Socioeconomic indicators for the Life Sciences sectors

The dashboard on socioeconomic indicators of the Life Sciences sectors is a tool prepared by the Joint Research Centre to support the publication of the EU Life Sciences Strategy. This interactive tool provides an overview of the socioeconomic context, sectoral structure and trends of Life Sciences sectors in the EU, understood as the activities that rely on the knowledge, application and innovation in life sciences fields. This covers activities such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and agrifood technologies, among others. In this dashboard, three key areas have been identified where life sciences have both significant relevance and potential:

1. Primary production, food and bio-based manufacturing (i.e. bio-based textiles wood products and furniture, paper and printing products, bio-based chemicals (including biofuels), plastics and rubber, generation of bio-based electricity, and bio-based construction.)

2. Human healthcare technologies and services, including the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, medical and dental tools, as well as human healthcare services

3. Horizontal and knowledge-based activities, which comprises activities driven by life sciences knowledge and know-how (i.e. Scientific R&D in biotechnology and other natural sciences; veterinary and other technical activities, education).