Indicator type;Execution Sectors;Total Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Total;1,802 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Public Administration;119 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Higher Education;68 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Companies;1,602 Units carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;NPPI;13 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code;Total;35.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code;Public Administration;86.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code;Higher Education;92.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code;Companies;28.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code;NPPI;23.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units;Total;43.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units;Public Administration;81.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units;Higher Education;97.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units;Companies;38.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units;NPPI;30.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering;Total;26.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering;Public Administration;66.4 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering;Higher Education;82.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering;Companies;21.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering;NPPI;38.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Total;51.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Public Administration;58.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Higher Education;91.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Companies;49.5 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;NPPI;53.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms;Total;13.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms;Public Administration;51.3 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms;Higher Education;66.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms;Companies;8.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms;NPPI;23.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics;Total;32.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics;Public Administration;70.6 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics;Higher Education;88.2 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics;Companies;26.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics;NPPI;23.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Total;16.9 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Public Administration;53.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Higher Education;75.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Companies;11.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;NPPI;7.7 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other;Total;17.1 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other;Public Administration;8.4 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other;Higher Education;8.8 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other;Companies;18.0 % Units by type of biotechnology used: Other;NPPI;23.1 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Total;822 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Public Administration;36 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Higher Education;6 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Companies;773 Units in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;NPPI;7 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line;Total;366 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line;Public Administration;45 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line;Higher Education;40 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line;Companies;279 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line;NPPI;2 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production;Total;614 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production;Public Administration;38 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production;Higher Education;22 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production;Companies;550 Units in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production;NPPI;4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health;Total;52.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health;Public Administration;78.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health;Higher Education;91.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health;Companies;48.4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health;NPPI;69.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Total;20.8 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Public Administration;21.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Higher Education;60.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Companies;19.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;NPPI;15.4 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products;Total;30.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products;Public Administration;23.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products;Higher Education;77.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products;Companies;28.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products;NPPI;0.0 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry;Total;26.3 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry;Public Administration;22.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry;Higher Education;70.6 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry;Companies;24.8 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry;NPPI;7.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment;Total;20.9 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment;Public Administration;23.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment;Higher Education;76.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment;Companies;18.2 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment;NPPI;30.8 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry;Total;15.7 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry;Public Administration;15.1 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry;Higher Education;70.6 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry;Companies;13.5 % Units by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry;NPPI;7.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP);Total;54,261 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP);Public Administration;16,196 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP);Higher Education;18,508 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP);Companies;19,307 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP);NPPI;250 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel;Total;34,806 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel;Public Administration;9,453 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel;Higher Education;14,417 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel;Companies;10,779 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel;NPPI;157 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total;19,455 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Public Administration;6,743 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Higher Education;4,091 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Companies;8,528 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel;NPPI;93 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women;Total;31,521 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women;Public Administration;10,361 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women;Higher Education;9,841 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women;Companies;11,155 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women;NPPI;164 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel;Total;19,227 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel;Public Administration;5,763 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel;Higher Education;7,437 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel;Companies;5,934 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel;NPPI;93 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total;12,295 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Public Administration;4,598 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Higher Education;2,404 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Companies;5,222 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;NPPI;71 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE);Total;39,780.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE);Public Administration;13,083.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE);Higher Education;12,414.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE);Companies;14,093.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE);NPPI;188.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Total;25,414.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Public Administration;7,515.4 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Higher Education;9,705.9 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Companies;8,073.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;NPPI;119.1 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total;14,366.4 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Public Administration;5,568.1 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Higher Education;2,708.9 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Companies;6,019.9 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;NPPI;69.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women;Total;23,767.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women;Public Administration;8,412.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women;Higher Education;6,920.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women;Companies;8,305.8 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women;NPPI;128.7 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Total;14,450.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Public Administration;4,618.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Higher Education;5,276.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Companies;4,482.6 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;NPPI;73.9 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total;9,316.