Alexion Pharmaceuticals - Quiz
  • 1. Which company did Alexion acquire in September 2000?
A) Synageva
B) Proliferon
C) Enobia Pharma
D) Caelum Biosciences
  • 2. What was the purchase price of Proliferon?
A) $8.4 billion
B) $855 million
C) $41 million
D) $1.08 billion
  • 3. What was Proliferon renamed to after the acquisition?
A) Alexion Antibody Technologies
B) Alexion Rare Disease
C) Alexion Biopharma
D) Alexion Hematology
  • 4. In which month and year did Alexion acquire Enobia Pharma?
A) April 2018
B) September 2000
C) June 2015
D) December 2011
  • 5. What drug was developed by Enobia Pharma?
A) Synageva treatment
B) Factor Xa inhibitor
C) asfotase alfa
D) Proliferon serum
  • 6. Enobia Pharma's drug asfotase alfa is used to treat which disorder?
A) hematology disorders
B) immune system disease
C) hypophosphatasia
D) neurology disorders
  • 7. What was the acquisition cost of Enobia Pharma?
A) $8.4 billion
B) $41 million
C) $1.08 billion
D) $500 million
  • 8. Which company did Alexion acquire in June 2015?
A) Syntimmune
B) Achillion Pharmaceuticals
C) Synageva
D) Wilson Therapeutics
  • 9. What was the total value of the Synageva acquisition?
A) $930 million
B) $855 million
C) $1.2 billion
D) $8.4 billion
  • 10. In April 2018, which company did Alexion announce it would acquire?
A) Wilson Therapeutics
B) Portola Pharmaceuticals
C) Proliferon
D) Caelum Biosciences
  • 11. How much did Alexion pay for Wilson Therapeutics?
A) $855 million
B) $500 million
C) $930 million
D) $1.2 billion
  • 12. Which company did Alexion acquire in November 2018?
A) Syntimmune
B) Achillion Pharmaceuticals
C) Enobia Pharma
D) Synageva
  • 13. What was the purchase price of Syntimmune?
A) $8.4 billion
B) $1.2 billion
C) $1.08 billion
D) $41 million
  • 14. Which company was acquired in January 2020?
A) Achillion Pharmaceuticals
B) Caelum Biosciences
C) Portola Pharmaceuticals
D) Wilson Therapeutics
  • 15. What was the cost to acquire Achillion Pharmaceuticals?
A) $500 million
B) $930 million
C) $855 million
D) $1.2 billion
  • 16. What was the primary benefit of the Achillion Pharmaceuticals acquisition?
A) Expanding into hematology
B) Adding Factor Xa inhibitor
C) Acquiring asfotase alfa
D) Boosting immune system disease pipeline
  • 17. Which company did Alexion purchase in July 2020?
A) Portola Pharmaceuticals
B) Enobia Pharma
C) Syntimmune
D) Synageva
  • 18. What did the acquisition of Portola Pharmaceuticals diversify?
A) Hematology, neurology, and critical care portfolio
B) Immune system disease pipeline
C) Development-stage biopharma holdings
D) Rare disease offerings only
  • 19. Which specific product did Portola Pharmaceuticals contribute to Alexion?
A) Factor Xa inhibitor reversal agent
B) asfotase alfa
C) hypophosphatasia treatment
D) Caelum therapeutics
  • 20. In which month and year was Caelum Biosciences acquired?
A) October 2021
B) November 2018
C) January 2020
D) July 2020
  • 21. What was the reported price for the Caelum Biosciences acquisition?
A) $930 million
B) $500 million
C) $41 million
D) $855 million
  • 22. Which company is the parent organization of Alexion Pharmaceuticals?
A) Yale New Haven Hospital
B) Honeywell
C) Moderna
D) AstraZeneca
  • 23. Where is the headquarters of Alexion Pharmaceuticals located?
A) Boston, Massachusetts
B) Smithfield, Rhode Island
C) New Haven, Connecticut
D) Cheshire, Connecticut
  • 24. What is the primary specialty of Alexion Pharmaceuticals?
A) Orphan drugs for rare diseases
B) Oncology chemotherapy
C) Vaccine distribution
D) Common cold medications
  • 25. Which drug does Alexion manufacture to treat hypophosphatasia?
A) Strensiq
B) Soliris
C) Ultomiris
D) Andexxa
  • 26. What is the intended use of the drug Andexxa?
A) Treat liver failure
B) Stop life-threatening bleeding
C) Cure bone fractures
D) Reduce cholesterol
  • 27. In what year was Alexion Pharmaceuticals founded?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 1992
D) 2000
  • 28. In which year did the FDA approve the drug Soliris?
A) 2021
B) 2010
C) 2007
D) 2015
  • 29. Which company did Alexion pay $100 million to in 2014 for product options?
A) Honeywell
B) Moderna
C) AstraZeneca
D) PhRMA
  • 30. Which drug is used to treat lysosomal acid lipase deficiency?
A) Soliris
B) Ultomiris
C) Strensiq
D) Kanuma
  • 31. Who replaced Leonard Bell as CEO in 2015?
A) Ludwig N. Hantson
B) David Hallal
C) David Anderson
D) David Brennan
  • 32. What specific type of infection prompted the testing of Soliris in 2010?
A) Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
B) Hypophosphatasia
C) Influenza
D) Escherichia coli (EHEC)
  • 33. Where was the manufacturing facility that Alexion announced it would close in 2017?
A) Boston, Massachusetts
B) Cheshire, Connecticut
C) Smithfield, Rhode Island
D) New Haven, Connecticut
  • 34. In what year did Alexion become a member of PhRMA?
A) 2010
B) 2016
C) 2021
D) 1992
  • 35. Who was appointed CFO of Alexion in 2016, replacing Vikas Sinha?
A) David Anderson
B) Steven Squinto
C) Ludwig N. Hantson
D) David Hallal
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