Biotechnology market exploration trip to Madrid

From 18 to 22 February 2013, AHK Spain will be organising a market exploration trip in the field of biotechnology on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The programme will take place over three days during this period.

The Spanish biotechnology market is one of the most innovative markets in Europe. The sector's share of GDP is estimated at 1.8 per cent by the Spanish Ministry of Research and Development. The share of public funds in GDP that flows into the biotechnology sector is also comparatively high in Spain. The country is in second place within the OECD.

In 2010, the total number of companies in the biotechnology sector was 617. 69 companies were founded in the biotechnology sector in 2011 alone. The regions of Catalonia and Madrid have been pioneers in the sector for years, but other parts of the country, such as the Andalusia region, have also been gaining in importance for some time.

The most important sector within biotechnology in Spain is medicine (50 per cent), followed by nutrition (37 per cent), veterinary medicine and aquaculture (22 per cent), forestry and agriculture (22 per cent), environment (22 per cent) and industry (15 per cent).

Market opportunities for German companies arise primarily in the areas of research, development and innovation in all sectors of biotechnology. Biotechnological applications in the areas of "health" and "agriculture and nutrition" in particular offer opportunities for companies along the entire production chain, such as medical technology, mechanical engineering, the pharmaceutical and food industries, trading companies and the respective supplier industries.

With this in mind, the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain is organising a market exploration trip for SMEs in Madrid during the week of 18 - 22 February 2013* in order to support business opportunities with Spanish companies on site. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).

The aim of the market exploration trip is to provide German SMEs from the industrial (white) and medical (red) biotechnology sectors that are planning to develop or expand their activities on the Spanish market with a decision-making basis for future business activities in Spain and to establish important initial contacts.

Further information on the market exploration trip to Spain

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