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pharmaceutical industry
The economic sector concerned with the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of medicines.
Die Pharmaindustrie investiert hohe Summen in die Suche nach neuen Medikamenten.
The pharmaceutical industry invests large sums in the search for new medications.
The word is made up of the prefix 'Pharma-' (pharma-), which refers to medicines (from Greek 'phármakon'), and the noun 'die Industrie' (industry). The component 'Pharma-' marks the entire field.
Ein Pharmakonzern ist ein großes Unternehmen der Pharmaindustrie.
A pharmaceutical corporation is a large company in the pharmaceutical industry.
The pharmaceutical industry is often connected with verbs such as 'forschen' (to research), 'entwickeln' (to develop), and 'herstellen' (to manufacture). In economic or political contexts, people often talk about the 'Gewinne der Pharmaindustrie' (profits of the pharmaceutical industry) or the 'Regulierung der Pharmaindustrie' (regulation of the pharmaceutical industry).
Die Pharmaindustrie forscht an einem neuen Impfstoff.
The pharmaceutical industry is researching a new vaccine.
This word belongs to standard language, but it is used especially in formal contexts such as news, business, and science. It is the official term for this economic sector.
Der Bericht analysiert die wirtschaftliche Lage der deutschen Pharmaindustrie.
The report analyzes the economic situation of the German pharmaceutical industry.
pharmaceutical company
'die Pharmaindustrie' (pharmaceutical industry) and 'das Pharmaunternehmen' (pharmaceutical company) both have to do with medicines. The important difference is the size of what is meant. 'Pharmaindustrie' means the whole economic sector, that is, many companies together and the field as a whole. 'Pharmaunternehmen' means a single company in this field. Learners may confuse the words because both appear in texts about medicines, research, and sales. When you are talking about the whole field, you say 'Pharmaindustrie'. When you mean a specific company, you say 'Pharmaunternehmen'.
Die Pharmaindustrie investiert viel Geld in die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente.
The pharmaceutical industry invests a lot of money in the development of new medicines.
Das Pharmaunternehmen hat ein neues Medikament gegen die Krankheit vorgestellt.
The pharmaceutical company has presented a new medicine for the disease.