Indicator type Execution Sectors Total Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology Total 1,575 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology Public Administration 116 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology Higher Education 68 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology Companies 1,376 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology NPPI 15 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code Total 38.4 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code Public Administration 90.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code Higher Education 91.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code Companies 31.4 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code NPPI 33.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units Total 48.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units Public Administration 86.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units Higher Education 91.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units Companies 43.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units NPPI 40.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering Total 28.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering Public Administration 67.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering Higher Education 80.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering Companies 22.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering NPPI 46.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses Total 50.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses Public Administration 59.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses Higher Education 92.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses Companies 48.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses NPPI 33.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms Total 13.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms Public Administration 50.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms Higher Education 67.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms Companies 7.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms NPPI 26.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics Total 33.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics Public Administration 73.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics Higher Education 85.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics Companies 27.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics NPPI 33.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology Total 16.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology Public Administration 50.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology Higher Education 75.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology Companies 11.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology NPPI 13.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other Total 16.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other Public Administration 7.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other Higher Education 8.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other Companies 17.6 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other NPPI 20.0 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive Total 752 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive Public Administration 27 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive Higher Education 6 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive Companies 711 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive NPPI 8 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line Total 354 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line Public Administration 39 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line Higher Education 42 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line Companies 270 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line NPPI 3 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production Total 469 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production Public Administration 50 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production Higher Education 20 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production Companies 395 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production NPPI 4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health Total 52.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health Public Administration 78.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health Higher Education 92.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health Companies 48.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health NPPI 60.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture Total 18.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture Public Administration 18.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture Higher Education 60.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture Companies 16.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture NPPI 6.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products Total 31.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products Public Administration 25.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products Higher Education 80.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products Companies 29.4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products NPPI 6.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry Total 27.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry Public Administration 22.4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry Higher Education 72.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry Companies 25.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry NPPI 13.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment Total 20.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment Public Administration 23.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment Higher Education 73.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment Companies 18.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment NPPI 26.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry Total 15.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry Public Administration 17.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry Higher Education 63.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry Companies 13.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry NPPI 6.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP) Total 49,624 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP) Public Administration 14,025 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP) Higher Education 18,065 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP) Companies 17,257 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP) NPPI 277 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel Total 31,617 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel Public Administration 8,400 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel Higher Education 13,853 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel Companies 9,195 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel NPPI 169 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel Total 18,006 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel Public Administration 5,625 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel Higher Education 4,212 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel Companies 8,061 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel NPPI 108 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women Total 28,374 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women Public Administration 8,817 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women Higher Education 9,391 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women Companies 9,980 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women NPPI 186 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel Total 17,240 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel Public Administration 4,979 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel Higher Education 6,935 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel Companies 5,222 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel NPPI 104 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Total 11,134 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Public Administration 3,838 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Higher Education 2,456 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Companies 4,758 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel NPPI 82 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE) Total 35,793.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE) Public Administration 10,811.1 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE) Higher Education 11,886.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE) Companies 12,883.4 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE) NPPI 212.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel Total 22,776.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel Public Administration 6,354.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel Higher Education 9,188.3 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel Companies 7,103.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel NPPI 130.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel Total 13,017.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel Public Administration 4,456.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel Higher Education 2,698.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel Companies 5,780.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel NPPI 82.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women Total 20,951.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women Public Administration 6,766.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women Higher Education 6,436.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women Companies 7,600.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women NPPI 147.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel Total 12,634.4 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel Public Administration 3,729.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel Higher Education 4,765.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel Companies 4,057.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel NPPI 83.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Total 8,317.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Public Administration 3,037.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Higher Education 1,671.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel Companies 3,543.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel NPPI 64.4 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Total 2,748,629 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Public Administration 790,000 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Higher Education 663,966 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Companies 1,283,346 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) NPPI 11,317 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure Total 2,534,791 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure Public Administration 737,638 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure Higher Education 606,138 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure Companies 1,180,187 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure NPPI 10,827 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel Total 1,028,782 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel Public Administration 268,921 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel Higher Education 383,808 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel Companies 372,421 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel NPPI 3,632 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel Total 479,176 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel Public Administration 155,370 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel Higher Education 91,894 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel Companies 229,734 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel NPPI 2,178 1.3) Other current expenditure Total 1,026,833 1.3) Other current expenditure Public Administration 313,348 1.3) Other current expenditure Higher Education 130,437 1.3) Other current expenditure Companies 578,032 1.3) Other current expenditure NPPI 5,017 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure Total 213,838 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure Public Administration 52,362 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure Higher Education 57,827 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure Companies 103,159 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure NPPI 490 2.1) Land and buildings Total 28,577 2.1) Land and buildings Public Administration 5,863 2.1) Land and buildings Higher Education 11,615 2.1) Land and buildings Companies 10,889 2.1) Land and buildings NPPI 210 2.2) Equipment and tools Total 146,829 2.2) Equipment and tools Public Administration 45,051 2.2) Equipment and tools Higher Education 42,322 2.2) Equipment and tools Companies 59,204 2.2) Equipment and tools NPPI 253 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software Total 7,338 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software Public Administration 1,354 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software Higher Education 339 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software Companies 5,623 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software NPPI 21 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products Total 31,094 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products Public Administration 94 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products Higher Education 3,552 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products Companies 27,442 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products NPPI 6 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds Total 1,107,216 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds Public Administration 99,226 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds Higher Education 117,157 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds Companies 887,527 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds NPPI 3,306 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector Total 258,957 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector Public Administration 69,960 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector Higher Education 42,038 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector Companies 143,903 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector NPPI 3,055 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector Total 1,065,003 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector Public Administration 512,667 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector Higher Education 424,208 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector Companies 126,546 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector NPPI 1,582 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector Total 5,113 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector Public Administration 1,150 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector Higher Education 3,842 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector Companies 94 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector NPPI 27 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector Total 51,237 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector Public Administration 20,158 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector Higher Education 17,468 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector Companies 12,623 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector NPPI 988 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world Total 261,103 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world Public Administration 86,839 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world Higher Education 59,252 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world Companies 112,652 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world NPPI 2,359 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Total 177,658 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Public Administration 38,288 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Higher Education 1,802 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) Companies 137,432 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros) NPPI 135 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain Total 124,133 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain Public Administration 34,179 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain Higher Education 1,692 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain Companies 88,127 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain NPPI 134 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world Total 53,525 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world Public Administration 4,109 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world Higher Education 110 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world Companies 49,305 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world NPPI 1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital Total 45.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital Public Administration 65.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital Higher Education 50.0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital Companies 43.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital NPPI 73.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information Total 15.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information Public Administration 10.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information Higher Education 11.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information Companies 16.2 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information NPPI 6.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources Total 25.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources Public Administration 47.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources Higher Education 33.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources Companies 23.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources NPPI 20.0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain Total 15.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain Public Administration 21.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain Higher Education 33.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain Companies 14.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain NPPI 6.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets Total 20.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets Public Administration 27.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets Higher Education 44.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets Companies 18.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets NPPI 40.0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels Total 21.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels Public Administration 29.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels Higher Education 41.2 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels Companies 19.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels NPPI 6.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception Total 17.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception Public Administration 7.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception Higher Education 10.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception Companies 19.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception NPPI 13.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements Total 49.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements Public Administration 47.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements Higher Education 44.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements Companies 49.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements NPPI 33.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost Total 59.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost Public Administration 59.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost Higher Education 60.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost Companies 59.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost NPPI 73.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting Total 22.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting Public Administration 20.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting Higher Education 17.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting Companies 22.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting NPPI 33.3