Persons employed in biotechnology enterprises

Employment in research and development (R & D) in biotechnology- Employees spending at least 10% of their working time are counted as R&D employees. Full-time equivalents - FTE- conversion units used to determine actual employment in R&D. One full-time equivalent (FTE) means one person-year devoted exclusively to R&D activities. Employment in R&D in full-time equivalents is calculated on the basis of the ratio of working time devoted to R&D by particular employees within a reporting year to full working time on a particulate position in a given institution.