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biopharmaceutical

American  
[bahy-oh-fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /

noun

  1. a medical drug derived from biological components through biotechnology.

    Transgenic plants are used to make biopharmaceuticals.


biopharmaceutical British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of biopharmaceutical

First recorded in 1980–85; bio- ( def. ) + pharmaceutical ( def. )


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In that case, a federal judge ruled that Shkreli had to hand over $64 million and banned him from working in the biopharmaceutical industry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

The Amsterdam-based biopharmaceutical company said it would seek regulatory approval to bring its experimental treatment for Huntington’s disease, AMT-130, to market.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

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