This statistic displays the number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment. The biopharmaceutical sector researches and produces pharmaceutical medications which are extracted or semi-synthesized from a biological source. These can include vaccines, antibodies, blood and tissue products and therapeutic proteins. In 2017, there were 552 companies involved in small molecules which is the leading segment in the biopharmaceutical sector. This was followed by advanced therapy medicinal products at 97 companies. The segment with the fewest companies was blood and tissue at 13.
Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England. (May 16, 2018). Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, und Public Health England. "Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Public Health England. (2018). Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Public Health England. "Number of Companies in The Biopharmaceutical Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017, by Segment." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Public Health England, Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by segment [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & Public Health England, May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472453/biopharmaceutical-sector-companies-united-kingdom-uk/