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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.

258k subscribers1,094 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)808 authors / mosince 2009

r/biotech has 258k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,094 posts a month from 808 people. Top topics: Biotech Career Advice, Biotech CareerAdvice and Pfizer Biotech Vaccines.

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Size and growth

How r/biotech has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+27%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026257k
Growing257k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/biotech

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+3.4%vs Sep 2025 · −5.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.1k
BusierPeaked at 1.3k in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/biotech

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Biotech Career Advice8.9%
  2. Biotech CareerAdvice5.1%
  3. Pfizer Biotech Vaccines3.5%
  4. Career Transitions3.0%
  5. PhD Job Transition1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Fierce Pharma
  2. LinkedIn
  3. Nature
  4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  5. STAT

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