Indicator type	Branch of activity	Total
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Total companies	1,602
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Agriculture	106
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Industry and Construction	414
Number of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology	Services	1,082
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Total companies	28.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Agriculture	21.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Industry and Construction	16.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Genetic Code	Services	34.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Total companies	38.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Agriculture	12.6
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Industry and Construction	34.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Functional Units	Services	43.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Total companies	21.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Agriculture	9.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Industry and Construction	19.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Cell and Tissue Culture and Engineering	Services	23.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Total companies	49.5
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Agriculture	44.1
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Industry and Construction	73.7
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioprocesses	Services	40.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Total companies	8.7
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Agriculture	1.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Industry and Construction	6.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Subcellular Organisms	Services	10.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Total companies	26.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Agriculture	4.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Industry and Construction	11.9
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Bioinformatics	Services	34.7
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Total companies	11.8
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Agriculture	1.3
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Industry and Construction	6.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology	Services	15.1
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Total companies	18.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Agriculture	35.0
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Industry and Construction	12.2
% Companies by type of biotechnology used: Other	Services	18.6
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Total companies	773
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Agriculture	23
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Industry and Construction	106
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive	Services	645
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Total companies	279
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Agriculture	27
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Industry and Construction	94
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary business line	Services	157
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Total companies	550
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Agriculture	56
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Industry and Construction	214
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A necessary tool for production	Services	281
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Total companies	48.4
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Agriculture	1.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Industry and Construction	25.8
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Human Health	Services	61.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Total companies	19.1
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Agriculture	29.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Industry and Construction	16.2
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture	Services	19.2
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Total companies	28.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Agriculture	32.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Industry and Construction	46.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Food Products	Services	22.0
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Total companies	24.8
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Agriculture	61.7
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Industry and Construction	24.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Agriculture and Forestry	Services	21.3
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Total companies	18.2
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Agriculture	14.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Industry and Construction	18.2
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Environment	Services	18.6
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Total companies	13.5
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Agriculture	5.8
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Industry and Construction	14.9
% Companies by final application areas of biotechnology use: Industry	Services	13.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Total companies	19,307
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Agriculture	1,164
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Industry and Construction	5,254
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP)	Services	12,889
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Total companies	10,779
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Agriculture	310
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	2,465
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Research personnel	Services	8,004
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	8,528
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	854
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	2,789
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	4,885
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Total companies	11,155
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Agriculture	562
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Industry and Construction	2,961
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women	Services	7,632
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Total companies	5,934
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	121
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1,312
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Research personnel	Services	4,500
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	5,222
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	441
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1,649
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (PP). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	3,132
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Total companies	14,093.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Agriculture	773.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Industry and Construction	3,606.1
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE)	Services	9,713.7
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Total companies	8,073.8
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Agriculture	219.3
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Industry and Construction	1,751.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel	Services	6,102.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	6,019.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	554.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1,854.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	3,611.1
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Total companies	8,305.8
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Agriculture	401.9
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Industry and Construction	2,140.3
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women	Services	5,763.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Total companies	4,482.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Agriculture	94.4
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Industry and Construction	954.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel	Services	3,434.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	3,823.2
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	307.6
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	1,186.0
R&D personnel in Biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	2,329.6
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total companies	1,462,695
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	50,039
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	460,648
Expenditure on internal R&D in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	952,007
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Total companies	1,347,574
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Agriculture	47,888
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Industry and Construction	428,926
1) By type of expenditure: Current expenditure	Services	870,760
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Total companies	470,714
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Agriculture	13,630
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Industry and Construction	137,896
1.1) Labour expenditure of research personnel	Services	319,187
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Total companies	258,791
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Agriculture	18,864
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Industry and Construction	97,459
