Definition of biopharmaceutical
:a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
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The largest percent increase in Northwest CEO pay last year went to Gregory Demopulos, the chairman, president and CEO of Omeros, a biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle.
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HCA Healthcare, which owns hospitals around the country, rose $2.09, or 2.5 percent, to $86.14, and biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences added $2.98, or 4.4 percent, to $70.48.
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New Haven Provide enclosures for animals being studied for eight biopharmaceutical companies at New Haven's Science Park.
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New Haven Provide enclosures for animals being studied for eight biopharmaceutical companies at New Haven's Science Park.
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The company is marketplaces for smaller, early-stage biopharmaceutical companies – many of which already outsource lab tests and studies needed to run a multi-year drug development program.
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For instance, the Frists have made a $20 million investment in a biopharmaceutical company called Curemark, which is testing an enzyme replacement therapy that had shown promise in reducing the symptoms of autism.
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CoLucid is a biopharmaceutical company developing an oral treatment for migraine, Lasmiditan, with data expected from a...
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First Known Use of biopharmaceutical
1971
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of biopharmaceutical
:of or relating to biopharmaceutics or biopharmaceuticals
- a biopharmaceutical company
- biopharmaceutical drugs
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