Indicator type	Branch of activity	Total
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total companies	1,376
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	98
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	407
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	871
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Total companies	31.4
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Agriculture	19.4
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Industry and Construction	17.2
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Services	39.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Total companies	43.7
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Agriculture	28.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Industry and Construction	40.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Services	47.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Total companies	22.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Agriculture	14.6
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Industry and Construction	18.2
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Services	25.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total companies	48.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	40.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	74.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	37.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Total companies	7.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Agriculture	5.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Industry and Construction	4.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Services	9.6
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Total companies	27.1
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Agriculture	11.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Industry and Construction	13.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Services	35.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total companies	11.2
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1.1
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	7.2
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	14.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Total companies	17.6
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	30.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	9.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Services	20.0
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total companies	711
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	22
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	112
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	576
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Total companies	270
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Agriculture	22
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Industry and Construction	107
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Services	140
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Total companies	395
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Agriculture	53
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Industry and Construction	188
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Services	154
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total companies	48.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	1.2
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	25.1
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	63.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total companies	16.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	27.6
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	14.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	17.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Total companies	29.4
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Agriculture	26.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Industry and Construction	48.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Services	21.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Total companies	25.7
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Agriculture	69.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Industry and Construction	25.4
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Services	20.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Total companies	18.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	12.4
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	20.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	17.4
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Total companies	13.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	5.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	15.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	12.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Total companies	17,257
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Agriculture	1,029
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Industry and Construction	4,994
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Services	11,233
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Total companies	9,195
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Agriculture	265
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	2,023
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Services	6,908
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	8,061
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	764
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	2,972
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	4,325
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Total companies	9,980
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Agriculture	441
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Industry and Construction	2,831
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Services	6,709
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Total companies	5,222
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	109
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1,139
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Services	3,974
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	4,758
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	332
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1,691
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	2,735
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Total companies	12,883.4
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	700.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	3,623.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Services	8,560.3
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Total companies	7,103.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Agriculture	191.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1,552.1
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Services	5,359.5
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	5,780.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	508.5
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	2,070.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	3,200.8
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Total companies	7,600.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Agriculture	304.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Industry and Construction	2,202.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Services	5,093.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Total companies	4,057.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	85.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	911.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Services	3,060.1
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	3,543.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	219.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1,291.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	2,032.9
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total companies	1,283,346
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	47,651
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	392,948
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	842,746
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Total companies	1,180,187
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Agriculture	43,927
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Industry and Construction	367,183
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Services	769,077
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Total companies	372,421
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Agriculture	9,505
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Industry and Construction	106,176
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Services	256,740
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	229,734
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	18,692
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	87,860
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	123,182
1.3) Other current expenditure	Total companies	578,032
1.3) Other current expenditure	Agriculture	15,730
1.3) Other current expenditure	Industry and Construction	173,147
1.3) Other current expenditure	Services	389,155
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Total companies	103,159
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Agriculture	3,725
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Industry and Construction	25,766
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Services	73,669
2.1) Land and buildings	Total companies	10,889
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	500
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	1,158
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	9,231
2.2) Equipment and tools	Total companies	59,204
2.2) Equipment and tools	Agriculture	3,152
2.2) Equipment and tools	Industry and Construction	17,922
2.2) Equipment and tools	Services	38,130
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total companies	5,623
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	5
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	879
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	4,739
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Total companies	27,442
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Agriculture	67
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Industry and Construction	5,807
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Services	21,569
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Total companies	887,527
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Agriculture	45,510
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	325,418
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Services	516,599
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Total companies	143,903
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Agriculture	280
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Industry and Construction	3,861
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Services	139,762
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Total companies	126,546
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Agriculture	1,841
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Industry and Construction	15,631
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Services	109,074
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Total companies	94
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Agriculture	0
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Industry and Construction	0
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Services	94
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Total companies	12,623
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Agriculture	0
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Industry and Construction	47
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Services	12,576
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Total companies	112,652
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Agriculture	21
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	47,991
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Services	64,641
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total companies	137,432
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	703
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	68,573
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	68,156
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total companies	88,127
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	631
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	59,264
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	28,231
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Total companies	49,305
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Agriculture	72
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	9,309
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Services	39,924
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Total companies	43.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Agriculture	36.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	31.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Services	50.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Total companies	16.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Agriculture	18.8
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Industry and Construction	17.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Services	15.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Total companies	23.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Agriculture	27.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	24.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Services	22.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Total companies	14.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	13.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	13.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	15.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Total companies	18.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	13.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	9.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Services	22.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Total companies	19.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Agriculture	14.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Industry and Construction	12.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Services	23.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Total companies	19.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Agriculture	19.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Industry and Construction	18.8
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Services	19.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total companies	49.8
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	45.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	46.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Services	52.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Total companies	59.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Agriculture	49.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Industry and Construction	53.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Services	63.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Total companies	22.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Agriculture	19.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Industry and Construction	18.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Services	24.2
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Total companies	23.6
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Agriculture	8.7
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Industry and Construction	21.1
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Services	26.4
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Total companies	1.5
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Agriculture	0.5
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Industry and Construction	1.3
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Services	2.7
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Total companies	57.6
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Agriculture	58.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Industry and Construction	58.3
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Services	54.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Total companies	42.4
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Agriculture	41.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	41.7
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Services	45.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Total companies	82.3
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Agriculture	64.5
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Industry and Construction	83.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Services	79.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total companies	14.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	35.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	15.6
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	7.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Total companies	1.5
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Agriculture	0.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Industry and Construction	0.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Services	7.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Total companies	2.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Agriculture	0.5
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Industry and Construction	1.2
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Services	5.2