Biotech companies range in size from startups that employ a few individuals to large multinational organizations that employ tens of thousands to over 100 thousand individuals. Small companies might focus on a single business activity and larger companies might have several divisions with each one focusing on one or more business areas.
Job areas describe the kinds of businesses that use biotechnology.
The word clouds below use size to indicate how often a term is used.
- Business Area = The kind of work, or type of investigation, performed by a company
- Job Area = A kind of company, or research group, that uses biotechnology
- Careers = Describe entry-level positions for different business and job areas
Business Areas
- 3D cell culture
- 3D Printing
- AAV
- Acquisitions
- Adenovirus
- Adjuvants
- ADME-tox
- Aerospace
- Agbiotech
- Aging
- Agriculture
- Agtech
- Algae
- Allergy
- ALS
- Alternative protein
- Alzheimer's
- Analytical Chemistry
- Analytical Services
- Ancestry
- Animal Care
- Animal Models
- Animal Nutrition
- Antibacterials
- Antibiotics
- Antibodies
- Antibody-Drug Conjugates
- Antifungals
- Antigens
- Antimicrobials
- Antisense Oligonucletide (ASO)
- Antisense RNA
- Antitoxins
- Antivirals
- Apparel
- Apps
- Aptamers
- Aquaculture
- Arthritis
- Artificial Hair
- Artificial Intelligence
- Assays
- Asthma
- Attorneys
- Autism
- Autoimmunity
- Automation
- B cells
- B-Cells
- BACE
- Baculoviruses
- Beauty
- Bees
- Beverages
- Biobanking
- Biocomposites
- Bioconcrete
- Biodefense
- Biofabrication
- Biofilm
- Biofuels
- Bioindustrial manufacturing
- Bioinformatics
- Biologics
- Biomanufacturing
- Biomarkers
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical
- Biopesticides
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Bioplastics
- Biopsy
- Bioreactors
- Bioremediation
- Biorepository
- Biosafety
- Biosensors
- Biosimilars
- Biospecimens
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology Products
- Block Chain
- Blood
- Blood Center
- Bone
- Brain
- Breast Cancer
- Brewery
- BTC-Partner
- Building materials
- Calibration
- Cancer
- Cancer Diagnostics
- Cancer Research
- Cancer Therapeutics
- Cancer Vaccines
- Cannabinoids
- Cannabis
- CAR-T
- Carbohydrates
- Carbon capture
- Carbon Sequestration
- Cardiovascular
- Catheter
- Cats
- Cell and Gene Therapy
- Cell Assays
- Cell Banking
- Cell Culture
- Cell Culture Media
- Cell Lines
- Cell Products
- Cell-Free
- Cells
- Cellular Agriculture
- Cellular Aquaculture
- Central Nervous System
- cGMP
- Cheese
- Chemicals
- Chemiinformatics
- Chemistry
- Chickens
- Chloroplasts
- Chocolate
- Chromatography
- Cleaning Products
- Cleanroom
- Climate tech
- Clinical Imaging
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Trial Services
- Clinical trials
- Cloning
- Cloud Computing
- Coffee
- College
- Colorectal Cancer
- Community College
- Conservation
- Construction
- Consulting
- Consumer products
- Contraceptives
- Contract Biologics
- Contract Chemistry
- Contract Development
- Contract Drug Discovery
- Contract Fermentation
- Contract Fill and Finish
- Contract Formulation
- Contract Manufacturing
- Contract Research
- Contract Services
- Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Cosmetics
- COVID-19
- CRISPR
- Cryopreservation
- Cultivated meat
- Cybersecurity
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytogenetics
- Cytokines
- Cytometry
- Dairy
- Data Analysis
- Databases
- Defense
- Dendritic cells
- Dermatology
- Detergent
- Diabetes
- Diagnostics
- Dialysis Devices
- Digital health technology (DHT)
- Digital Medicines
- Digital Phenotyping
- Direct to Consumer
- Disease Models
- Distillery
- DNA
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Preparation
