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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It’s already being used by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern University, Austin Community College, and biotech company Moderna.
—Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Your health and your money Several big name pharma and biotech companies report on Wednesday.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
That technology was developed by American biotech startups—and has applications well beyond the pandemic.
—Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The potential uses of extremophile microbes in biotech extend beyond carbon capture, according to Tierney.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Your health and your money Several big name pharma and biotech companies report on Wednesday.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
That technology was developed by American biotech startups—and has applications well beyond the pandemic.
—Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The potential uses of extremophile microbes in biotech extend beyond carbon capture, according to Tierney.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Biotech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotech. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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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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