Main variables;Branches of activity;Total
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Total Companies;1,299
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Services;774
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Industry and Construction;424
No. of companies carrying out R&D in Biotechnology;Agriculture;101
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Total Companies;30.8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Services;39.6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Industry and Construction;16.8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Genetic code;Agriculture;22.4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Total Companies;38.4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Services;42.6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Industry and Construction;34.2
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Functional units;Agriculture;23.7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Total Companies;21.5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Services;26.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Industry and Construction;14.3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Cellular and tissue culturing and engineering;Agriculture;17.4
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Total Companies;50.8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Services;40.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Industry and Construction;74.7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bioprocesses;Agriculture;32.7
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Total Companies;8.5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Services;11.6
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Industry and Construction;4.3
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Sub-cellular organisms;Agriculture;2.1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Total Companies;24.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Services;34.5
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Industry and Construction;9.1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Bio-computing;Agriculture;6.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Total Companies;12.1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Services;16.8
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Industry and Construction;6.1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Nanobiotechnology;Agriculture;1.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Total Companies;16.9
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Services;19.0
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Industry and Construction;8.1
%Companies according to biotechnology used: Other;Agriculture;37.6
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Total Companies;559
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Services;442
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Industry and Construction;97
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: Main and/or exclusive;Agriculture;21
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Total Companies;230
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Services;129
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Industry and Construction;83
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A secondary line of business;Agriculture;18
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Total Companies;510
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Services;203
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Industry and Construction;244
Companies in which biotechnology activities are: A tool necessary for production;Agriculture;63
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Total Companies;45.5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Services;61.2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Industry and Construction;26.2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Human Health;Agriculture;6.2
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Total Companies;15.5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Services;16.9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Industry and Construction;11.0
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Animal Health and Aquaculture;Agriculture;23.7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Total Companies;32.3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Services;21.7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Industry and Construction;51.5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Food products;Agriculture;32.9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Total Companies;23.8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Services;20.4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Industry and Construction;21.3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Agriculture and forest production;Agriculture;59.8
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Total Companies;15.6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Services;16.3
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Industry and Construction;14.9
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Environment;Agriculture;13.4
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Total Companies;13.7
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Services;14.6
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Industry and Construction;14.5
%Company by field(s) of ultimate application of biotechnology use: Industry;Agriculture;4.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Total Companies;15,750
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Services;9,680
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Industry and Construction;5,035
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons);Agriculture;1,036
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel;Total Companies;8,379
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel;Services;5,975
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel;Industry and Construction;2,144
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Research personnel;Agriculture;261
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total Companies;7,371
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Services;3,704
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Industry and Construction;2,891
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Agriculture;775
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women;Total Companies;8,711
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women;Services;5,499
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women;Industry and Construction;2,773
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women;Agriculture;438
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel;Total Companies;4,510
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel;Services;3,287
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel;Industry and Construction;1,119
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Research personnel;Agriculture;104
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total Companies;4,200
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Services;2,212
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Industry and Construction;1,655
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (no. of persons). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Agriculture;333
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Total Companies;11,528.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Services;7,260.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Industry and Construction;3,657.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE);Agriculture;610.1
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Total Companies;6,342.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Services;4,531.8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Industry and Construction;1,631.6
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Research personnel;Agriculture;179.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total Companies;5,185.9
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Services;2,728.8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Industry and Construction;2,026.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE): Technical and auxiliary personnel;Agriculture;430.8
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women;Total Companies;6,539.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women;Services;4,129.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women;Industry and Construction;2,140.4
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women;Agriculture;270.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Total Companies;3,455.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Services;2,476.3
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Industry and Construction;905.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Research personnel;Agriculture;73.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Total Companies;3,084.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Services;1,653.0
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Industry and Construction;1,234.7
Personnel in R&D in biotechnology (FTE). Women: Technical and auxiliary personnel;Agriculture;196.3
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Total Companies;1,038,582
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Services;614,188
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;382,984
Internal expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros);Agriculture;41,410
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Total Companies;940,091
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Services;558,041
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Industry and Construction;344,917
1) By nature of the expense: Current expenses;Agriculture;37,132
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel;Total Companies;321,570
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel;Services;213,833
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel;Industry and Construction;98,160
1.1) Remuneration to research personnel;Agriculture;9,577
