biopharmaceutical
noun
bio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl 
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
biopharmaceutical
adjective
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Bioprocessing is a broad term that refers to the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of products prepared from living cells or their components, including food, fuels, biopharmaceuticals, and so on.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2024
Vidal has spent more than 20 years developing biopharmaceuticals worldwide.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
Those medications will expand the company’s oncology, biopharmaceuticals, and rare disease portfolio, many of which have the potential to become blockbusters (or medications that generate $1 billion a year).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Becoming a leader in biotech and biopharmaceuticals Reporter Joby Warwick went to Serbia to examine how China has been building a massive database of genetic information from around the world to realize its goal of becoming a leader in biotechnology by 2035.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2024
Vidal has spent more than 20 years developing biopharmaceuticals worldwide.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
Those medications will expand the company’s oncology, biopharmaceuticals, and rare disease portfolio, many of which have the potential to become blockbusters (or medications that generate $1 billion a year).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Becoming a leader in biotech and biopharmaceuticals Reporter Joby Warwick went to Serbia to examine how China has been building a massive database of genetic information from around the world to realize its goal of becoming a leader in biotechnology by 2035.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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biopharmaceutical
1 of 2 adjective
bio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈsüt-i-kəl
: of or relating to biopharmaceutics or biopharmaceuticals
a biopharmaceutical company
biopharmaceutical drugs
biopharmaceutical
2 of 2 noun
: a pharmaceutical derived from biological sources and especially one produced by biotechnology
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