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

Arcus Biosciences — The clinical-stage biotech gained almost 9% after a drug trial showed improved survival rates in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. —Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025

That is not the case in biotech. —Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025

And that could have an impact on the race between Washington and Beijing to dominate future-shaping industries such as AI, quantum computing, semi-conductors, biotech and intelligent military hardware. —Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

But the potential for LQMs is not just limited to biotech. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 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)