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commercialize

[kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz] / kəˈmɜr ʃəˌlaɪz /


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The company already received approval for a GLP-1 product in Brazil earlier this year, a semaglutide generic called Owozy that Sandoz will commercialize in the country in partnership with Adalvo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Under the deal, AstraZeneca is acquiring worldwide rights to develop and commercialize Dizal’s Zegfrovy, which is approved in the U.S. and China for the treatment of a type of advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

AstraZeneca will pay Sino Biopharmaceutical $200 million upfront for exclusive rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize the drug outside China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The 33rd US president later wrote that it was wrong to "commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Howard declined, citing a most unlikely reason: “We do not care to commercialize Seabiscuit.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

One small company says tariff compliance could consume 2% to 4% of its working capital before it commercializes its first medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Words such as love, trust, freedom, responsibility and choice have been deformed by a market logic that commercializes and commodifies all relations of exchange.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022

The court said that José Luis Calama has decided to lead a judicial commission that will travel to Israel to “take testimony from the CEO of the company that commercializes the Pegasus program.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

“That’s very impressive,” says Stephen Dobson, a medical entomologist at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and the founder of MosquitoMate, a company that commercializes Wolbachia as a tool to control the Asian tiger mosquito.

From Nature ● Jul. 16, 2019

The man who discovers means to help his fellowman, does a good act, but it is the man with the dollars in front of his eyes that commercializes the discovery and invention.

From Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep by William Crosbie Hunter

“But that’s not what’s being commercialized by the rest of the industry.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

The tech giant has organized a press launch event in New York to present the Pixel Tag, a rival to the AirTag, a tracking device commercialized by Apple since 2021.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The former staffers have sent “don’t you dare” letters to the commission, and one of them argued that the view of the downtown skyline would be cluttered and commercialized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

If the technology is commercialized, a single programmable optical chip could perform several tasks, including controlling signal speed and switching between different functions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

When it comes to money, the question isn’t whether human tissues and tissue research will be commercialized.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The work began as a University SmallSat Technology Partnerships project before developing into EraDrive, which is now commercializing its Era-Core software and related hardware for wider use.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“We are taking action to accelerate our revenue growth and profitability, driving productivity across the company with AI and automation, and heavily investing in commercializing innovation at speed and scale,” Krishna said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The current valuation “makes an investment in Cerebras risky, as it is in very early stages of commercializing its product and it is unclear how much of the market they can capture,” Luria said.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

The project has been gradually commercializing its wind turbines since 4Q last year, with all 64 turbines expected to be in operation by 4Q 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

“Netscape helped to guarantee that these open protocols would not be proprietary by commercializing them for the public,” said Andreessen.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman



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