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Biotechnology spending by the federal government

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The Daily


Friday, May 11, 2007
2005/2006

The federal government spent $861 million on biotechnology scientific activities in fiscal year 2005/2006, the higher education sector received $469 million or 54%.

This federal spending was up 7.1% from $804 million in the previous year. Spending on biotechnology represented 9% of all federal spending on science and technology.

The majority (96%) of federal biotechnology spending was concentrated on research and development.

The federal government departments and agencies performed almost one-third (32%) of the biotechnology science and technology activities, the rest was performed outside the federal government. The higher education sector received $469 million or over half (54%) of the total.

There were 1,854 full-time equivalent personnel dedicated to biotechnology science and technology activities in the federal government in 2005/2006, up 3.5% from 1,792 a year earlier.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 4212.

The article "Biotechnology Scientific Activities in Federal Government Departments and Agencies, 2005/2006," Vol. 31, no. 3 (88-001-XWE, free) is now available online in the service bulletin Science Statistics from the Publications module of our website.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods of data quality of this release, contact Lloyd Lizotte (613-951-2188; lloyd.lizotte@statcan.gc.ca), Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division.