Key biotechnology indicators

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


Permanent URL of this page: www.oecd.org/sti/biotechnology/indicators

 

Indicators (last updated in December 2011)

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1. Biotechnology firms

KBI 1 Number of biotechnology firms, 2010 or latest available year

KBI 2 Percentage of small biotechnology firms (fewer than 50 employees), 2010 or latest available year


2. Biotechnology R&D

KBI 3 Total biotechnology R&D expenditures in the business sector, 2010 or latest available year

KBI 4 Biotechnology R&D intensity, 2010 or latest available year

KBI 5 Percentage of biotechnology R&D performed in the services sector by dedicated biotechnology R&D firms, 2010 or latest available year

KBI 6 Percentage of biotechnology R&D performed by small biotechnology R&D firms (fewer than 50 employees), 2010 or latest available year

 

3. Public-sector biotechnology R&D

KBI 7 Biotechnology R&D expenditures by the public sector, millions of USD PPP, 2009 or latest available year

KBI 8 Biotechnology R&D expenditures by the public sector as a percentage of public sector R&D, 2009 or latest available year

 

4. Biotechnology applications

KBI 9 Percentage of dedicated biotechnology firms by application, latest available year

KBI 10 Percentage of biotechnology R&D investments by application, latest available year

 

5. Biotechnology patents

KBI 11 Share of countries in biotechnology patents filed under PCT, 2007-09

KBI 12 Revealed technological advantage in biotechnology, 1997-99 and 2007-09

 

Biotechnology statistics: Methodology (December 2011) (xls)

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