Upcoming TLDs / .biotech
Can you register a .biotech domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .biotech would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Biotech commonly refers to applying biology to develop products, technologies, or solutions.
"Biotech" is an English word, short for "biotechnology," meaning the use of biological processes, organisms, and systems in science, industry, and product development.
Who applied for .biotech
Glass Emotion, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .BIOTECH is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of biotech as the application of biology to develop products, technologies, or solutions. The .BIOTECH gTLD is intended to serve a broad range of registrants and users, including individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with, relate to, or wish to be associated with the concept represented by the applied-for string.
Radix Technologies Inc SEZC
Radix Technologies Inc SEZC, KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and purpose: The mission of .biotech is to provide a namespace for the biotechnology sector. Intended registrants include biotechnology companies and startups; research institutions and laboratories; investors, incubators and industry programs; and the suppliers, media, conferences and communities serving the sector. Intended users are the researchers, professionals, investors and students engaged with biotechnology worldwide. Following delegation, the applicant will, as registry operator of the .biotech TLD, conduct a phased launch, implement all ICANN-required rights protection …
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .biotech be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .biotech and its registry announces launch dates.