biotech

¹ American  

[bahy-oh-tek] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈtɛk /

noun

Informal.

1. biotechnology.

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biotech. ² American  

abbreviation

1. biotechnology.

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biotech British  

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk /

noun

1. 1. short for biotechnology

   2. ( as modifier )

      a biotech company

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Etymology

Origin of biotech

By shortening

Example Sentences

This year, by contrast, Merck talked to cancer-drug biotech Revolution Medicines about a deal that could have reached around $30 billion, but The Wall Street Journal reported that the talks cooled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.

From Barron's

The biotech company said Monday it now plans to seek a priority review from the Food and Drug Administration, to be submitted by the end of the summer, to add IPF to Tyvaso’s label.

From Barron's

Just last September, the company launched TuneLab, a machine learning platform that allows external biotechs to access Lilly’s proprietary drug discovery models.

From Barron's

OpenAI is backing a new AI startup that aims to build software allowing so-called AI “agents” to communicate and solve complex problems in industries such as finance and biotech.

From The Wall Street Journal