biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 

plural biotechs

1

: biotechnology sense 1

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.

—Arlene Weintraub

Examples of biotech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their manufacture has improved substantially but Jacob Glanville, CEO of the biotech company Centivax, wondered about a different approach. —Ari Daniel, NPR, 2 May 2025

Both biotech and health sciences fit these parameters. —Jon Stojan, USA Today, 1 May 2025

Regeneron — The biotech stock dropped 7.5% after first-quarter results missed estimates on the top and bottom lines. —Brian Evans, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025

These included everything from an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into racial harassment at a Tesla facility to a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into allegedly misleading statements about product risks from the biotech outfit Neuralink. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biotech

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck

Medical Definition

biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 

1

: biotechnology sense 1

2

: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)