The second most prominent technological category is C12Q, accounting for around 12.9% of all biotech patents.
The second most prominent technological category is C12Q, accounting for around 12.9% of all biotech patents. C12Q refers to "Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms (immunoassay); compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes".