Healthcare biotechnology
refers to a medicinal or
diagnostic product or a
vaccine that consists
of, or has been produced
in, living organisms and
may be manufactured via
recombinant technology
(recombinant DNA is a
form of DNA that does
not exist naturally. It
is created by combining
DNA sequences that would
not normally occur
together).
This technology has a
tremendous impact on
meeting the needs of
patients and their
families as it not only
encompasses medicines
and diagnostics that are
manufactured using a
biotechnological
process, but also gene
and cell therapies and
tissue engineered
products.
Today,
the majority of
innovative medicines,
whether manufactured
using biotechnology or
via a chemical synthesis
like a traditional small
molecule medicine, as
well as many diagnostic
products, are made
available by applying
modern biotechnology in
their development and/or
manufacturing processes.
See below
our Factsheet
"Healthcare
Biotechnology: Using the
human body's own tools
and weapons to fight
diseases" in the
following languages
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