biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 

plural biotechs

1

: biotechnology sense 1

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.

—Arlene Weintraub

Examples of biotech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In May, Chinese biotech startup Veminsyn secured a minority investment from L’Oréal Group, becoming the second company winning investments as a Big Bang winner. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 June 2025

Companies like Genentech and smaller biotech firms are actively recruiting these graduates to work with AI tools for drug discovery and clinical research. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Most emerging biotechs, in fact, revolve around a single drug candidate. —Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

Ross’ LinkedIn account lists board or advisory seats at a half-dozen biotech startups and a previous role as CEO of the contact lens maker Euclid Systems Corp. —Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biotech

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck

Medical Definition

biotech

noun

bio·​tech ˈbī-ō-ˌtek 

1

: biotechnology sense 1

2

: a company that utilizes biotechnology (as in the development of drugs or diagnostics for medicine)