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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Exterior view of an office belonging to biopharmaceutical company Astrazeneca.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Last week, the State Department announced a joint commitment with the Global Fund to purchase the drug lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection that only has to be taken twice a year, from the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Dompé The 35-year-old co-CEO of Dompé Farmaceutici, an Italian biopharmaceutical company, and CEO of Dompé Holdings, was born in Milan in 1990 to pharmaceutical mogul Sergio Dompé.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Since retiring from Eli Lilly in 2018, the biopharmaceutical veteran has been using expertise to drive drug discovery and development at biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Last week, the State Department announced a joint commitment with the Global Fund to purchase the drug lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection that only has to be taken twice a year, from the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Dompé The 35-year-old co-CEO of Dompé Farmaceutici, an Italian biopharmaceutical company, and CEO of Dompé Holdings, was born in Milan in 1990 to pharmaceutical mogul Sergio Dompé.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Since retiring from Eli Lilly in 2018, the biopharmaceutical veteran has been using expertise to drive drug discovery and development at biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Biopharmaceutical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biopharmaceutical. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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