Main variables;Branches of activity;Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Total Companies;1.079
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Services;679
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;320
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Agriculture;81
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Total Companies;35
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Services;42
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Industry and Construction;17
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Agriculture;46
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Total Companies;44
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Services;48
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Industry and Construction;41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Agriculture;27
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Total Companies;26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Services;31
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Industry and Construction;16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Agriculture;26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Total Companies;49
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Services;40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Industry and Construction;75
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Agriculture;29
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Total Companies;8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Services;11
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Industry and Construction;5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Agriculture;2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Total Companies;23
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Services;32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Industry and Construction;8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Agriculture;5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Total Companies;15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Services;20
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Industry and Construction;7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Agriculture;2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Total Companies;12
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Services;13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Industry and Construction;9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Agriculture;22
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Total Companies;519
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Services;436
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Industry and Construction;72
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Agriculture;11
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Total Companies;179
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Services;107
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Industry and Construction;57
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Agriculture;15
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Total Companies;381
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Services;136
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Industry and Construction;190
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Agriculture;55
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Total Companies;48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Services;62
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Industry and Construction;28
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Agriculture;3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Total Companies;21
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Services;23
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Industry and Construction;13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Agriculture;36
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Total Companies;33
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Services;25
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Industry and Construction;51
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Agriculture;33
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Total Companies;22
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Services;19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Industry and Construction;18
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Agriculture;58
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Total Companies;17
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Services;18
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Industry and Construction;19
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Agriculture;11
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Total Companies;15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Services;17
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Industry and Construction;13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Agriculture;3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Total Companies;9.795
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Services;6.459
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Industry and Construction;2.590
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Agriculture;745
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Total Companies;5.573
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Services;4.149
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Industry and Construction;1.190
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Agriculture;234
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;4.222
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Services;2.310
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;1.401
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;511
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Total Companies;5.298
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Services;3.701
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Industry and Construction;1.308
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Agriculture;290
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;2.925
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Services;2.230
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;611
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;84
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;2.373
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;1.471
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;696
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;206
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Total Companies;6.828,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Services;4.786,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Industry and Construction;1.592,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Agriculture;449,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Total Companies;4.106,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Services;3.140,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Industry and Construction;811,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Agriculture;153,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;2.722,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Services;1.645,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;780,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;296,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Total Companies;3.811,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Services;2.728
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Industry and Construction;883,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Agriculture;200
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;2.190,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Services;1.684,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;447,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;58,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;1.621
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;1.043,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;436
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;141,6
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Total Companies;533.826
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Services;357.195
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;150.471
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Agriculture;26.160
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Total Companies;492.955
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Services;329.995
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Industry and Construction;141.459
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Agriculture;21.501
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Total Companies;203.439
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Services;144.769
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Industry and Construction;51.775
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Agriculture;6.895
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Total Companies;96.850
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Services;50.585
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;38.481
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Agriculture;7.784
1.3) Other current expenses;Total Companies;192.666
1.3) Other current expenses;Services;134.641
1.3) Other current expenses;Industry and Construction;51.202
1.3) Other current expenses;Agriculture;6.822
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Total Companies;40.870
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Services;27.199
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Industry and Construction;9.012
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Agriculture;4.659
2.1) Land and buildings;Total Companies;7.521
2.1) Land and buildings;Services;3.248
2.1) Land and buildings;Industry and Construction;1.126
2.1) Land and buildings;Agriculture;3.147
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Total Companies;32.078
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Services;22.730
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Industry and Construction;7.856
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Agriculture;1.492
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Total Companies;1.270
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Services;1.221
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Industry and Construction;29
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Agriculture;20
1) By origin of the funds: National funds;Total Companies;432.869
1) By origin of the funds: National funds;Services;285.287
1) By origin of the funds: National funds;Industry and Construction;122.831
1) By origin of the funds: National funds;Agriculture;24.752
1.1) Own funds;Total Companies;319.046
1.1) Own funds;Services;179.647
1.1) Own funds;Industry and Construction;116.254
1.1) Own funds;Agriculture;23.144
1.2) From companies;Total Companies;39.253
1.2) From companies;Services;38.264
1.2) From companies;Industry and Construction;989
1.2) From companies;Agriculture;0
1.3) Public Administration funds;Total Companies;70.063
1.3) Public Administration funds;Services;62.869
1.3) Public Administration funds;Industry and Construction;5.587
1.3) Public Administration funds;Agriculture;1.607
1.4) From Universities;Total Companies;156
1.4) From Universities;Services;156
1.4) From Universities;Industry and Construction;0
1.4) From Universities;Agriculture;0
1.5) From non profit private institutions;Total Companies;4.351
1.5) From non profit private institutions;Services;4.351
1.5) From non profit private institutions;Industry and Construction;0
1.5) From non profit private institutions;Agriculture;0
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Total Companies;100.956
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Services;71.908
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Industry and Construction;27.640
1) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Agriculture;1.409
2.1) From EU programmes;Total Companies;20.070
2.1) From EU programmes;Services;18.776
2.1) From EU programmes;Industry and Construction;886
2.1) From EU programmes;Agriculture;408
2.2) Other foreign funds;Total Companies;80.886
2.2) Other foreign funds;Services;53.131
2.2) Other foreign funds;Industry and Construction;26.754
2.2) Other foreign funds;Agriculture;1.001
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total Companies;138.625
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Services;52.251
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;83.896
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Agriculture;2.478
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Total Companies;101.114
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Services;41.915
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Industry and Construction;57.089
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Agriculture;2.109
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Total Companies;37.512
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Services;10.336
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Industry and Construction;26.807
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Agriculture;369
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Total Companies;46
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Services;56
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Industry and Construction;30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Agriculture;31
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Total Companies;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Services;11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Industry and Construction;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Agriculture;14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Total Companies;12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Services;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Industry and Construction;11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Agriculture;12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Total Companies;14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Services;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Industry and Construction;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Agriculture;7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Total Companies;19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Services;21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Industry and Construction;17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Agriculture;8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Total Companies;19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Services;24
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Industry and Construction;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Agriculture;6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Total Companies;18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Services;20
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Industry and Construction;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Agriculture;17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Total Companies;37
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Services;39
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Industry and Construction;35
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Agriculture;22
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Total Companies;49
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Services;52
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Industry and Construction;44
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Agriculture;46
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Total Companies;19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Services;21
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Industry and Construction;17
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Agriculture;12
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Total Companies;15
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Services;19
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;10
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Agriculture;3
Number of patents requested;Total Companies;466
Number of patents requested;Services;338
Number of patents requested;Industry and Construction;101
Number of patents requested;Agriculture;27
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;24,9
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;27
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;23,8
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;11,9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;0,9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;4,5
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;0,8
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;1,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Total Companies;71,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Services;51,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Industry and Construction;76,3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Agriculture;24,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Total Companies;28,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Services;48,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Industry and Construction;23,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Agriculture;75,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Total Companies;92,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Services;55,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Industry and Construction;99,5
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Agriculture;92,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Total Companies;2,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Services;14,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Industry and Construction;0
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Agriculture;4,1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Total Companies;1,3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Services;7
% 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;.
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Total Companies;4,2
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Services;23,5
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Industry and Construction;0,4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Agriculture;3,5