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

The biopharmaceutical company based in Thousand Oaks has, along with the Amgen Foundation, vowed to donate $10 million.

From Los Angeles Times

During the study, researchers developed genetic predictors of psychiatric disorders using data from large-scale genetic studies including the psychiatric genomics consortium, genetic health and biopharmaceutical company 23andMe, and UK BioBank, a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing anonymised genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million consenting UK participants.

From Science Daily

In Dec. 2001, Stewart had sold her stake in ImClone Systems, a now-defunct biopharmaceutical company, after receiving word from her broker, Peter Bacanovic, that ImClone CEO Sam Waksal and his daughter Aliza Waksal had placed orders to sell all their ImClone stock.

From Salon

This double standard is especially apparent in the insider trading scandal that engulfed Stewart after she sold off shares in ImClone Systems, a biopharmaceutical company, in 2001, just as the FDA denied approval of an experimental drug the company was developing.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a brutal result for Lykos Therapeutics, the for-profit biopharmaceutical offshoot of the world’s leading psychedelic research and advocacy organization, MAPS: the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

From Slate