biotech

[ bahy-oh-tek ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈtɛk /

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noun Informal.

biotechnology.

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Origin of biotech

By shortening

Words nearby biotech

biosurgery, biosynthesis, biosynthetic, biosystematics, biota, biotech, biotechnology, biotelemetry, bioterrorism, biotic, biotic factor

Other definitions for biotech (2 of 2)

biotech.

abbreviation

biotechnology.

How to use biotech in a sentence

Scientists at Moderna, a biotech specializing in messenger RNA, were able to design a vaccine on paper in 48 hours, 11 days before the US even had its first recorded case.
The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines|David Rotman|February 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“Combined with the Horton Plaza project and UC San Diego Extension, a transformation of downtown from a center of offices and condos and hotels to a hub for the tech and biotech industry is underway,” Skibba writes.
Morning Report: San Diego’s New Economic Reality|Voice of San Diego|January 26, 2021|Voice of San Diego
He sold his rights to develop the rest of the land to the IQHQ real estate investment group, which will build research labs, office and retail space focused on biotech, life sciences and pharmaceuticals.
A Tale of Two Local Economies|Ramin Skibba|January 26, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Brad Loncar is a biotech investor with an affinity for the industry and the innovation it breeds.
It’s the New Year, and pharma companies are already hiking prices for popular drugs|Sy Mukherjee|January 4, 2021|Fortune

Some of that money, as it happens, went to fund early investigations for a revolutionary coronavirus vaccine that biotech company Moderna would ultimately produce by year’s end.
20 Things That Went Strangely, Wonderfully Right in 2020|cleaf2013|December 31, 2020|Fortune
But the whole point of the biotech industry is to blur those boundaries, and Myriad did.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.|Sam Kean|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But until yesterday I would have said the same thing about the chances of patent reform in biotech, too.
The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.|Sam Kean|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ruling will have profound effects on medical research, genetic science, and the biotech industry.
Why the Supreme Court’s DNA Decision Is a Big Deal|Josh Dzieza|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This has big implications for how biotech research will fare in the future.
It’s in the Genes|Megan McArdle|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
NIH has a small RD budget relative to private companies in the drug and biotech industries.
Thoughts on the BRAIN Initiative|Ilana Glazer|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for biotech

biotech

/ (ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk) /

noun

short for biotechnology
(as modifier)a biotech company

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