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- 18,000
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employees
In 2021, approx. 18,000 people were employed in the Austrian pharmaceutical industry.
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- 12.9
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pharmaceutical quota
The percentage of expenditure on pharmaceuticals in the overall expenditure in the health sector was 12.9% in 2020.
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- 151
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companies
There were 151 companies operating in the Austrian biotechnology sector in 2020.
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- 416.1
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million euros in turnover
Biotechnology companies generated a turnover of approx. EUR 416.1 million in 2020.
Facts and Figures - Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
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| Pharmaceutical industry in Austria - key data 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Staff | approx. 18,000 |
| Companies (manufacturers and importers) | 120 |
| Production in million Euro | 1,387 |
| Imports in million Euro | 9,561 |
| Exports in million Euro | 11,941 |
| The ten largest companies of the life science and pharma sector in Austria by net revenue in Mio. Euro (2021) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Novartis Austria | 2,301.00 |
| 2. | Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG | 1,752.70 |
| 3. | Herba Chemosan Apotheker-AG | 1,634.10 |
| 4. | Takeda Manufacturing Austria AG (vormals: Baxter AG) | 660.00 |
| 5. | Chemo AG | 520.00 |
| 6. | Phoenix Arzneiwarengroßhandlung GmbH | 449.18 |
| 7. | Jacoby Holding GmbH | 447.00 |
| 8. | Pfizer Corporation Austria GmbH | 376.00 |
| 9. | Alphamed Arzneimittel GmbH & Co KG | 343.99 |
| 10. | Octapharma Pharmazeutika ProduktionsGmbH | 266.90 |
| Biotechnology industry in Austria – key data 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Staff | approx. 2,300 |
| Companies | approx. 151 |
| Production in million Euro | approx. 416.1 |
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Last update : 09. May 2023