Biotech Company Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a biotech company, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Biotech Company name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a biotech company is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a biotech company usually falls under NAICS 541714: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) research and experimental development. Biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) research and experimental development involves the study of the use of microorganisms and cellular and biomolecular processes to develop or alter living or non-living materials. This research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) may result in development of new biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) processes or in prototypes of new or genetically-altered products that may be reproduced, utilized, or implemented by various industries.
Businesses classified here include
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in agriculture (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in bacteriology (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in biology (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in botany (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in chemical sciences (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in entomology (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in environmental science (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in genetics (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in health sciences (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
- Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research (except nanobiotechnology research and development)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 541714), U.S. Census Bureau.
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) locations
- California 1,606 locations
- Massachusetts 656 locations
- Maryland 287 locations
- New York 238 locations
- Texas 220 locations
- North Carolina 219 locations
- Florida 199 locations
- Pennsylvania 194 locations
- New Jersey 158 locations
- Washington 125 locations
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