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 258K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Biotech topic page.
Roughly 55K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Job, and Biotech. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Ideas. 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: 40K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Sep: 4K members
- Oct: 3K members
Themes
- Advice Requests15 posts in the past month
- How do people gain more ownership and broader experience in biotech
- tips for entry level on site interview? and what shoes/clothes do you guys wear normally?
- Deciding between two offers
#115Advice RequestsHow do people gain more ownership and broader experience in biotech · tips for entry level on site interview? and what shoes/clothes do you guys wear normally? · Deciding between two offers - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Building a community for biotechnology students and life-science researchers
#21IdeasBuilding a community for biotechnology students and life-science researchers - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Burnt out in biotech/pharma
#31Pain & AngerBurnt out in biotech/pharma
Topics
- Struggling45 posts in the past month#145Struggling
- Job32 posts in the past month#232Job
- Biotech31 posts in the past month#331Biotech
- Find8 posts in the past month#48Find
- Advice8 posts in the past month#58Advice
Flair
- Early Career Advice 🪴20 posts in the past month
- How do people gain more ownership and broader experience in biotech
- What is your process for preparing for interviews (especially related to the technical side)
- Applying for an engineer role at Pfizer Andover, is now a bad time?
#120Early Career Advice 🪴How do people gain more ownership and broader experience in biotech · What is your process for preparing for interviews (especially related to the technical side) · Applying for an engineer role at Pfizer Andover, is now a bad time? - Getting Into Industry 🌱14 posts in the past month
- What's the most chill job in biotech?
- How difficult is it to get into marketing at Pfizer in NYC?
- Genentech application question
#214Getting Into Industry 🌱What's the most chill job in biotech? · How difficult is it to get into marketing at Pfizer in NYC? · Genentech application question - Biotech News 📰12 posts in the past month
- Amgen’s Imdelltra Combination Reduced the Risk of Death by 58% in a Phase 3 Trial for Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- BMS discloses death in CAR T study for auto indication
- Tarlatamab/Durvalumab was n E-SCLC
#312Biotech News 📰Amgen’s Imdelltra Combination Reduced the Risk of Death by 58% in a Phase 3 Trial for Small-Cell Lung Cancer · BMS discloses death in CAR T study for auto indication · Tarlatamab/Durvalumab was n E-SCLC - Experienced Career Advice 🌳12 posts in the past month
- How to transition from Wet Lab to BioML Scientist
- what is the reasonable compensation package for Merck Principal Scientist at West point, PA
- Large pharma/biopharma/biotech hiring challenges
#412Experienced Career Advice 🌳How to transition from Wet Lab to BioML Scientist · what is the reasonable compensation package for Merck Principal Scientist at West point, PA · Large pharma/biopharma/biotech hiring challenges - Open Discussion 🎙️11 posts in the past month
- Is it time to admit that Colossal is the next Theranos?
- Burnt out in biotech/pharma
- Anyone familiar with 'molecular obesity?' Apparently it's a medicinal chemistry term referring to over-inflation of molecular weight during lead optimization.
#511Open Discussion 🎙️Is it time to admit that Colossal is the next Theranos? · Burnt out in biotech/pharma · Anyone familiar with 'molecular obesity?' Apparently it's a medicinal chemistry term referring to over-inflation of molecular weight during lead optimization.
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 258K 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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- Visitors /mo (-7%)
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- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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