biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek How to pronounce biotech (audio)
plural biotechs
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: 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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Arcus Biosciences — The clinical-stage biotech gained almost 9% after a drug trial showed improved survival rates in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025 That is not the case in biotech. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 And that could have an impact on the race between Washington and Beijing to dominate future-shaping industries such as AI, quantum computing, semi-conductors, biotech and intelligent military hardware. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 But the potential for LQMs is not just limited to biotech. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biotech

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of biotech was in 1967

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“Biotech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotech. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

biotech

noun
bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek How to pronounce biotech (audio)
1
2
: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)

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