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

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. —Elaine Chen, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026

That year, the region also generated almost two-thirds of the world’s biotech patent grants, more than five times what came out of Europe. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

The city’s dominance in biotech and life sciences is driving that growth. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026

The biotech startup Matter Neuroscience installed the phones as a social experiment to connect Gen Z with older adults, two age demographics experiencing high levels of loneliness. —Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 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)