Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of living systems and biological processes to develop products, from medicines and diagnostics to materials and agriculture.
Why It Matters
Development is long, regulated and expensive, so financing structures and trial results move valuations more than revenue does.
Related Terms
- GenomicsGenomics is the study of the complete genetic material of organisms, including how it is sequenced, interpreted and used in medicine and research.
- Clinical TrialA clinical trial is a controlled study of a medical treatment in people, conducted in phases to establish safety and whether it works.
- Synthetic BiologySynthetic biology is the engineering of biological systems to perform specified functions, such as producing a chemical, a material or a medicine.
- Deep TechDeep tech describes companies built on substantial scientific or engineering advances, where the risk is whether the technology works at all, not only whether customers want it.
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