The Fight Starts Here

At its core, biotechnology is technology based on biology. Biotechnology uses the power of living organisms to discover, design, and produce treatments such as gene therapies, complex medicines known as biologics, vaccines, and other innovative medical products that prevent, treat, and cure disease. 

The biotechnology industry is comprised of a large community of innovators, including scientists, clinicians, engineers, data specialists, and entrepreneurs, who use biology to develop medicines that improve human health.

Biotechnology affects anyone who may ever need medicine. From patients seeking new treatments for cancer, rare diseases, and neurological conditions, to people who need a flu shot, to families hoping for safer, more effective therapies — biotech touches almost all of us. Clinicians, hospitals, and research institutions also depend on biotechnological advances to deliver better diagnostics, personalized treatments, and more precise interventions that improve patient outcomes.

Biotechnology is one of America’s most powerful economic drivers. The bioscience sector supports nearly 2.3 million jobs and indirectly supports almost 8 million more. Its total economic impact reaches into the trillions, fueling growth, creating high‑quality jobs, and strengthening America’s leadership in science and innovation. Learn more.

Small and mid-sized health-focused biopharmaceutical companies make up the majority of the biotech industry, accounting for 71% of all biopharma employment and 99% of all biotech business establishments. These emerging companies are often the first to explore new therapeutic approaches and have been responsible for a substantial share of first-in-class medicines and originate more than half of all new medicines approved by the FDA. Learn more.