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Table 2 Variables and definitions: Annual irm numbers

From: Regional industrial growth and biopharma patent networks: empirical insights from the UK

Variable name

Definition

Ntotal

Annual number of firms: both biopharma and medical technology field

NBPCore

Annual number of firms: Biopharmaceutical Core sector

NMTCore

Annual number of firms: Medical Technology Core sector

NBPSvc

Annual number of firms: Biopharmaceutical Service and Supply Chain sector

NMTSvc

Annual number of firms: Medical Technology Service and Supply Chain sector

Nt1

Annual number of firms: turnover band 0-£49K

Nt2

Annual number of firms: turnover band £50K-£99K

Nt3

Annual number of firms: turnover band £100K-£249K

Nt4

Annual number of firms: turnover band £250K-£499K

Nt5

Annual number of firms: turnover band £500K-£999K

Nt6

Annual number of firms: turnover band £1M-£5M

Nt7

Annual number of firms: turnover band £5M+

Ne1

Annual number of firms: employment band 0-4

Ne2

Annual number of firms: employment band 5-9

Ne3

Annual number of firms: employment band 10-19

Ne4

Annual number of firms: employment band 20-49

Ne5

Annual number of firms: employment band 50-99

Ne6

Annual number of firms: employment band 100-249

Ne7

Annual number of firms: employment band 250+