Main variables	Branches of activity	Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total Companies	1.348
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	818
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	427
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	103
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Total Companies	31
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Services	39,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Industry and Construction	15,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code	Agriculture	22,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Total Companies	38,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Services	42,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Industry and Construction	33,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units	Agriculture	22,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Total Companies	21,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Services	26,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Industry and Construction	13,5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering	Agriculture	19,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total Companies	50,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	74,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Total Companies	8,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Services	11,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Industry and Construction	4,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms	Agriculture	2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Total Companies	24,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Services	34,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Industry and Construction	9,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing	Agriculture	6,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total Companies	11,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	16,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	5,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Total Companies	16,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Services	18,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	7,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	36,9
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total Companies	661
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	529
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	109
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	23
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Total Companies	188
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Services	105
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business	Industry and Construction	69
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	500
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Services	184
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Industry and Construction	250
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production	Agriculture	66
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total Companies	45,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	61,6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	25,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total Companies	15,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	16,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	10,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	24,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Total Companies	31,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Services	21
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Industry and Construction	51,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products	Agriculture	32,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Total Companies	23,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Services	20,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Industry and Construction	21,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production	Agriculture	60,7
%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	16,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	15,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	13,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Total Companies	13,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	14,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	14,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Total Companies	15.744
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Services	9.783
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Industry and Construction	4.929
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons)	Agriculture	1.032
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel	Total Companies	8.380
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel	Services	6.054
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	2.067
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel	Agriculture	259
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total Companies	7.364
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	3.729
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	2.862
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	773
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women	Total Companies	8.725
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women	Services	5.567
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women	Industry and Construction	2.720
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women	Agriculture	438
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel	Total Companies	4.521
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel	Services	3.331
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1.085
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	104
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total Companies	4.204
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	2.236
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1.635
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	334
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Total Companies	11.523,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Services	7.360,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	3.555,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	607,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Total Companies	6.341,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Services	4.606,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1.557,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Agriculture	177,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total Companies	5.181,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	2.753,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1.997,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	430,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women	Total Companies	6.552,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women	Services	4.194,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women	Industry and Construction	2.088,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women	Agriculture	269,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Total Companies	3.464,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Services	2.518,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	872,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	73,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total Companies	3.088,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	1.676,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1.215,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	195,9
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	1.037.887
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Services	632.044
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	365.151
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	40.692
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Total Companies	939.471
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Services	572.886
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Industry and Construction	329.570
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses	Agriculture	37.015
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel	Total Companies	321.525
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel	Services	220.159
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel	Industry and Construction	91.852
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel	Agriculture	9.514
1.2) Remuneration to technical and auxiliary personnel	Total Companies	194.656
1.2) Remuneration to technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	95.001
1.2) Remuneration to technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	86.840
1.2) Remuneration to technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	12.816
1.3) Other current expenses	Total Companies	423.290
1.3) Other current expenses	Services	257.726
1.3) Other current expenses	Industry and Construction	150.878
1.3) Other current expenses	Agriculture	14.686
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Total Companies	98.416
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Services	59.158
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Industry and Construction	35.581
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses	Agriculture	3.677
2.1) Land and buildings	Total Companies	10.150
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	6.669
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	2.905
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	577
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Total Companies	72.538
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Services	40.536
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Industry and Construction	30.157
2.2) Equipment and instruments	Agriculture	1.845
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total Companies	5.713
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	3.849
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	1.726
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	138
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Total Companies	10.015
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Services	8.104
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Industry and Construction	794
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D	Agriculture	1.117
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Total Companies	711.037
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Services	360.440
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	315.867
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds	Agriculture	34.730
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Total Companies	121.595
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Services	109.172
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Industry and Construction	7.824
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies	Agriculture	4.600
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Total Companies	107.422
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Services	91.468
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Industry and Construction	14.662
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds	Agriculture	1.292
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Total Companies	192
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Services	182
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities	Industry and Construction	11
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	10.756
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Services	10.585
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions	Industry and Construction	171
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	86.884
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Services	60.196
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Industry and Construction	26.617
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds	Agriculture	70
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total Companies	145.440
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	75.379
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	68.977
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	1.085
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total Companies	95.870
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	52.783
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	42.361
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	726
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Total Companies	49.570
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Services	22.595
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Industry and Construction	26.616
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad	Agriculture	359
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Total Companies	39,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Services	48,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	26,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital	Agriculture	25
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Total Companies	12,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information	Services	12,2
%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	10
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Total Companies	18,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Services	19,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	16,4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources	Agriculture	16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Total Companies	11,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	11,4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	10,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	11,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Total Companies	15,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Services	18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	11,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	12
%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	19,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Industry and Construction	10,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels	Agriculture	13,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Total Companies	16,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Services	16,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Industry and Construction	15,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception	Agriculture	15,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total Companies	40
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Services	43,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	34,9
%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	53,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Services	57,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Industry and Construction	46,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost	Agriculture	51,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Total Companies	21,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Services	22,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Industry and Construction	19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting	Agriculture	26,8
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	22,2
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Services	24,1
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Industry and Construction	22,3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	7
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Total Companies	1,9
% 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	1,5
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities	Agriculture	2,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Total Companies	65,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Services	60,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Industry and Construction	67,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU	Agriculture	68,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Total Companies	34,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Services	39,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Industry and Construction	32,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries	Agriculture	31,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Total Companies	86,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Services	84
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Industry and Construction	87,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services	Agriculture	85
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total Companies	12,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	11,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	12,6
% 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	1,1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Services	3,8
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad	Industry and Construction	0,1
% 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	0,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other	Services	0,3
% 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	15