biotech

¹ American

[bahy-oh-tek] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈtɛk /

noun

Informal.

biotechnology.

biotech. ² American

abbreviation

biotechnology.

biotech British

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk /

noun

1. short for biotechnology
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a biotech company

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Etymology

Origin of biotech

By shortening

Example Sentences

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In the early days of bitcoin, an electronic cigarette company, a biotech firm and an iced-tea company refocused around the cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

More recently, Pfizer paid $43 billion for cancer-drug biotech Seagen in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That explains why, even after a rally in 2025, biotech stocks continue to outperform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The complex plan would merge Universal with a blank-check company, Pershing Square Sparc Holdings, which would list in the U.S...Gilead Sciences agreed to buy German biotech Tubulis for up to $5 billion in cash.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Microbiological Associates—which later became part of Invitrogen and BioWhittaker, two of the largest biotech companies in the world —got its start selling HeLa.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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