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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On the higher floors, the views go on and on, with glimpses of the Charles River and the golden dome of the State House against a backdrop of Boston’s newest crop of biotech skyscrapers gleaming in the sunshine.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Local biotech strikes collab deal worth up to $1.64B
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie and local biotech Neomorph recently inked a collaboration deal worth up to $1.64 billion in milestone payments.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Trump’s cost-cutting efforts, is expected to announce his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday afternoon in Cincinnati, his hometown.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
As with any biotech, the business can be high-risk, with a prior business model that just a few years ago was burning through cash and forced the management to do layoffs.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Local biotech strikes collab deal worth up to $1.64B
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie and local biotech Neomorph recently inked a collaboration deal worth up to $1.64 billion in milestone payments.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Trump’s cost-cutting efforts, is expected to announce his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday afternoon in Cincinnati, his hometown.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
As with any biotech, the business can be high-risk, with a prior business model that just a few years ago was burning through cash and forced the management to do layoffs.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Biotech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotech. Accessed 9 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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