Definition of biopharmaceutical
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
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In January, a federal judge penalized the Cambridge biopharmaceutical company for improperly marketing a cholesterol drug, and required some of the $40.1 million that Aegerion agreed to pay to go to the company’s victims.
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Of 12 major, large-cap biopharmaceutical companies examined by Deloitte, the industry appears to be homing in on cancer therapies—and for a good economic reason.
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An Innovent listing would tap into investor interest in the fast-growing area of biopharmaceuticals, which are often more complex to research and manufacture than chemical drugs and can sometimes address previously untreatable conditions.
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Nektar Therapeutics, a San Francisco biopharmaceutical company whose pipeline includes a less-addictive opioid and a cancer drug, was the best-performing stock last year in a Bloomberg index that tracks Bay Area companies.
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Those that defy the odds and win FDA approval don’t accurately represent the broader biopharmaceutical industry.
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Abeona Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing gene and cell therapies for life-threatening rare genetic diseases.
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Greg Chittick graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in engineering and, after moving to the District in the 1990s, worked in an administrative capacity for a consulting company in the biopharmaceuticals field.
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In its 17 years, 73 companies, ranging from biopharmaceutical to diagnostics to big data, have come out of CCI.
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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
medical Definition of biopharmaceutical
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
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