1.2) Labour expenditure of technical and auxiliary personnel	Services	142,468
1.3) Other current expenditure	Total companies	618,069
1.3) Other current expenditure	Agriculture	15,394
1.3) Other current expenditure	Industry and Construction	193,571
1.3) Other current expenditure	Services	409,105
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Total companies	115,121
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Agriculture	2,151
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Industry and Construction	31,722
2) By type of expenditure: Capital expenditure	Services	81,247
2.1) Land and buildings	Total companies	21,877
2.1) Land and buildings	Agriculture	787
2.1) Land and buildings	Industry and Construction	10,015
2.1) Land and buildings	Services	11,075
2.2) Equipment and tools	Total companies	54,592
2.2) Equipment and tools	Agriculture	1,251
2.2) Equipment and tools	Industry and Construction	18,732
2.2) Equipment and tools	Services	34,608
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Total companies	4,673
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Agriculture	70
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Industry and Construction	1,097
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software	Services	3,506
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Total companies	33,978
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Agriculture	43
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Industry and Construction	1,877
2.4) Other R&D-specific IP products	Services	32,058
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Total companies	1,013,505
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Agriculture	41,821
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Industry and Construction	403,162
1.1) By origin of funds: Own funds	Services	568,522
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Total companies	206,072
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Agriculture	4,418
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Industry and Construction	26,556
1.2) By origin of funds: Funds from the Business sector	Services	175,098
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Total companies	158,706
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Agriculture	2,963
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Industry and Construction	21,927
1.3) By origin of funds: Funds from the Public Administration sector	Services	133,817
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Total companies	615
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Agriculture	127
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Industry and Construction	18
1.4) By origin of funds: Funds from the Higher Education sector	Services	470
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Total companies	9,828
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Agriculture	0
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Industry and Construction	0
1.5) By origin of funds: Funds from the Private Non-Profit Institutions sector	Services	9,828
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Total companies	73,969
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Agriculture	711
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	8,986
1.6) By origin of funds: Funds from the rest of the world	Services	64,272
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Total companies	96,238
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Agriculture	691
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Industry and Construction	51,441
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros)	Services	44,106
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Total companies	65,364
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Agriculture	302
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Industry and Construction	42,505
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain	Services	22,557
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Total companies	30,874
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Agriculture	389
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	8,936
Purchase of R&D services (external R&D) in Biotechnology (thousands of euros): In the rest of the world	Services	21,549
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Total companies	46.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Agriculture	34.5
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Industry and Construction	35.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to capital	Services	51.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Total companies	17.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Agriculture	21.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Industry and Construction	19.8
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to technology/information	Services	15.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Total companies	25.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Agriculture	31.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Industry and Construction	29.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Access to human resources	Services	24.2
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Total companies	13.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Agriculture	13.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Industry and Construction	12.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Disconnection from the value chain	Services	13.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Total companies	18.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Agriculture	14.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Industry and Construction	11.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of access to international markets	Services	21.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Total companies	17.3
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Agriculture	10.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Industry and Construction	11.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Lack of distribution and marketing channels	Services	20.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Total companies	20.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Agriculture	20.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Industry and Construction	17.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Public acceptance/perception	Services	20.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Total companies	47.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Agriculture	43.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Industry and Construction	43.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Legal and regulatory requirements	Services	49.1
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Total companies	53.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Agriculture	48.9
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Industry and Construction	53.0
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Time/cost	Services	54.4
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Total companies	21.6
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Agriculture	23.7
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Industry and Construction	17.8
% Companies that consider the following obstacles to the development of biotechnologies as very important: Difficult access to patenting	Services	22.9
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Total companies	22.2
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Agriculture	8.1
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Industry and Construction	24.4
% Companies with international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Services	22.7
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Total companies	2.2
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Agriculture	0.6
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Industry and Construction	2.1
% Companies representing international revenues related to biotechnology activities	Services	2.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Total companies	55.2
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Agriculture	64.8
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Industry and Construction	57.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the EU	Services	44.8
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Total companies	44.8
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Agriculture	35.2
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Industry and Construction	42.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities distributed in: Revenues from the rest of the world	Services	55.2
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Total companies	87.2
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Agriculture	95.7
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Industry and Construction	90.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: International trade in goods and services	Services	71.8
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Total companies	4.6
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Agriculture	4.3
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Industry and Construction	2.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain	Services	13.5
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Total companies	4.3
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Agriculture	0.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Industry and Construction	4.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Subsidies from external sources	Services	6.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Total companies	3.9
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Agriculture	0.0
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Industry and Construction	3.1
% International revenues related to biotechnology activities by classification: Other	Services	8.6