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| Biotechnology key indicators | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ||||||
| Innovative biotechnology companies | Employees with biotechnology-related activities | Biotechnology revenues | Biotechnology R&D expenditures | |||
| number | $ millions | $ millions | ||||
| Canada | 532 | 13,433 | 4,191 | 1,703 | ||
| Province | ||||||
| Atlantic | 25 | 132 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Quebec | 181 | 4,555 | 449 | 559 | ||
| Ontario | 144 | 5,203 | 2,769 | 649 | ||
| Manitoba | 19 | 491 | 164 | 84 | ||
| Saskatchewan | 18 | 167 | 53E | 14 | ||
| Alberta | 51 | 944 | 137 | 102 | ||
| British Columbia | 93 | 1,942 | 586 | 285 | ||
| Sector | ||||||
| Human health | 303 | 10,791 | 2,955 | 1,486 | ||
| Agriculture and food processing | 130 | 1,566 | 1,075 | 157 | ||
| Environment | 54 | 654 | 121 | 34 | ||
| Other | 45 | 422 | 41 | 27 | ||
| Size | ||||||
| Small (0 to 49 employees) | 399 | 4,466 | 402 | 576 | ||
| Medium (50 to 149 employees) | 83 | 3,613 | 961 | 492 | ||
| Large (150 employees and over) | 51 | 5,354 | 2,829 | 635 | ||
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