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