biopharmaceutical

[bahy-oh-fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl]

noun

1. a medical drug derived from biological components through biotechnology.

   Transgenic plants are used to make biopharmaceuticals.

biopharmaceutical

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology

Word History and Origins

Origin of biopharmaceutical¹

First recorded in 1980–85; bio- ( def. ) + pharmaceutical ( def. )

Example Sentences

Veeva Systems declined after revealing it secured only 14 of the top 20 biopharmaceutical companies as Vault CRM customers.

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The biopharmaceutical company on Thursday posted a loss of $200 million, compared with a profit of $13 million a year earlier.

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Shares of biopharmaceutical company Praxis Precision Medicines Inc. are soaring, boosted by the successful trial of a new drug to treat movement disorders.

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Praxis Precision Medicines jumped 210% after the after clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company reported positive top-line results External link from two phase 3 studies of ulixacaltamide HCl in essential tremor.

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Tourmaline Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing pacibekitug which is a treatment option for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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