Resultados Encuesta USA

30 Abril 2011

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Metodología

Antecedentes:

La encuesta fue realizada a través de una plataforma electrónica de entrevistas auto administradas, entre los días 10 y 25 de Abril.

La convocatoria fue realizada por Asembio a través de diversas modalidades:

Envío de mails a partner extranjeros de socios Asembio. Gestión con Burrill & Co: envío de mail a su base de datos.

Durante las dos semanas que se realizó el estudio, se realizaron 50 encuestas, de las cuales sólo 42 serán analizadas por tener un nivel aceptable de respuestas (haber contestado más de la mitad de las preguntas).

La encuesta contó con 3 secciones y un total de 19 preguntas, registrándose 60 variables:

CARACTERIZACIÓN INDUSTRIA BIOTECH INTERNACIONAL MARCA BIOTECH CHILE E IMAGEN PAÍS

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Resultados Encuesta

About Respondents

In what type of organization do you work in?

Other17%

Government institution

10%

Venture capital firm14%

Biotech company26%

University research center

33%

•Consultancy

•High-tech private company

•Independent financial/

business development

•Medical device company

•R&D Engineering Firm

•Security Materials company

•Startup

In what city are you located?

Others cities CA, USA36%

Others states, USA17%

San Francisco, CA, USA40%

Others countries7%

Please indicate your role within your organization

Researcher/ Scientist

43%

President/ Board member

7%

Partner/ investor12%

CEO14%

Head of Research5%

Other19%

• Associate

• Chief Technology Officer

• Commercial Director

• Engineer

• Entrepreneur / CEO /

Inventor

• Founder and Chief

Scientific Officer

• Supervisor

In which area(s) is your company/organization primarily working on or investing in?

(max. three options)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Other

Food /AgriculturalBiotechnology (Animals)

Biodiversity (natural activeprinciples - enzymes)

Food /AgriculturalBiotechnology (Plants)

Bioremediation(Environmental issues)

Industrial Biotechnology(excluding Biorenewables)

Biorenewables (Bio fuel)

Personalized Medicine

Biomedicine (Healthcare)

• Computer Software• Contamination reduction• Genome Management Software• Instruments and Miniaturization• Security, nano materials• Space technology & science• University research

Internacional Biotech Industry

In your opinion, which are the three main biotech clusters worldwide?

(max. three options)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

New Zealand

Australia

Canada

Israel

Asia

China

BioValley (Europe)

Germany

Switzerland

Southern California (San Diego)

Massachusetts (Boston)

Northern California (Silicon Valley)

In your opinion, which is the main Biotech application area in terms of investment

allocation worldwide?

Biomedicine (Healthcare)

76%

Food / Agricultural

Biotechnology10%

Biorenewables7%

Industrial Biotechnology

(excluding Biorenewables)

7%

Which media sources do you use to stay informed about Biotech worldwide?

Fuente N° %Nature: Publishing Group / Biotech / Methods 6 14,3%

Fierce Biotech 5 11,9%Science 5 11,9%Internet 4 9,5%Bio.org 3 7,1%Biospace.com 3 7,1%The Burrill Weekly Brief 3 7,1%Bioworld today 2 4,8%Blood Science 2 4,8%On line journals and new articles 2 4,8%BioPharma 2 4,8%Others with 1% 31 73,8%

BioCenturyBiotechniquesBiotechnology TodayBlogs and articles published onlineChinaDailyDaily Advantage (pharmalive.com),European publicationsFiercepharma.comFirstWordGoverment informationhttp://www.genomicslawreport.com/ http://www.germanbiotech.com/de/db/overview.phphttp://www.plos.orginternet groups, investor networks, academic/ industry collaborationsJournal ArticlesLife Science Venturemany Internet sitesnews clipping by factiva.comNewsletters / Journals / General newsNoneNY Times / Bloomberg / C&E NewsOnline webpagesPatent literatureScientific journalsScientific podcastsScientific publicationsStanford Business School groupTwitter @dnatimesVenture Capital Alert (Dow Jones)Venture Wire Bioworld BiocenturyBiotechnology and Genetic EngineeringPharmaceutical Executive

Do you know or use any of the following media sources?

