Main variables;Branches of activity;Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Total Companies;1,133
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Services;722
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;333
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Agriculture;79
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Total Companies;33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Services;40
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Industry and Construction;19
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Agriculture;32
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Total Companies;41
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Services;45
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Industry and Construction;38
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Agriculture;23
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Total Companies;24
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Services;28
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Industry and Construction;15
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Agriculture;26
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Total Companies;50
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Services;39
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Industry and Construction;76
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Agriculture;35
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Total Companies;6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Services;8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Industry and Construction;2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Agriculture;0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Total Companies;24
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Services;33
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Industry and Construction;9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Agriculture;11
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Total Companies;13
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Services;16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Industry and Construction;8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Agriculture;4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Total Companies;14
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Services;16
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Industry and Construction;8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Agriculture;30
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Total Companies;603
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Services;490
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Industry and Construction;99
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Agriculture;15
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Total Companies;173
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Services;97
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Industry and Construction;60
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Agriculture;16
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Total Companies;357
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Services;135
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Industry and Construction;175
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Agriculture;48
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Total Companies;45
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Services;59
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Industry and Construction;24
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Agriculture;6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Total Companies;18
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Services;20
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Industry and Construction;11
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Agriculture;27
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Total Companies;31
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Services;23
%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;23
%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;20
%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;62
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Total Companies;14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Services;13
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Industry and Construction;15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Agriculture;14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Total Companies;12
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Services;14
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Industry and Construction;12
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Agriculture;1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Total Companies;11,510
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Services;7,769
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Industry and Construction;3,054
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Agriculture;687
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Total Companies;6,202
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Services;4,554
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Industry and Construction;1,408
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Agriculture;241
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;5,308
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Services;3,215
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;1,646
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;446
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Total Companies;6,389
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Services;4,518
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Industry and Construction;1,543
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Agriculture;328
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;3,304
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Services;2,434
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;754
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;115
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;3,086
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;2,084
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;789
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;213
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Total Companies;8,236.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Services;5,941.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Industry and Construction;1,868.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Agriculture;426.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Total Companies;4,596.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Services;3,468.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Industry and Construction;963.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Agriculture;164.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;3,640.8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Services;2,473.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;905.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;262.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Total Companies;4,698.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Services;3,453.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Industry and Construction;1,020.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Agriculture;224.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;2,512.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Services;1,878.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;557.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;76.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;2,186.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;1,574.5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;463.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;148.2
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Total Companies;769,431
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Services;533,657
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;201,922
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Agriculture;33,852
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Total Companies;719,715
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Services;504,270
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Industry and Construction;185,577
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Agriculture;29,868
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Total Companies;221,447
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Services;149,223
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Industry and Construction;64,648
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Agriculture;7,576
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Total Companies;122,809
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Services;75,033
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;41,097
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Agriculture;6,679
1.3) Other current expenses;Total Companies;375,459
1.3) Other current expenses;Services;280,014
1.3) Other current expenses;Industry and Construction;79,832
1.3) Other current expenses;Agriculture;15,614
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Total Companies;49,715
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Services;29,387
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Industry and Construction;16,345
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Agriculture;3,984
2.1) Land and buildings;Total Companies;9,521
2.1) Land and buildings;Services;3,329
2.1) Land and buildings;Industry and Construction;4,506
2.1) Land and buildings;Agriculture;1,687
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Total Companies;30,466
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Services;18,712
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Industry and Construction;9,484
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Agriculture;2,269
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Total Companies;1,810
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Services;1,279
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Industry and Construction;508
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Agriculture;23
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Total Companies;7,919
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Services;6,066
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Industry and Construction;1,847
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Agriculture;5
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Total Companies;490,913
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Services;304,305
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Industry and Construction;156,340
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Agriculture;30,268
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Total Companies;82,548
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Services;76,853
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Industry and Construction;5,695
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Agriculture;0
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Total Companies;96,809
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Services;83,993
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Industry and Construction;11,520
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Agriculture;1,296
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Total Companies;197
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Services;185
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Industry and Construction;12
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Agriculture;0
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Total Companies;4,766
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Services;4,766
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Industry and Construction;0
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Agriculture;0
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Total Companies;94,197
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Services;63,555
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Industry and Construction;28,355
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Agriculture;2,288
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total Companies;120,281
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Services;60,387
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;59,506
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Agriculture;389
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Total Companies;69,564
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Services;15,873
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Industry and Construction;53,360
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Agriculture;331
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Total Companies;50,718
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Services;44,514
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Industry and Construction;6,146
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Agriculture;58
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Total Companies;45
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Services;54
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Industry and Construction;27
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Agriculture;41
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Total Companies;12
%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;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Total Companies;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Services;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Industry and Construction;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Agriculture;15
%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;15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Industry and Construction;12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Agriculture;9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Total Companies;16
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Services;19
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Industry and Construction;11
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Agriculture;14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Total Companies;18
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Services;21
%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;14
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Total Companies;15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Services;16
%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;20
%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;38
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Industry and Construction;33
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Agriculture;37
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Total Companies;52
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Services;56
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Industry and Construction;42
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Agriculture;57
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Total Companies;20
%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;15
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Agriculture;29
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Total Companies;15
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Services;17
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;11
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Agriculture;6
Number of patents requested;Total Companies;681
Number of patents requested;Services;493
Number of patents requested;Industry and Construction;154
Number of patents requested;Agriculture;34
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;24.3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;29.0
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;18.4
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;6.4
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;1.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;4.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;1.00
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;0.00
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Total Companies;59.60
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Services;46.80
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Industry and Construction;62.90
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Agriculture;94.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Total Companies;40.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Services;53.20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Industry and Construction;37.10
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Agriculture;5.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Total Companies;80.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Services;69.20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Industry and Construction;83.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Agriculture;99.30
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Total Companies;16.50
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Services;17.00
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Industry and Construction;16.40
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Agriculture;0.00
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Total Companies;2.20
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Services;9.70
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Industry and Construction;0.20
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Agriculture;0.70
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Total Companies;0.90
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Services;4.10
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Industry and Construction;0.00
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Agriculture;0.00