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

The United States remains the global leader in biotech, but China is rapidly narrowing the gap. — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

On the ingredient side, Croda Zenakine emerged as a biotech active tied to stressed skin and fatigue, with roots in University of Manchester and SkinBioTherapeutics research. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Beijing has funneled vast financing and political will toward building its own technology in cutting-edge sectors – like robotics, AI, biotech, space, new energy and chips – and applying that tech into industry. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The stock was a pandemic darling that cratered, went through a messy acquisition saga, had activist investors at the door, and churned sideways while the rest of biotech tried to find its footing. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 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)