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

There are weird tech and conspiracy theories threaded throughout, from Lucy's AI copy of her dead wife to space age biotech to spies who might coincidentally be serial killer victims. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? —Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

Merz Therapeutics engages in strategic partnerships across academia, biotech, and medical societies to drive innovation and address treatment gaps. —CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

But biotech companies and agency critics have said that behind the scenes the goalposts are shifting and the agency is taking a harder line on some new therapies. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026

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)