biotech
noun
biotech
1 American
[bahy-oh-tek]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈtɛk /
noun
Informal.
biotech.
2
American
abbreviation
biotech
British
/ ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of biotech
By shortening
Example Sentences
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With its world-class universities, research hospitals and biotech industry, and Senate Bill 895 making its way to Sacramento, the state has a duty to go all in on Parkinson’s research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A small Australian biotech started to test it 15 years ago as a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic eye diseases, although that research did not pan out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
He worked for a biotech pharma company in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
During past administrations, it has allowed the city to develop certain industries—like biotech, or legal marijuana—and has worked to develop large infrastructure projects, like the Manhattan High Line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They’d come from biotech companies and academia; they’d traveled from New York, England, the Netherlands, Alaska, Japan, and everywhere between to discuss the future of cell culture.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
“You’re allowed to fail in biotech. If they all fail, that’s horrible.”
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2018
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