Biotechnology in Europe - Statistics & Facts

Global biotech drug sales estimate 2012-2023

Estimated total global biotech drugs sales from 2012 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Percentage of global pharmaceutical sales by technology 2014-2028

Distribution of global pharmaceutical sales from 2014 to 2028, by technology

Leading European pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies by market cap 2023

Leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies from Europe based on market capitalization in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)

Leading pharmaceutical & biotech companies in selected EU countries 2018-2020

Number of pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies in the leading 1000 companies in the EU from 2018 to 2020, by country

European Union: share of GDP expenditure on research and development 2000-2021

Share of GDP expenditure on research and development in the EU-27 countries from 2000 to 2021

Public expenditure on biotechnology research & development in Europe 2021

Annual public expenditure on biotechnology research and development in selected European countries in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)

Number of biotechnology R&D enterprises in the UK 2008-2021

Number of enterprises in biotechnology research and experimental development in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021

Distribution of biotech companies in Italy 2021, by field of application

Distribution of biotechnology companies in Italy in 2021, by field of application

Leading European biotechnology companies by venture financing 2022

Leading European biotechnology companies by venture financing in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

Value of top European biotech IPOs in 2022

Leading European biotechnology IPOs in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

Select M&As involving U.S. and European biotech companies 2022

Selected European and U.S. biotechnology mergers and acquisitions by total potential value in 2022 (in million euros)

Value of completed European biopharma company trade sales 2009-2019

Total transaction value of completed European biopharmaceutical company M&A deals from 2009 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Largest European biopharma company trade sales 2019

Leading European private biopharma company trade sales in 2019 (in million USD)

Capital inflow of biotechnology companies in Europe from 2008 to 2020

Distribution of biotechnology companies' capital flow in Europe from 2008 to 2020 (in billion euros)

Alliances in U.S. and Europe biotech companies by focus 2019

Biotech alliances in the U.S. and Europe in 2019, by focus (in billion U.S. dollars)

Companies with the most patent applications in the biotechnology field 2020

Companies with the most patent applications in the field of biotechnology filed at the European Patent Office in 2020

Number of biotechnology patents in Europe 2020

Estimated number of patents in the biotechnology sector in Europe in 2020, by country

Number of biotechnology patents in the EU-27 countries 2005-2020

Number of patents in the biotechnology sector in the EU-27 countries from 2005 to 2020

Number of biotechnology patents in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2020

Number of patents in the biotechnology sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2020

Number of biotechnology R&D enterprises in the UK 2008-2021

Number of enterprises in biotechnology research and experimental development in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021

Revenue value from biotechnology companies in Germany 2008-2021

Annual revenue from dedicated biotechnology companies in Germany from 2008 to 2021 (in billion euros)

Revenue distribution of the biotech sector in Italy 2020, by field of application

Revenue distribution of the biotech sector in Italy in 2020, by field of application

Companies performing biotechnology activities Spain in 2020, by relevance

Number of companies and organizations performing biotechnology activities in Spain in 2020, according to the relevance of the activities

Revenues of Swiss biotech companies 2015-2022

Revenues of Swiss biotech companies from 2015 to 2022 (in million Swiss francs)