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

At the dawn of the new millennium, science was turning a corner: US researchers cracked the human genome; a biotech company successfully cloned five piglets; and McDonald’s started serving salad in a cup. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025

Some multi-dose forms of flu vaccines for adults still contain thimerosal, including Sanofi's Fluzone and two shots from biotech company CSL Seqirus. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 June 2025

That’s why companies, particularly in the biotech industry, use them only for specialized drugs. —Lisa Pratta june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025

Unlike technology or biotech, financial stocks don’t get people very excited. —John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 9 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)