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

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

What was supposed to be a groundbreaking step in mental health treatment became a devastating rebuke of a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of researching MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Slate

The study shares findings from an academic-corporate partnership between biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences and the Sheahan and Baric Labs at the Gillings School.

From Science Daily