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