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Biotechnology Worldwide
United States
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.81 i
# of Biotech Companies: 2,272 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
United Kingdom
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.63 i
# of Biotech Companies: 1194 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- UK BioIndustry Association (BIA)
Taiwan
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: N/A i
# of Biotech Companies: 188 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Taiwan Bio Industry Association
Switzerland
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.96 i
# of Biotech Companies: 900 ii
National Association(s):
- Swiss Biotech Association (SBA)
Spain
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.3 i
# of Biotech Companies: 650 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- The Spanish Bioindustry Association (ASEBIO)
South Korea
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: .4 i
# of Biotech Companies: 978 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- KoreaBIO
South Africa
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: .73 i
# of Biotech Companies: 15 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Africa BIO
Portugal
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.38 i
# of Biotech Companies: 30 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Portugal’s Biotechnology Industry Organization (P-BIO)
Peru
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 0.12 i
# of Biotech Companies: 5 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- PeruBiotec
New Zealand
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.25 i
# of Biotech Companies: 25 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- BIOTech New Zealand (BIOTechNZ)
Netherlands
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.27 i
# of Biotech Companies: 466 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Holland BIO
Japan
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 3.34 i
# of Biotech Companies: 414 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Japan BioIndustry Association (JBA)
Italy
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.27 i
# of Biotech Companies: 553 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Italian Association for the Development of Biotechnology (Assobiotec)
India
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 0.82 i
# of Biotech Companies: 442 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Association of Biotech-Led Enterprises (ABLE)
Hungary
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.37 i
# of Biotech Companies: 74 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Hungarian Biotechnology Association
Greece
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 0.69 i
# of Biotech Companies: 32 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- The Greek Initiative on the Bioeconomy
Germany
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.87 i
# of Biotech Companies: 756 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- BIO Deutschland
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB)
Finland
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.8 i
# of Biotech Companies: 72 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Finnish BioIndustries
Czech Republic
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.79 i
# of Biotech Companies: 73 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Czech Bio
Costa Rica
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 0.3 i
# of Biotech Companies: 8 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- CRbiomed
Canada
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.71 i
# of Biotech Companies: 870 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- BIOTECanada
Belgium
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.24 i
# of Biotech Companies: 220 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Bio.be/Essenscia
Australia
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.25 i
# of Biotech Companies: 893 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- AusBiotech
Argentina
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: .63 i
# of Biotech Companies: 150 ii
Distribution of Biotech Companies by Sector:
National Association(s):
- Foro Argentino de Biotecnologia
Singapore
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2 i
Mexico
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 0.43 i
Israel
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 4.25 i
France
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 2.23 i
China
% of GDP Spent on Biotech R&D: 1.93 i
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South America
i. Ratio of R&D Spending to GDP: This figure shows the percentage of business and government spending that goes to Research and Development (R&D). This is a crucial indicator of the markets potential for future growth in the biotechnology industry as the more spent on R&D increases the potential for the development of innovative products. This data is derived from UNESCO.
ii. Number of Public and Private Biotechnology Companies: This figure represents the number of micro, small, medium and large-sized companies operating in each market. The figure includes companies working in all three biotechnology sectors: Health (Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics and Diagnostics and R&D Services); Food and Agriculture; and Industrial and Environmental.
iii. % of Biotechnology Companies by Sector: This chart depicts the percentage of biotechnology companies in each market broken down by sector (Health, Food and Agriculture, and Industrial and Environmental). For more information, click here.