OECD Key Biotech Indicators

The biotechnology indicators below are produced by the OECD’s Directorate for Science Technology and Industry (DSTI).


OECD Key Biotech Indicators friendly URL: www.oecd.org/sti/biotechnology/indicators

 

Indicators (last updated in 2009)

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1. Biotechnology Firms

Number of biotechnology firms, 2006
Percentage of biotechnology firms with fewer than 50 employees, 2006


2. Biotechnology R&D

Total biotechnology R&D expenditures in the business sector, 2006
Biotechnology R&D intensity, 2006
Percentage of biotechnology R&D performed in the services sector by dedicated biotechnology R&D firms, 2006
Percentage of biotechnology R&D performed by small biotechnology R&D firms, 2006

 

3. Public-sector biotechnology R&D

Biotechnology R&D expenditures by the public sector, millions of USD PPP, 2006
Public biotechnology R&D expenditures, 2006

 

4. Biotechnology applications

Percentage of dedicated biotechnology firms by application, 2006
Percentage of biotechnology R&D investments by application, 2006

 

5. Biotechnology patents

Share of countries in biotechnology patents filed under PCT, 2006
Revealed technological advantage in biotechnology, 1996-98 and 2004-06

 

Biotechnology statistics: methodology 2009 (PDF)

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