(choose more than one if necessary)

Other

Do you perform any of the following activities related to the Biotech industry?

(choose more than one if necessary)

Do you know any emerging countries that are implementing systematic efforts to

position themselves in the international Biotech scene? (name three if possible)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

DubaiHungaryMalaysia

MexicoIndonesia

NetherandsNew Zealand

Puerto RicoRussia

DenmarkIrelandTaiwan

United Arab EmiratesIsrael

CanadaMalaysia

ChileIndia

SingaporeBrazilChina

Do you know any emerging countries that are implementing systematic efforts to position

themselves in the international Biotech scene? In what specific area (s)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Bio AgroBiologics

biomanufacturing, otherbio-metallurgy

BioscienceClinical Trials

CroDelegations, Congresses

Exchange ProgramsFull Genome Analysis

GenericsHealth IT

medical product mfgPersonalized Medicine

PharmaceuticalsSending Students Abroad

TechnologyBiorenewables

HealthcareSynthetic Biology

BiofuelsAll in biotech

BiopharmBio MedBiotech

Select the most important issue for a Biotech investor/company who’s looking to do

business internationally (in a selected country)

0,0%

7,7%

10,3%

12,8%

12,8%

15,4%

15,4%

25,6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Biodiversity of natural resources

A consolidated Venture Capital industry

Existence of labs with cutting edge technology

State of connection of local companies to International networks

Stable macroeconomic conditions

Low cost environment for R&D

Availability of local biotech companies with disruptive products/services

Quality of local researchers (patenting and ISI index for paper publications)

BioTech Chile Brand & Country Image

Do you know Chile? (Heard of/ visited)

What’s your first impression when you hear about Chile? Word Cloud

What’s your first impression when you hear about Chile? Answers

• A pleasant place to visit or vacation• A serious Stable-Country• Awesome• Beautiful but with a troubled past I want to go to Santiago• Beautiful-Country• Educated population doing well eonomically compared to other SouthAmerica countries

• Emerging Economy with great potential• Emerging LatinAmerica Economy• Football Agriculture Mining• Generally positive sophisticated for its size location• Good Science although not funded on the same level as in US/UK/EU A wide range of Agricultural products

• Great Avocados• Great-Country functioning Economy bureaucratic and RiskAverse• Haven't been there but have friends from there I would love to visit• I'm told it's a lot LikeCalifornia• LatinAmerica• Long-Country producing lots of Copper• Long-skinny-Country in SouthAmerica My awesome Chilean colleagues

• More developed than anticipated• Most European of SouthAmerica countries• Most westernized Economy in SouthAmerica• Pinochet• Positive• Rapidly-industrializing-Country with a hard-working ethics and law-abiding society

• Rugged-mountain-Country mostly Rural in Nature• Serious-Country with good-institutions• Small Stable-Country in SouthAmerica• SouthAmerica• Stable-Country Many natural ressources Good education• Stable-Economy• Stable-Economy efficient competitive Diverse climates• StartupChile and Earthquakes• Strong-Economy Stable-political environment good natural resources• Sympathy and Emerging country in SouthAmerica• The Country is more developed than I had initially thought• Upcoming Wine industry• Positive• SouthAmerica

What type of Chilean products or services do you know/heard of? Word Cloud

Out of the following Chilean products and services, which ones do you know/heard of?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Engineering services

Technology

Biotechnology

Copper

Fruit

Food products

Sea food

Tourism

Wine

SI NO

According to your knowledge of Chile, is there a local Biotech industry in the country?

No, 13,2%

Don't know, 36,8%Yes, 50,0%

Yes, 33,3%

Don't know, 13,2% No, 50,0%

Do you know Researchers/Scientists in the Chilean Biotech industry?  

What is your perception? 100% Positive

Do you know Researchers/Scientists in the Chilean Biotech industry?  

