biotech
noun
bio·tech
ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 
plural biotechs
2
: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)
At present, there is no common technology platform for obtaining or sharing genomics information, so biotechs are scrambling to develop their own systems for sifting through the data.—
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Sweden’s Byredo, biotech company MycoWorks and U.K.-based Alighieri are some of the industry names that will be showing their design objects at the second edition of Matter and Shape, scheduled to run from March 7 to 10 in the Tuileries Gardens.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The Trump Administration policies of spending freezes and grant cuts have thrown the biotech industry into disarray.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Many larger disease foundations have launched venture philanthropy programs that invest in biotech companies and projects, getting royalties and other financial considerations if their gifts help fund new treatments.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
When the market lacked all discipline, the brokers flooded us with biotech.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The Trump Administration policies of spending freezes and grant cuts have thrown the biotech industry into disarray.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Many larger disease foundations have launched venture philanthropy programs that invest in biotech companies and projects, getting royalties and other financial considerations if their gifts help fund new treatments.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
When the market lacked all discipline, the brokers flooded us with biotech.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Biotech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotech. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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biotech
noun
bio·tech
ˈbī-ō-ˌtek
2
: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)
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