About r/biotech
News about any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. | Or we can talk about career advice. Whatever.
The community at a glance
r/biotech is a Subreddit for Biotech with roughly 251K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Biotech communities list.
Roughly 55K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Job, and Biotech. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention biotech and laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 919 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 843 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 3K members
- 2019: 12K members
- 2020: 19K members
- 2021: 17K members
- 2023: 56K members
- 2024: 47K members
- 2025: 57K members
- 2026: 33K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 5K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests16 posts in the past month
- How do you deal with job rejection
- First recruiter screen after a long time in academia, any advice?
- PharmD looking for guidance on next steps!
#116Advice RequestsHow do you deal with job rejection · First recruiter screen after a long time in academia, any advice? · PharmD looking for guidance on next steps! - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Messed up
- No real manager, poor communication, and constantly being ignored. Am I wrong for wanting to leave?
#22Pain & AngerMessed up · No real manager, poor communication, and constantly being ignored. Am I wrong for wanting to leave? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Advice on a DNA barcoding startup idea
#31IdeasAdvice on a DNA barcoding startup idea
Topics
- Struggling48 posts in the past month#148Struggling
- Job36 posts in the past month#236Job
- Biotech30 posts in the past month#330Biotech
- Find8 posts in the past month#48Find
- Advice8 posts in the past month#58Advice
Flair
- Early Career Advice 🪴35 posts in the past month
- Leaving Contract Early for FTE
- What are industries you would recommend shifting into?
- Exploring intellectually engaging careers outside of academia
#135Early Career Advice 🪴Leaving Contract Early for FTE · What are industries you would recommend shifting into? · Exploring intellectually engaging careers outside of academia - Getting Into Industry 🌱26 posts in the past month
- 200+ applications and 0 offers what am I doing wrong as a MSc Biomedical Science graduate?
- Life sciences consulting advice
- First recruiter screen after a long time in academia, any advice?
#226Getting Into Industry 🌱200+ applications and 0 offers what am I doing wrong as a MSc Biomedical Science graduate? · Life sciences consulting advice · First recruiter screen after a long time in academia, any advice? - Biotech News 📰24 posts in the past month
- FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy after five patients found with masses on their spines
- 3rd death in IIT trial
- Kennedy questions vaccination guidelines following Trump’s order to break up MMR
#324Biotech News 📰FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy after five patients found with masses on their spines · 3rd death in IIT trial · Kennedy questions vaccination guidelines following Trump’s order to break up MMR - Open Discussion 🎙️19 posts in the past month
- If you left biotech, where did you go?
- NIH Just Killed the Training Ground for Clinical Trialists. The Damage Will Take a Decade to See.
- How is the computational sector of biotech doing?
#419Open Discussion 🎙️If you left biotech, where did you go? · NIH Just Killed the Training Ground for Clinical Trialists. The Damage Will Take a Decade to See. · How is the computational sector of biotech doing? - Experienced Career Advice 🌳10 posts in the past month
- Is it time to leave Biotech
- Interview Prep - any slack channels?
- Biotech Career Switch
#510Experienced Career Advice 🌳Is it time to leave Biotech · Interview Prep - any slack channels? · Biotech Career Switch
Product recommendations
- biotech19 posts in the past month
- Best biotech to work(Pay, WFB, etc?)
- What are the best San Diego biotechs for commercial (not sales) roles?
- Best way to move up in Biotech?
#119biotechBest biotech to work(Pay, WFB, etc?) · What are the best San Diego biotechs for commercial (not sales) roles? · Best way to move up in Biotech? - laptop2 posts in the past month
- Recommended laptop for work?
- What PC/laptop would be recommended for biotechnology?
#22laptopRecommended laptop for work? · What PC/laptop would be recommended for biotechnology?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/biotech for?
- Best for Biotech enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/biotech free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/biotech have?
- Roughly 251K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/biotech on?
- r/biotech runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/biotech cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/biotech is organized under Biotech.
- How do I join r/biotech?
- You can join r/biotech by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Biotech communities like?
- Communities for biotech professionals, investors, and researchers tracking companies, FDA catalysts, and industry news. Discord has active trading communities focused on biotech stocks, Reddit hosts broader industry discussion, and Slack communities connect biotech professionals for networking and collaboration.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+20%)
- 14
- Visitors /mo (+40%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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