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- 18,000
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employees
In 2017, approx. 18,000 people were employed in the Austrian pharmaceutical industry.
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- 12.8%
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pharmaceutical quota
The percentage of expenditure on pharmaceuticals in the overall expenditure in the health sector was 12.8% in 2016.
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- 127
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companies
There were 127 companies operating in the Austrian biotechnology sector in 2017.
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- 312.6
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million euros in turnover
Biotechnology companies generated a turnover of approx. EUR 312.6 million in 2017.
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| Pharmaceutical industry in Austria - key data 2017 | |
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| Staff | approx. 18,000 |
| Companies (manufacturers and importers) | 220 |
| Production in million Euro | 2,712 |
| Imports in million Euro | 8,974 |
| Exports in million Euro | 9,940 |
| The ten largest companies of the life science and pharma sector in Austria by net revenue in Mio. Euro (2018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sandoz GmbH | 1,687.00 |
| 2. | Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG | 1,296.70 |
| 3. | Herba Chemosan Apotheker-AG | 1,296.30 |
| 4. | Baxter AG | 580.00 |
| 5. | Phoenix Arzneiwarengroßhandlung GmbH | 442.10 |
| 6. | Jacoby Holding GmbH | 418.00 |
| 7. | Alphamed Arzneimittel GmbH & Co KG | 310.72 |
| 8. | Baxalta Innovations GmbH (vormals: Baxter Innovations GmbH) | 270.00 |
| 9. | Novartis Pharma GmbH | 236.97 |
| 10. | Octapharma Pharmazeutika ProduktionsGmbH | 232.40 |
| Biotechnology industry in Austria – key data 2017 | |
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| Staff | approx. 1,830 |
| Companies | approx. 127 |
| Production in million Euro | approx. 312.6 |
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Last update : 2020-11-11