biotech

noun

bio·tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek

plural biotechs

: biotechnology sense 1

: 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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Local Chinese biotech companies managing to develop similar ground-breaking cancer treatments at a cheaper price were another source of competitive pressure. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024 JPMorgan initiates Upstream Bio as overweight JPMorgan says the biotech company is well positioned. —

Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Still, these extraordinary results have set off a gold rush among biotech companies eager to solve autoimmune diseases. —

Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024 Martha recalls taking a call during a fuel stop on a flight to Cabo, Mexico, about a friend’s biotech stock. —

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