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Biotechnology scientific activities in federal government departments and agencies, 2006/2007

1. Science and technology (S&T) spending on biotechnology was up 1.8% in 2006/2007 to $880 million, accounting for 9% of total federal S&T expenditures of $9.7 billion (Table 3).
2. Federal S&T data on biotech comprise spending on research and development and related scientific activities for both in-house performers and those outside government, such as business enterprises and higher education sectors. Data also cover spending on full-time equivalent personnel associated with S&T activities.
3. At $602 million, the majority (68%) of federal S&T spending on biotechnology was allocated outside government with the lion's share, or $481 million, going to the higher education sector. The remaining $278 million (32%) was allocated to in-house S&T activities in biotechnology (Table 1-2).
4. The vast majority (95%) of federal S&T biotech spending, about $833 million, was dedicated to research and development (Table 1-1).
5. A total of 1,929 full-time equivalent personnel were dedicated to federal in-house biotechnology S&T activities in 2006/2007, up 3.3% over the previous year (Table 5-1).
6. Of this total, eight out of every 10 full-time equivalents were dedicated to research and development activities (Table 5-1).