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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His optimism hinges on the biotech deploying its roughly $18.5 billion cash balance to diversify its pipeline beyond Dupixent and Eylea, two drugs that account for the lion’s share of revenue.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“I had just seen him on TV, and it’s like, ‘What do you think about Celgene and Gilead in the biotech sector?’”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
While the biotech later cut the price, the damage had been done.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Makary has also run into criticism from biotech companies with rare-disease drugs, as well as patients and their advocates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“Not biotech so much as DNA studies,” he said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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