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and auxiliary personnel;Total Companies;194,836
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and auxiliary personnel;Services;94,194
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and auxiliary personnel;Industry and Construction;87,790
1.2) Remuneration to technicians and auxiliary personnel;Agriculture;12,851
1.3) Other current expenses;Total Companies;423,685
1.3) Other current expenses;Services;250,013
1.3) Other current expenses;Industry and Construction;158,967
1.3) Other current expenses;Agriculture;14,704
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Total Companies;98,492
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Services;56,147
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Industry and Construction;38,067
2) By nature of the expense: Capital expenses;Agriculture;4,278
2.1) Land and buildings;Total Companies;10,199
2.1) Land and buildings;Services;6,083
2.1) Land and buildings;Industry and Construction;2,952
2.1) Land and buildings;Agriculture;1,165
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Total Companies;72,584
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Services;38,296
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Industry and Construction;32,431
2.2) Equipment and instruments;Agriculture;1,858
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Total Companies;5,721
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Services;3,732
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Industry and Construction;1,850
2.3) Acquisition of specific R&D software;Agriculture;138
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Total Companies;9,987
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Services;8,037
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Industry and Construction;833
2.4) Otros productos de propiedad intelectual específicos para I+D;Agriculture;1,117
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Total Companies;711,488
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Services;359,197
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Industry and Construction;316,843
1.1) By origin of the funds: Own funds;Agriculture;35,448
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Total Companies;121,738
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Services;107,930
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Industry and Construction;9,208
1.2) By origin of the funds: From companies;Agriculture;4,600
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Total Companies;107,477
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Services;91,272
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Industry and Construction;14,871
1.3) By origin of the funds: Public Administration funds;Agriculture;1,334
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Total Companies;192
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Services;182
1.4) By origin of the funds: From Universities;Industry and Construction;11
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;10,756
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Services;10,585
1.5) By origin of the funds: From non profit private institutions;Industry and Construction;171
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;86,931
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Services;45,023
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Industry and Construction;41,880
1.6) By origin of the funds: Foreign funds;Agriculture;27
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Total Companies;145,557
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Services;74,421
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Industry and Construction;70,048
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros);Agriculture;1,088
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Total Companies;95,915
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Services;52,406
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Industry and Construction;42,780
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): In Spain;Agriculture;729
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Total Companies;49,642
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Services;22,015
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Industry and Construction;27,268
Purchase of R&D services in biotechnology (thousands of euros): Abroad;Agriculture;359
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Total Companies;40.2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Services;48.8
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Industry and Construction;28.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to capital;Agriculture;25.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Total Companies;13.2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Services;13.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Industry and Construction;14.2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to technology / information;Agriculture;10.2
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Total Companies;19.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Services;20.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Industry and Construction;17.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Access to human resources;Agriculture;16.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Total Companies;11.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Services;11.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Industry and Construction;11.4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Disconnection from the value chain;Agriculture;12.1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Total Companies;15.9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Services;18.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Industry and Construction;12.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of access to international markets;Agriculture;13.4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Total Companies;17.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Services;20.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Industry and Construction;11.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Lack of distribution and sales channels;Agriculture;15.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Total Companies;16.4
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Services;16.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Industry and Construction;16.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Acceptance / public perception;Agriculture;16.1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Total Companies;40.5
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Services;42.9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Industry and Construction;37.1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Legal and regulatory requirements;Agriculture;36.7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Total Companies;55.0
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Services;58.7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Industry and Construction;48.7
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Time / cost;Agriculture;52.9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Total Companies;21.9
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Services;22.3
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Industry and Construction;20.1
%Companies that consider the following obstacles as very important considering biotechnology development: Difficulty accessing patenting;Agriculture;26.3
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;23.5
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;26.2
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;22.4
% Companies with income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;7.2
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Total Companies;1.9
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Services;4.1
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Industry and Construction;1.6
% Turnover representing income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities;Agriculture;2.2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Total Companies;61.6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Services;62.4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Industry and Construction;61.2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from the EU;Agriculture;68.3
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Total Companies;38.4
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Services;37.6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Industry and Construction;38.8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities distributed in: Income received from other countries;Agriculture;31.7
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Total Companies;87.6
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Services;83.2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Industry and Construction;89.1
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Internacional trade in products and services;Agriculture;85.0
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Total Companies;10.9
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Services;12.2
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Industry and Construction;10.8
% Income of an international origin related to biotechnological activities by classification: Milestones, royalties, sale or licensing of technologies outside Spain;Agriculture;0.0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Total Companies;1.1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Services;4.3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Industry and Construction;0.1
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Operating source abroad;Agriculture;0.0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Total Companies;0.4
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Services;0.3
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Industry and Construction;0.0
% Income of an international origin related with activities according to the classification: Other;Agriculture;15.0