This statistic shows the research and development spending of biotechnology companies based in selected countries for 2017 (or latest year available - 2015, 2016). As of that year, biotechnology companies in Germany spent over 1.43 billion U.S. dollars annually in research and development.
Biotech research and development expenditure in selected countries as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*
* Biotechnology R&D expenditures in the business sector, 2017 or latest available year (2015, 2016).
For Canada, this includes medical biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology and agricultural biotechnology.
For the Russian Federation, a proxy indicator is used: R&D expenditure in Life Sciences (before 2011 - Living Systems), which include bioengineering, biocatalysis, biosynthesis and biosensor technologies, biomedical and veterinary technologies, genomics and pharmaco-genetics, living cell technologies.
For Sweden, firms with 10 or more employees only.
For the United States, firms with 5 or more employees only.
For Latvia, this includes medical biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology and agricultural biotechnology.
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OECD. (October 31, 2018). Biotech research and development expenditure in selected countries as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379945/country-biotechnology-company-rd-spending/
OECD. "Biotech research and development expenditure in selected countries as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. October 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379945/country-biotechnology-company-rd-spending/
OECD. (2018). Biotech research and development expenditure in selected countries as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379945/country-biotechnology-company-rd-spending/
OECD. "Biotech Research and Development Expenditure in Selected Countries as of 2017 (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379945/country-biotechnology-company-rd-spending/
OECD, Biotech research and development expenditure in selected countries as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379945/country-biotechnology-company-rd-spending/ (last visited July 13, 2020)
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