WHO?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Adrian PalaciosDaniel AlmonacidEduardo Abeliuk

Francisco MeloLeandro Vetcher

Luis BurzioMatias Gutierrez

Michael SeegerSebastian Bernales

Staff in BioSigma and IM2.Juan Asenjo

Barbara A. AndrewMax Rutman

Pablo Valenzuela

(.Ar)

Do you know any emerging countries that are implementing systematic efforts to position

themselves in the international Biotech scene? In what specific area(s)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Bio AgroBiologics

biomanufacturing, otherbio-metallurgy

BioscienceClinical Trials

CroDelegations, Congresses

Exchange ProgramsFull Genome Analysis

GenericsHealth IT

medical product mfgPersonalized Medicine

PharmaceuticalsSending Students Abroad

TechnologyBiorenewables

HealthcareSynthetic Biology

BiofuelsAll in biotech

BiopharmBio MedBiotech

Do you know …. in the Chilean Biotech industry? 

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Research Center

Biotech companies/entrepreneurs

Venture capital firms

Yes Don't know No

Do you know Research Centers in the Chilean Biotech industry? 

Yes; 15,8%

Don't know; 10,5%

No; 73,7%

What is your perception? 100% Positive

Do you know Research centers in the Chilean Biotech industry? 

WHO?

Research centers in the Chilean Biotech industry N°

Fundación Ciencias para la Vida 4

BioSigma 1

CNV 1

Fundación Chile 1

Do you know Biotech companies/entrepreneurs in the Chilean Biotech industry?

Yes; 28,9%

Don't know; 10,5%

No; 60,5%

What is your perception? 100% Positive

Do you know Biotech companies/entrepreneurs in the Chilean Biotech industry?

WHO?

Biotech companies/entrepreneurs in the Chilean Biotech industry

N°

Phytotox 3Pablo Valenzuela 2BioSigma 2Zachary Apte of EvolveMol just won a grant from startup Chile 1

Recalcine, 1

Bal 1

Max Rutman 1

Inger 1

Cristián Moreno – SFOFA Francisco Plant - INACAP Univ. 1

Taag Genetics 1

Medivation, 1

Andes Biotechnologies. 1

Bicien 1

BMRC

Green Pacific, 1

Cosmetofoods, 1

Altalena 1

Oncobiomed 1

Glycovar 1

Do you know Venture capital firms in the Chilean Biotech industry?

Yes; 34,2%

Don't know; 7,9%

No; 57,9%

What is your perception? 100% Positive

 Do you know Venture capital firms in the Chilean Biotech industry?

WHO?

Biotech companies/entrepreneurs in the Chilean Biotech industry N°

Aurus (BIOS; Alex S.; Gestión de inversiones) 7

Austral Capital (Felipe C.) 7

Burrill & Co 2

Equitas Capital 1

Regarding attributes, which of the following can you identify within the Chilean

Biotech industry?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Local companies with portfolios of disruptive products/services

Cutting edge technology in local labs

Consolidated Venture Capital industry/community

Local companies/researchers connected to international networks

Good quality of researchers/scientists

Low cost environment for R&D

Stable macroeconomic conditions

Biodiversity of natural resources

Yes No Don´t know

If you were considering an international Biotech investment in an emerging country,

would you invest in Chile?

 If you were considering an international Biotech investment in an emerging country, would

you invest in Chile?

IF YES, WHY?

Reasons N°Stable Country

Good economic conditions, minimal political risk factors, generous Foreign Investment Policies

1

Stable macro conditions; rule of law and strong private enterprise. 1

Chile is awesome and has a stable financial system 1

Chilean Science

Good quality of local resources, low cost of R&D 1

Good quality of science at low cost. 1Quality of institutions, researchers 1

Others answersCos' I've learnt from some chilean colleages that chilean goverment is supporting biotech industry

1

Eduardo Abeliuk and I are starting a company and would like to use Chilean resources.

1

For all the above reasons! 1

Potential is there Lack of money and scope is the major problem, which could be corrected

1