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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Aerospace and defense is also likely going to benefit as well as biopharmaceuticals.
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Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Tighter regulation could weigh on biopharmaceuticals, banks, capital markets, energy as well as mega cap technology.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
My nominee for a group likely to move up the sector rankings is biopharmaceuticals, particularly the large drug and biotech stocks, including Merck , Pfizer , Bristol Myers , Amgen , and Biogen .
—Karen Firestone, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
For example, according to the Congressional Research Service, the National Institutes of Health spent around $40 billion supporting external research, which did not just fund research that could be leveraged to develop innovative pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Tighter regulation could weigh on biopharmaceuticals, banks, capital markets, energy as well as mega cap technology.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
My nominee for a group likely to move up the sector rankings is biopharmaceuticals, particularly the large drug and biotech stocks, including Merck , Pfizer , Bristol Myers , Amgen , and Biogen .
—Karen Firestone, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
For example, according to the Congressional Research Service, the National Institutes of Health spent around $40 billion supporting external research, which did not just fund research that could be leveraged to develop innovative pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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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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