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Public Administration;3,794.5 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Higher Education;1,644.0 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Companies;3,823.2 R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;NPPI;54.8 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total;3,143,765 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Public Administration;972,158 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Higher Education;697,028 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Companies;1,462,695 Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);NPPI;11,884 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure;Total;2,902,871 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure;Public Administration;903,064 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure;Higher Education;640,701 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure;Companies;1,347,574 1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure;NPPI;11,531 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel;Total;1,209,348 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel;Public Administration;321,004 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel;Higher Education;413,619 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel;Companies;470,714 1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel;NPPI;4,012 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel;Total;573,196 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel;Public Administration;216,529 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel;Higher Education;95,990 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel;Companies;258,791 1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel;NPPI;1,885 1.3) Other current expenditure;Total;1,120,327 1.3) Other current expenditure;Public Administration;365,530 1.3) Other current expenditure;Higher Education;131,093 1.3) Other current expenditure;Companies;618,069 1.3) Other current expenditure;NPPI;5,634 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure;Total;240,894 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure;Public Administration;69,094 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure;Higher Education;56,327 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure;Companies;115,121 2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure;NPPI;353 2.1) Land and buildings;Total;38,604 2.1) Land and buildings;Public Administration;5,531 2.1) Land and buildings;Higher Education;11,195 2.1) Land and buildings;Companies;21,877 2.1) Land and buildings;NPPI;0 2.2) Equipment and tools;Total;155,712 2.2) Equipment and tools;Public Administration;60,403 2.2) Equipment and tools;Higher Education;40,502 2.2) Equipment and tools;Companies;54,592 2.2) Equipment and tools;NPPI;216 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Total;8,005 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Public Administration;2,621 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Higher Education;573 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Companies;4,673 2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;NPPI;137 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products;Total;38,574 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products;Public Administration;539 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products;Higher Education;4,057 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products;Companies;33,978 2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products;NPPI;0 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds;Total;1,307,305 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds;Public Administration;183,045 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds;Higher Education;107,514 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds;Companies;1,013,505 1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds;NPPI;3,241 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector;Total;413,439 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector;Public Administration;155,843 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector;Higher Education;49,506 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector;Companies;206,072 1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector;NPPI;2,019 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector;Total;1,029,186 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector;Public Administration;412,019 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector;Higher Education;456,838 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector;Companies;158,706 1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector;NPPI;1,623 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector;Total;4,564 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector;Public Administration;1,269 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector;Higher Education;2,665 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector;Companies;615 1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector;NPPI;15 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector;Total;64,269 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector;Public Administration;35,037 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector;Higher Education;18,402 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector;Companies;9,828 1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector;NPPI;1,002 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world;Total;325,002 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world;Public Administration;184,945 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world;Higher Education;62,104 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world;Companies;73,969 1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world;NPPI;3,984 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total;166,144 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Public Administration;61,567 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Higher Education;8,234 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);Companies;96,238 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros);NPPI;104 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Total;126,704 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Public Administration;53,361 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Higher Education;7,875 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Companies;65,364 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;NPPI;104 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world;Total;39,440 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world;Public Administration;8,206 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world;Higher Education;360 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world;Companies;30,874 Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world;NPPI;0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital;Total;47.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital;Public Administration;59.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital;Higher Education;52.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital;Companies;46.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital;NPPI;76.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information;Total;16.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information;Public Administration;10.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information;Higher Education;11.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information;Companies;17.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information;NPPI;7.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources;Total;27.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources;Public Administration;44.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources;Higher Education;35.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources;Companies;25.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources;NPPI;15.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain;Total;14.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain;Public Administration;24.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain;Higher Education;35.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain;Companies;13.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain;NPPI;7.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets;Total;19.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets;Public Administration;26.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets;Higher Education;41.2 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets;Companies;18.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets;NPPI;15.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels;Total;19.0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels;Public Administration;31.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels;Higher Education;39.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels;Companies;17.3 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels;NPPI;7.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception;Total;18.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception;Public Administration;9.2 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception;Higher Education;8.8 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception;Companies;20.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception;NPPI;23.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements;Total;47.1 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements;Public Administration;47.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements;Higher Education;38.2 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements;Companies;47.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements;NPPI;53.9 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost;Total;54.0 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost;Public Administration;55.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost;Higher Education;57.4 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost;Companies;53.7 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost;NPPI;61.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting;Total;21.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting;Public Administration;23.5 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting;Higher Education;17.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting;Companies;21.6 % Units that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting;NPPI;23.1