Business Areas - Job Areas - Careers

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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