- DNA Sequencing
- DNA storage
- DNA Testing
- DNA Vaccines
- DNA/RNA Synthesis
- Dogs
- Drug Addiction
- Drug Delivery
- Drug Development
- Drug Discovery
- Drug Testing
- Dyes
- Education
- Electronic Notebook
- ELISA
- Engineering
- Environmental Monitoring
- Environmental Testing
- Enzymes
- Epigenetics
- Epilepsy
- Epitopes
- Exosomes
- Eye care
- Fabric
- Fashion
- Fermentation
- Fermented Food
- Fertility
- Fertilizer
- Fibers
- Fibrosis
- Filtration
- Fisheries
- Flavorings
- Flow Cytometry
- Food
- Food Safety
- Forensics
- Formulation
- Fossil Fuels
- Fragrances
- Fruit
- Fungi
- Games
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Gene Delivery
- Gene Drive
- Gene Editing
- Gene Expression
- Gene Synthesis
- Generics
- Genetic Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Genome Engineering
- Genomics
- Genotyping
- global health
- Glucose
- Glycans
- Government
- GPCR (G Protein Coupled Receptor)
- Health Care
- Health Care Technology
- Health Research
- Health Services
- Hearing
- Hi-C
- High-Throughput Screening
- HIV
- HLA
- Homeopathy
- Hormones
- Horticulture
- Huntington's
- Hydrogen Duterium Exchange (HDX)
- Hydroponics
- Imaging
- Immuno-oncology
- Immunoassays
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunology
- Immunoprofiling
- Immunotherapy
- Implants
- In Licensing
- Incubators and Accelerators
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Infectious Disease
- Inflammation
- Informatics
- Ingredients
- Inhalables
- Ink
- Insects
- Instrumentation
- Insulin Delivery
- International Markets
- Investment
- Job board
- Kidney
- Lab Supplies
- Laboratory Diagnostics
- Laboratory Equipment
- Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Laboratory Instruments
- Laboratory Services
- Leather
- Legal
- Lice Treatment
- Licensing Agreements
- Liquid Biopsy
- Liquid Handling
- Liver Disease
- lncRNA
- Lung
- Lyophilization
- Machine Learning
- Macrophages
- Malaria
- Male Health
- Marine Biotechnology
- Market Place
- Marketing
- Mass Spectrometry
- Materials
- Meat
- Medical Center
- Medical Devices
- Medical Imaging
- Medical Products
- Medical Technology
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Medicine
- Mental Health
- Metabolic Engineering
- Metabolism
- Metabolomics
- Metagenomics
- Metals
- Microarrays
- Microbial Fermentation
- Microbial Testing
- Microbiology
- Microbiome
- Microfluidics
- Micropropagation
- Microscopy
- Milk
- miRNA
- Mitochondria
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Molecular Imaging
- MRI
- mRNA
- Muscle
- Mycelium
- Nanomedicine
- Nanoparticles
- Nanotechnology
- Natural Products
- Natural Resources
- Neurobiology
- Neurological Disease
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Newborn
- Nitric Oxide
- NK cells
- Non-profit
- Nucleic Acids
- Nutraceuticals
- Nutrition
- Nutritional Supplements
- Obesity
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Opioids
- Optogenetics
- Orals
- Organoids
- Orphan Diseases
- Orthopedics
- OTC
- Otoscope
- Oxygen
- Packaging
- Pain Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Partnering
- Pathogen Control
- Pathology
- PCR
- Peptide Synthesis
- Peptides
- Personalized Medicine
- Pest Control
- Pets
- Phage
- Phage Display
- Phage Technology
- Phage Therapeutics
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical Services
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacology
- Photobioreactors
- Photodisinfection
- Photosynthesis
- Phototherapy
- Pigments
- Plant Breeding
- Plant Growth
- Plant Protein Expression
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant-based meat
- Plant-based protein
- Plants
- Plasmids
- Plastic
