Biotechnology Use and Development - 1999 - ARCHIVED

This paper provides estimates for firms actively involved in the development of new products and processes using biotechnologies. The survey examines the use of biotechnology and the development of biotechnologies in Canada's industrial sector for the 1999 fiscal year. The Biotechnology Use and Development Survey - 1999 was conducted as part of a project to develop biotechnology statistics and was funded under the Canadian Biotechnology Strategy. Several departments and agencies provided important inputs at various stages of the survey. They are Industry Canada, the Canadian Biotechnology Secretariat, Agriculture Canada, the National Research Council, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Natural Resources Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Health Canada, and Environment Canada.