biopharmaceuticalsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌbaɪəʊˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkəlz/usPRODUCTION medicine and drugs that are produced using biotechnology (= the use of living things, especially cells and bacteria, in industrial processes):
The field of biopharmaceuticals and other life-science businesses is growing rapidly.
biopharmaceutical
adjective [ before noun ]
The biopharmaceutical company has developed the first therapeutic vaccine for AIDS.