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Number Crunch: Feb 1, 2001

Feb 01, 2001
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Recent data from Paolo P. Saviotti, Marie Angele de Looze, Sylvie Michelland, and David Catherine show the growth and spread of bioinformatics firms.

Tech Fields Using Bioinformatics

PHARMACEUTICALS 21%

GENOMICS 12%

AGRICULTURE 11%

BIOLOGICALS 7%

DIAGNOSTICS 6%

CHEMICALS 5%

ENVIRONMENTAL 2%

Other 34%

Bioinformatics Startups, 1961 - 1998

Year /Specialized Firms /Non specialized firms /Total Creation firms

1961 0 1 1
1967 0 1 1
1971 1 0 1
1978 1 0 1
1979 0 1 1
1981 1 1 2
1982 1 1 2
1983 1 0 1
1984 2 1 3
1985 1 0 1
1986 0 2 2
1988 0 1 1
1989 2 4 6
1990 2 2 4
1991 2 1 3
1992 2 6 8
1993 9 5 14
1994 3 5 8
1995 7 1 8
1996 6 3 9
1997 14 11 25
1998 17 6 23

Where Are the Bioinformatics Companies?

Belgium 2%
Canada 3%
Germany 16%
France 5%
Netherlands 1%
Sweden 1%
UK 7%
US 62%
Israel 1%

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