biopharmaceutical
noun
bio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl 
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
biopharmaceutical
adjective
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Xi also called for deepening bilateral collaboration in aerospace, nuclear energy, digital economy, biopharmaceutical and artificial intelligence sectors.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Crystalys is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that recently announced a $205 million Series A financing.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Why are the world’s leading biopharmaceutical innovators making their own Brexit?
—Michael Jäger, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Last week, the State Department announced a joint commitment with the Global Fund to purchase the drug lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection that only has to be taken twice a year, from the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Crystalys is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that recently announced a $205 million Series A financing.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Why are the world’s leading biopharmaceutical innovators making their own Brexit?
—Michael Jäger, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Last week, the State Department announced a joint commitment with the Global Fund to purchase the drug lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection that only has to be taken twice a year, from the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Biopharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biopharmaceutical. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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biopharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
bio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
: of or relating to biopharmaceutics or biopharmaceuticals
a biopharmaceutical company
biopharmaceutical drugs
biopharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
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