BTG Pharma Quiz July 2016
BTG Pharma Knowledge Quiz
Test your knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry and significant events through our engaging quiz! This quiz covers various topics, including drug manufacturers, ALS, and technological advancements in pharma.
Challenge yourself with:
- 8 Multiple Choice Questions
- Insights into Pharma Innovations
- Relevant Historical Facts
PhRMA - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - is the primary trade association that represents pharma companies in the US.
Traditionally membership into PhRMA is only eligible for only branded drug manufacturers. Generic manufacturers were not entertained.
Teva, the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world, wanted to join PhRMA. But branded drug manufacturers like Abbvie were vehemently against it.
In July 2016, Teva won the controversial bid to join PhRMA despite protests from branded rivals
Teva is based in which country?
Brazil
India
Israel
China
The Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC) was a fund-raising campaign to promote awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It went viral in the summer of 2014
The ALS foundation claimed that over $100 million was raised via the IBC.
Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift, Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, Gary Linekar and countless other celebrities and politicians took part in this campaign
In July 2016, researchers announced that the money raised via the IBC funded a breakthrough discovery of a gene which is believed to be associated with ALS.
ALS is a disease which falls under what category?
Motor Neurone Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Gastro-Intestinal Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
The world’s largest manufacturer of cancer drugs is
Roche
Pfizer
Sanofi
GSK
In July 2016, Verily, announced that its investing in the development of “electroceuticals"
Electroceuticals are a hot topic of late - it involves miniaturizing devices that can modify the electrical signals transmitted by nerves throughout the body, with the goal of treating a wide variety of illnesses.
Verily is the life-science spin-off of which tech giant?
Apple
Google
Samsung
Microsoft
A bit of BTG history
BTG has its roots in 2 governmental organizations.
1) The National Research Development Corporation
2) The National Enterprise Board
In 1981, these 2 bodies merged to form British Technology Group - and in 1992 the group was privatized.
It was only after the privatization that our company became more focused in life sciences. Before privatization, the group was a lot more diverse.
In 1989, The British Technology group sued the US Department of Defense and the Pentagon for infringements of patents on the
Hovercraft
Supersonic Concorde
Electric Car
Magnetic Levitation Train
On 22nd July 2016, X launched the first pharma trial powered by Apple's ResearchKit
The trial will use a custom made iPhone app and the iPhone’s sensors to gather data more frequently and more accurately from patients suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis.
X’s goal is to engage with patients in a new way that integrates pharma research into the daily lives of patients versus the traditional model that requires patients to travel to their doctors’ offices
X is
GSK
Abbott
Astra Zeneca
Johnson & Johnson
Until July 2016, the UK was the only country in the world to have a Life Sciences Minister.
The role was introduced by David Cameron two years ago.
But after Theresa May’s extensive reshuffle of government departments, the Life Sciences minister role was scrapped - much to the disappointment of the pharma and biotech industry.
Who was the Life Sciences Minister?
Jeremy Hunt
George Freeman
Andy Burnham
Owen Smith
In August 2014, the FDA posted it’s largest recall of medical devices.
Under a Class-1 recall, Puerto Rico based Customed Incorporated voluntarily recalled 233 devices for all lots manufactured between Jan 2009 and May 2014.
Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
What was the reason for recall?
Foreign particulate contamination - Black particles were found on product
Faulty product - battery pack of product was found to be sub-standard
Packaging Issue - Individual packs were found adhering to one another inside the shipping case
Software glitch - software security was found to be grossly inadequate
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