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Key figures on established biotech centers worldwide 2012-2016

Key figures on established biotechnology centers worldwide from 2012 to 2016

The data illustrates key figures on established biotechnology centers worldwide from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, global biotech revenues of publicly traded biotechnology companies from the U.S. and Europe amounted to some 140 billion USD.

Revenues (in billion US$) 89.7 99 123.1 130.3 139.4
R&D expenses (in billion US$) 25.4 29.4 35.4 40.6 45.7
Net income (in billion US$) 5.1 4.5 14.9 16.3 7.9
Number of employees 165400 168010 183610 178690 203210
Number of public companies 602 619 714 680 708