# Scotland industrial biotechnology plan targets £2bn turnover by 2030 > Scottish Enterprise said on 8 October that a refreshed National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology aims to grow Scotland’s sector turnover to £2 billion by 2030. The plan also targets 220 active companies and more than 5,500 jobs. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: United Kingdom - Published: 2026-10-10T17:23:44+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T06:27:49+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030.md) Prepared by IBioIC on behalf of Scottish Enterprise, the plan focuses on commercialising innovation, scaling production, domestic supply chains and skills. Industrial biotechnology uses renewable biological resources and waste materials to produce chemicals, materials and energy. The agency said sector turnover exceeded £1.6 billion in 2023 and the number of active companies had risen from 43 to more than 175 since the first plan was published in 2013. Those historical figures refer to different periods from the plan’s 2030 targets. ## Data ### Scottish industrial biotechnology plan targets — companies 2030 targets in the refreshed national plan. Methodology: Plan targets are not achieved results. The 2023 sector figures are separate historical indicators. | Indicator label (Turkish) | Indicator label (English) | Indicator label (Arabic) | Indicator label (French) | Indicator label (Spanish) | Indicator label (German) | Indicator label (Portuguese) | Value | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Aktif endüstriyel biyoteknoloji şirketleri | Active industrial biotechnology companies | شركات التكنولوجيا الحيوية الصناعية النشطة | Entreprises actives de biotechnologie industrielle | Empresas activas de biotecnología industrial | Aktive Unternehmen der industriellen Biotechnologie | Empresas ativas de biotecnologia industrial | 220 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-companies?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-companies?lang=en&format=csv) ### Scottish industrial biotechnology plan targets — GBP billions 2030 targets in the refreshed national plan. Methodology: Plan targets are not achieved results. The 2023 sector figures are separate historical indicators. | Indicator label (Turkish) | Indicator label (English) | Indicator label (Arabic) | Indicator label (French) | Indicator label (Spanish) | Indicator label (German) | Indicator label (Portuguese) | Value | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sektör cirosu | Sector turnover | إيرادات القطاع | Chiffre d’affaires du secteur | Facturación del sector | Branchenumsatz | Volume de negócios do setor | 2 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-billion-gbp?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-billion-gbp?lang=en&format=csv) ### Scottish industrial biotechnology plan targets — people 2030 targets in the refreshed national plan. Methodology: Plan targets are not achieved results. The 2023 sector figures are separate historical indicators. | Indicator label (Turkish) | Indicator label (English) | Indicator label (Arabic) | Indicator label (French) | Indicator label (Spanish) | Indicator label (German) | Indicator label (Portuguese) | Value | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 5.500’den fazla iş | More than 5,500 jobs | أكثر من 5,500 وظيفة | Plus de 5 500 emplois | Más de 5.500 empleos | Mehr als 5.500 Arbeitsplätze | Mais de 5.500 empregos | 5500 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-people?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-people?lang=en&format=csv) ### Scottish industrial biotechnology plan targets — GBP millions 2030 targets in the refreshed national plan. Methodology: Plan targets are not achieved results. The 2023 sector figures are separate historical indicators. | Indicator label (Turkish) | Indicator label (English) | Indicator label (Arabic) | Indicator label (French) | Indicator label (Spanish) | Indicator label (German) | Indicator label (Portuguese) | Value | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Brüt katma değer | Gross value added | القيمة المضافة الإجمالية | Valeur ajoutée brute | Valor añadido bruto | Bruttowertschöpfung | Valor acrescentado bruto | 650 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-million-gbp?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-gbp-2-billion-turnover-by-2030/data/scotland-industrial-biotechnology-plan-targets-2030-million-gbp?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Scottish Enterprise]() (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-08) ## Correction history - 2026-10-12T06:27:49+03:00: Wording in the translations of data labels or explanations was corrected. --- Cite the canonical URL above. 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