biopharmaceutical
Biotechnology-produced therapeutic
A biopharmaceutical is a drug derived from biological sources rather than chemical synthesis—proteins, antibodies, vaccines, or gene therapies produced using living cells or organisms.
The term distinguishes these complex molecules from traditional small-molecule drugs: Insulin was one of the first biopharmaceuticals.
Also called a biologic.
Disease treatment via body's defenses
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
efficacy · dosage · intravenous · subcutaneous · first-line · remission · pharmacotherapy · infusion
Applied biological engineering
- FDAU.S. health regulator
- GMPManufacturing compliance framework
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
licensing · biomanufacturing · R&D · startups · CMO · pipeline · approval · commercialization
Protein targeting foreign substances
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- interferonImmune response protein
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
biosimilar · biologics · antigen · peptide · enzyme · hormone · immunoglobulin
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- downstreamAlong the current's path
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
chromatography · filtration · formulation · batch · scale-up · yield · titer · sterility
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
biomarker · assay · sequencing · cloning · transfection · fermentation · purification · characterization
immunotherapy
Disease treatment via body's defenses
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- treatmentCare for an ailment
regimen · efficacy · dosage · intravenous · subcutaneous · first-line · remission · pharmacotherapy · infusion · administration
biotech
Applied biological engineering
- FDAU.S. health regulator
- GMPManufacturing compliance framework
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
patents · licensing · biomanufacturing · R&D · startups · CMO · pipeline · approval · commercialization
antibody
Protein targeting foreign substances
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- interferonImmune response protein
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
insulin · biosimilar · biologics · antigen · peptide · enzyme · hormone · immunoglobulin
bioreactor
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- downstreamAlong the current's path
purification · chromatography · filtration · formulation · batch · scale-up · yield · titer · sterility · contamination
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
biochemistry · biomarker · assay · sequencing · cloning · transfection · fermentation · purification · characterization · pharmacokinetics
biopharmaceuticalplacebo
Inactive therapeutic substitute
physical therapy · surgical intervention · lifestyle modification · herbal remedy · folk medicine