biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek How to pronounce biotech (audio)
plural biotechs
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: 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.Arlene Weintraub

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Even the biggest players, like Google and Nvidia, are betting on AI’s future, particularly in biotech. Eric Waller, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Quite frankly, growth is what drives value in these companies more than in technology, more than in biotech. Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024 Federal investigators alleged that on Aug. 28, 2003, San Diego, then 25, planted two bombs at the offices of Chiron Inc., a biotech firm in Emeryville. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Ramaswamy, 39, a biotech entrepreneur and the son of Indian immigrants, ran in the 2024 Republican primary but quickly became a strong ally of Trump's. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biotech 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of biotech was in 1967

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“Biotech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotech. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

biotech

noun
bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek How to pronounce biotech (audio)
1
2
: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)

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