Main variables;Branches of activity;Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Total Companies;1.233
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Services;740
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;405
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Agriculture;89
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Total Companies;31,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Services;41,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Industry and Construction;15,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Agriculture;24,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Total Companies;38,5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Services;43,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Industry and Construction;32,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Agriculture;25,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Total Companies;22,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Services;27,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Industry and Construction;14,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Agriculture;19
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Total Companies;53,4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Services;43,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Industry and Construction;76,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Agriculture;32,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Total Companies;8,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Services;11,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Industry and Construction;4,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Agriculture;0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Total Companies;22,3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Services;31
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Industry and Construction;9,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Agriculture;7,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Total Companies;10,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Services;13,8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Industry and Construction;6,9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Agriculture;1,1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Total Companies;14,2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Services;15,7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Industry and Construction;7,6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Agriculture;31,7
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Total Companies;615
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Services;485
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Industry and Construction;113
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Agriculture;17
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Total Companies;178
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Services;85
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Industry and Construction;79
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;440
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Services;170
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Industry and Construction;213
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Agriculture;57
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Total Companies;46,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Services;63,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Industry and Construction;24,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Agriculture;2,3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Total Companies;16,2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Services;17,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Industry and Construction;11,8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Agriculture;23,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Total Companies;32
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Services;22,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Industry and Construction;50
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Agriculture;30
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Total Companies;24,6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Services;23,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Industry and Construction;18,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Agriculture;63,4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Total Companies;15,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Services;15
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Industry and Construction;15,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Agriculture;19,7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Total Companies;12,9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Services;13,5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Industry and Construction;14,1
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Agriculture;2,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Total Companies;13.444
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Services;8.462
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Industry and Construction;4.143
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Agriculture;840
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Total Companies;7.378
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Services;5.167
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Industry and Construction;1.974
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Researchers;Agriculture;237
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;6.066
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Services;3.295
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;2.169
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;603
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Total Companies;7.501
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Services;4.900
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Industry and Construction;2.238
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): women;Agriculture;363
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;4.052
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Services;2.875
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;1.070
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;106
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;3.450
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;2.025
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;1.168
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;257
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Total Companies;9.401,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Services;5.991,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Industry and Construction;2.869,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Agriculture;540,9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Total Companies;5.398,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Services;3.774,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Industry and Construction;1.455,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Researchers;Agriculture;169,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;4.003,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Services;2.217,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;1.414,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;371,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Total Companies;5.426,2
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Services;3.510,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Industry and Construction;1.654,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): women;Agriculture;260,7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Total Companies;3.016,4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Services;2.104,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Industry and Construction;830,3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Researchers;Agriculture;82,1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Total Companies;2.409,8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Services;1.406,6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;824,5
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): (women) Technicians and assistants;Agriculture;178,7
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Total Companies;897.333
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Services;545.374
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;308.398
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Agriculture;43.561
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Total Companies;817.409
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Services;495.422
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Industry and Construction;283.561
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Agriculture;38.426
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Total Companies;295.705
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Services;177.158
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Industry and Construction;109.976
1.1) Remuneration to researchers;Agriculture;8.570
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Total Companies;156.853
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Services;84.448
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Industry and Construction;62.043
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and assistants;Agriculture;10.362
1.3) Other current expenses;Total Companies;364.852
1.3) Other current expenses;Services;233.816
1.3) Other current expenses;Industry and Construction;111.542
1.3) Other current expenses;Agriculture;19.494
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Total Companies;79.924
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Services;49.952
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Industry and Construction;24.837
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Agriculture;5.135
2.1) Land and buildings;Total Companies;10.272
2.1) Land and buildings;Services;5.381
2.1) Land and buildings;Industry and Construction;2.529
2.1) Land and buildings;Agriculture;2.362
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Total Companies;56.609
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Services;35.410
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Industry and Construction;19.076
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Agriculture;2.123
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Total Companies;4.839
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Services;2.768
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Industry and Construction;1.974
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Agriculture;97
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Total Companies;8.203
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Services;6.393
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Industry and Construction;1.257
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Agriculture;552
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Total Companies;613.097
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Services;312.617
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Industry and Construction;260.467
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Agriculture;40.014
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Total Companies;86.085
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Services;76.374
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Industry and Construction;9.711
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Agriculture;0
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Total Companies;92.140
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Services;79.925
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Industry and Construction;10.827
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Agriculture;1.388
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Total Companies;853
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Services;853
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Industry and Construction;0
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;4.682
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Services;4.682
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;100.476
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Services;70.924
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Industry and Construction;27.393
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Agriculture;2.159
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total Companies;85.011
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Services;43.595
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;40.577
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Agriculture;839
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Total Companies;54.243
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Services;18.614
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Industry and Construction;34.957
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Agriculture;672
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Total Companies;30.768
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Services;24.981
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Industry and Construction;5.620
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Agriculture;168
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Total Companies;39,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Services;49,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Industry and Construction;23,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Agriculture;22,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Total Companies;11,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Services;11,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Industry and Construction;11,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Agriculture;12
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Total Companies;12,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Services;13,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Industry and Construction;10,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Agriculture;12,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Total Companies;10,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Services;11,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Industry and Construction;9,1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Agriculture;11,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Total Companies;14,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Services;17,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Industry and Construction;8,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Agriculture;13
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Total Companies;16,5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Services;20,8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Industry and Construction;9,3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Agriculture;13,6
%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;17,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Industry and Construction;9,7
%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;36
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Services;40
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Industry and Construction;30
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Agriculture;32
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Total Companies;46,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Services;50,9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Industry and Construction;39,7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Agriculture;43,2
%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;21,6
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Industry and Construction;14,2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Agriculture;19,5
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Total Companies;17,3
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Services;22,1
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;10,4
% Companies that have requested biotechnology patents in Biotechnology;Agriculture;9,4
Number of patents requested;Total Companies;681
Number of patents requested;Services;528
Number of patents requested;Industry and Construction;119
Number of patents requested;Agriculture;34
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;23
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;25,3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;22,1
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;8,6
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;1,6
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;5,1
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;1,3
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;1,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Total Companies;55,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Services;30,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Industry and Construction;65,4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Agriculture;78,2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Total Companies;44,1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Services;69,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Industry and Construction;34,6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Agriculture;21,8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Total Companies;83,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Services;93,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Industry and Construction;79,9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Agriculture;90
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Total Companies;14,7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Services;2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Industry and Construction;20
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Agriculture;0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Total Companies;0,8
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Services;2,7
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Industry and Construction;0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Agriculture;0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Total Companies;0,6
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Services;1,5
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Industry and Construction;0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Agriculture;10