biopharmaceutical
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of biopharmaceutical
First recorded in 1980–85; bio- ( def. ) + pharmaceutical ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Peter Caravan, who worked for two decades as a biopharmaceutical researcher and professor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, appeared emotional at a Thursday news conference announcing the research appointments.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Biogen’s second-quarter profit plummeted and the biopharmaceutical company cut its full-year adjusted earnings forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Shares of AbbVie, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson were on track to hit all-time highs Friday, in the latest signal that investor appetite for the biopharmaceutical sector is back.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
AbbVie has agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics for about $10.9 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the biopharmaceutical company’s immunology and inflammation portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Shares of the Amsterdam-based biopharmaceutical company rose 81% to $48.77 on Wednesday after uniQure said it would seek regulatory approval to bring its gene therapy candidate, AMT-130, to market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
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