Which industries are likely to be affected?

The industries most likely to be affected by future developments in biotechnology are:

• pharmaceuticals,
• medical devices,
• agriculture, including by genetically modified food crops and of plants to produce paramedical, plastics, and energy related products,
• food processing,
• health care, and
• computing and other markets using new nano-biotechnology materials.

In 2005, the global biotechnology marketplace was an estimated $126.3 billion and is forecast to reach $226.1 billion by 2010.