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Services	2.217,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	1.414,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	371,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Total Companies	5.426,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Services	3.510,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Industry and Construction	1.654,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women	Agriculture	260,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Total Companies	3.016,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Services	2.104,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Industry and Construction	830,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers	Agriculture	82,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Total Companies	2.409,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Services	1.406,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	824,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants	Agriculture	178,7
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	897.333
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	545.374
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	308.398
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	43.561
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	817.409
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	495.422
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	283.561
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	38.426
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Total Companies	295.705
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Services	177.158
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Industry and Construction	109.976
1.1) Remuneration to researchers	Agriculture	8.570
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Total Companies	156.853
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Services	84.448
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Industry and Construction	62.043
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants	Agriculture	10.362
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	364.852
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	233.816
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	111.542
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	19.494
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	79.924
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	49.952
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	24.837
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	5.135
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	10.272
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	5.381
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	2.529
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	2.362
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	56.609
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	35.410
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	19.076
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	2.123
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	4.839
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	2.768
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	1.974
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	97
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	8.203
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	6.393
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	1.257
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	552
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Total Companies	613.097
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Services	312.617
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	260.467
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Agriculture	40.014
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Total Companies	86.085
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Services	76.374
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Industry and Construction	9.711
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Agriculture	0
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Total Companies	92.140
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Services	79.925
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	10.827
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.388
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Total Companies	853
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Services	853
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Industry and Construction	0
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	4.682
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Services	4.682
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	100.476
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	70.924
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	27.393
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	2.159
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	85.011
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	43.595
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	40.577
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	839
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	54.243
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	18.614
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	34.957
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	672
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	30.768
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	24.981
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	5.620
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	168
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	39,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	49,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	23,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	22,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Total Companies	11,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Services	11,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Industry and Construction	11,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Agriculture	12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	12,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	13,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	10,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	12,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	10,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	11,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	9,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	11,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Total Companies	14,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	17,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	8,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Total Companies	16,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Services	20,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	9,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	13,6
%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	17,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	9,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	17
%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	40
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	32
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Total Companies	46,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Services	50,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	39,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	43,2
%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	21,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	14,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	19,5
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Total Companies	17,3
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Services	22,1
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	10,4
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology	Agriculture	9,4
Number of patents requested	Total Companies	681
Number of patents requested	Services	528
Number of patents requested	Industry and Construction	119
Number of patents requested	Agriculture	34
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	23
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	25,3
% 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	8,6
% 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	5,1
% 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	1,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	55,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	30,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	65,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	78,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	44,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	69,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	34,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	21,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	83,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	93,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	79,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	90
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	14,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Total Companies	0,8
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	2,7
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0
% 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	1,5
% 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	10