The 2009 edition brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation, collected by OECD member and non-member countries. The report builds on the extensive work of the OECD and national experts to improve the comparability of biotechnology statistics.



The results should provide a valuable source of information on biotechnology for policy makers, academics and business managers.

Table of Content
1. Methodology
2. Biotechnology firms
3. Biotechnology R&D
4. Biotechnology employment
5. Biotechnology sales
6. Biotechnology applications
7. Biotechnology patents
8. Biotechnology in agriculture
9. Biotechnology in health
10. Industrial biotechnology
11. Biotechnology alliances
12. Biotechnology venture capital