biotech
noun
bio·tech
ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 
plural biotechs
2
: 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.—
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—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024
WuXi is known for helping biotech firms from the idea stage to mass production, Dr. Kolchinsky said.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Dhingra’s career includes 18 years in various finance and business management roles at the Northern California biotech firm.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
While many biotech and pharmaceutical competitors have popped up hoping to profit, the public likely associates at least one of the following four brand names for GLP-1 drugs: Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy or Zepbound (and in that order, according to Google Trends over the last 90 days).
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That could include building pathways over or under the elevated Caltrain tracks and adjacent Highway 101 corridor to better connect the downtown area to the city’s job center and biotech hub in its former industrial core to the east.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
The San Diego biotech company announced the C-suite transitions on Tuesday after markets closed.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
The company initially became known for helping biotech and medical companies develop AI software to automatically classify images of cells and classify medical images.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Roy de Souza’s journey into the world of biotech began after his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017.
—Chase Clements, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024
WuXi is known for helping biotech firms from the idea stage to mass production, Dr. Kolchinsky said.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Dhingra’s career includes 18 years in various finance and business management roles at the Northern California biotech firm.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
While many biotech and pharmaceutical competitors have popped up hoping to profit, the public likely associates at least one of the following four brand names for GLP-1 drugs: Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy or Zepbound (and in that order, according to Google Trends over the last 90 days).
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That could include building pathways over or under the elevated Caltrain tracks and adjacent Highway 101 corridor to better connect the downtown area to the city’s job center and biotech hub in its former industrial core to the east.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
The San Diego biotech company announced the C-suite transitions on Tuesday after markets closed.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
The company initially became known for helping biotech and medical companies develop AI software to automatically classify images of cells and classify medical images.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Roy de Souza’s journey into the world of biotech began after his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017.
—Chase Clements, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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biotech
noun
bio·tech
ˈbī-ō-ˌtek
2
: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)
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