- Point-of-Care Diagnostics
- Polio
- Polymers
- Poultry
- Prebiotics
- Precision Dosing
- Precision Medicine
- Precision tech
- Preclinical
- Preeclampsia
- Prenatal
- Probiotics
- Process Development
- Prodrugs
- Prostate Cancer
- Protein Degradation
- Protein Design
- Protein Engineering
- Protein Kinase
- Protein Purification
- Protein Synthesis
- Proteins and Proteomics
- Psilocybin
- Psoriasis
- Psychedelics
- Psychotherapy
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Purification
- Pyrolysis
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Quality Management Systems
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Rare Diseases
- Reagents
- Recombinants
- Recruitment
- Recycling
- Referral service
- Reformulation
- Regenerative Medicine
- Regulatory Consulting
- Renewable Energy
- Reproductive Medicine
- Research
- Reseller
- Resource recovery
- Respiratory
- RNA
- RNA Prep
- RNA Sequencing
- RNA therapeutics
- RNAi
- Robotics
- Rubber
- Saliva Testing
- Sample Prep
- Screening
- Seafood
- Seed Treatment
- Sensors and Systems
- Sepsis
- Shellfish
- Sickle Cell
- Silk
- Single Cell Analysis
- siRNA
- Skin
- Sleep
- Small Molecules
- Software
- Space
- Spatial Omics
- Spices
- Spider Silk
- Spinal Health
- Sporting goods
- Sports medicine
- Staffing
- Stem Cells
- Sterilization
- Strain Engineering
- Stroke
- Structural Biology
- Supply Chain Services
- Sustainability
- Synthetic Biology
- Synthetic Organs
- T-Cells
- Teeth
- Textiles
- Theranostics
- Therapeutic Proteins
- Therapeutics
- Tissue-Engineering
- Tissues
- Topicals
- Toxicology
- Transplant Assessment
- Transplant Research
- Trees
- tRNA
- Ultrasound
- University
- Upcycling
- Urology
- Vaccines
- Vegetable-based Oils
- Vertical Farming
- Veterinary
- Viral Vectors
- Virology
- Virotherapy
- Virtual Reality
- Viruses
- Vision
- Waste Management
- Wastewater
- Water
- wearables
- Wine
- Women's Health
- Wound Care
- Xenografts
- Yeast
Job Areas
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Animal biotechnology
- Aquaculture
- Biodefense
- Biofuels
- Biomanufacturing
- Biomaterials
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Bioprocessing
- Biotechnology
- Cell culture
- Conservation biology
- Cosmetics
- Documentation
- Drug discovery
- Education
- Environmental monitoring
- Food Safety
- Forensics
- Genomics
- Immunochemistry
- Lab Safety
- Marine biotechnology
- Media and Solution preparation
- Medical devices
- Medical diagnostics
- Molecular biology
- Natural products
- Nutraceuticals
- Plant biotechnology
- Protein purification
- Quality control
- Synthetic biology
- Vaccines
- Water quality
Careers
- Agricultural Technician
- Animal Technician
- Biofuel Technician
- Biomanufacturing Technician - Downstream
- Biomanufacturing Technician - Upstream
- Cell Culture Technician
- Clinical Research Associate
- Compliance Specialist
- Environmental Health & Safety Technician
- Environmental Science and Protection Technician
- Facilities Technician
- Food Sample Inspector
- Food Technologist
- Genomics Technician
- Glass Washer
- Greenhouse or Field Technician
- Instrumentation / Calibration Technician
- Laboratory Assistant
- Laboratory Safety Associate
- Laboratory Technician
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Molecular Biology Technician
- Plant Tissue Culture Technician
- Process Development Associate
- Product Development Technician
- Purification Technician
- QA Documentation Coordinator
- Quality Assurance Specialist
- Quality Control Technician
- Quality Control Technician - Chemistry
- Quality Control Technician - Microbiology
- Technical Services Representative
- Validation Specialist
- Water Quality Technician