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pharmaceutical company
A company in the pharmaceutical industry that is involved in the research, development, production, and distribution of medicines.
Ein großes Pharmaunternehmen hat einen neuen Impfstoff gegen die Grippe entwickelt.
A large pharmaceutical company has developed a new vaccine against the flu.
This word is a clear compound made up of 'Pharma-' (pharma-) and 'Unternehmen' (company). 'Pharma-' is a short form of 'pharmazeutisch' (pharmaceutical) and refers to anything related to medicines.
Das kleine Pharmaunternehmen wurde von einem großen Konzern gekauft.
The small pharmaceutical company was bought by a large corporation.
Pharmaceutical companies are the subjects of typical verbs such as 'forschen' (to research), 'Medikamente entwickeln' (to develop medicines), 'Impfstoffe herstellen' (to produce vaccines), or 'Arzneimittel vertreiben' (to distribute medicines).
Dieses Pharmaunternehmen forscht an einem neuen Medikament gegen Alzheimer.
This pharmaceutical company is researching a new drug for Alzheimer's.
The component 'Pharma-' (pharma-) is used in many other words to create a connection to the pharmaceutical industry, for example in 'Pharmaindustrie' (pharmaceutical industry), 'Pharmalobby' (pharmaceutical lobby), or 'Pharmareferent' (pharmaceutical sales representative).
Die Pharmaindustrie investiert Milliarden in die Forschung.
The pharmaceutical industry invests billions in research.
pharmaceutical industry
'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'.
Das Pharmaunternehmen hat ein neues Medikament gegen die Krankheit vorgestellt.
The pharmaceutical company has presented a new medicine for the disease.
Die Pharmaindustrie investiert viel Geld in die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente.
The pharmaceutical industry invests a lot of money in the development of new medicines.