Alexion 25-Year Anniversary Quiz: Win a Prize!

What was the profession of Founder and former CEO Lenny Bell prior to Alexion?

Head of R&D at Regeneron

Vice President of Clinical Operations at Amgen

Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale University

Researcher at Harvard University

Biomedical Scientist at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant

What is the meaning of the name Alexion?

Alexion was an ancient physician

Alexis is the daughter of one of the founders

Alexandra Street was the location of Alexion’s first office

Alexion means having a clear vision

A: Always L: Look at E:Everything X: Xenon; and ION

Where were Lenny Bell and co-founder Steve Squinto on vacation when they decided to start Alexion?

The first Alexion sign at the entrance to Science Park in New Haven was:

Made by the Yale printing office

A PowerPoint slide printed at Kinkos

A homemade poster made by the founders

The same sign that is at Alexion headquarters today

Invisible (unless you had superpowers)

How many years of research did it take to develop Soliris®?

After years of uncertainty, what was considered the “turn around point” for Alexion?

When Alexion opened its corporate headquarters in Cheshire, CT

When the results from a pilot study of eculizumab in 11 patients with PNH were revealed

When Alexion reached 1,000 employees

When the first pilot manufacturing facility was established in New Haven, CT

1989

In 2011, Alexion responded to a public health crisis to provide Soliris® free-of-charge to hundreds of patients with life-threatening Shiga toxin E-coli-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS). In what country was this crisis?

To accommodate commercial-scale product manufacturing, Alexion established its first manufacturing facility in 2006. Where was this facility?

In 2015, Alexion acquired Synageva BioPharma, bringing Kanuma® (sebelipase alfa) into the portfolio as a potential treatment for:

Wolman Disease

Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (LAL-D)

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease (CESD)

Gaucher disease

How many employees in how many countries does Alexion currently have?

At Alexion, we often say this when describing our company.

We take the road less traveled

We see opportunities where others do not

We see the silver lining

The sky is the limit

Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered us anyway

Alexion has been honored with the Corporate Leadership Award, the Partners in Progress Award, and the Rare Impact Award from what organization?

Global Genes: Allies in Rare Disease

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

The EveryLifeFoundation for Rare Diseases

The Rare Disease Foundation

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Fortune Magazine has named Alexion one of the Fastest Growing Companies how many times?

What publication named Alexion as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies five years in a row, from 2012-2016?

What are the three core Alexion values?

Find Opportunities, Change the World, Build a History

Find Answers, Change the World, Create a Legacy

Seek Solutions, Impact Communities, Build a Legacy

Uncover Needs, Build Opportunities, Create Success

Buy more, spend more, save more

True or False: Alexion has salvaged more than 800 tons of recycled materials.

True

False

Maybe

A video about our patient Adelyn is featured on the Alexion website. What disease was Adelyn diagnosed with at two days old?

Hypophosphatasia (HPP)

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)

Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D)

Lenny Bell and co-Founder Steve Squinto first discussed starting a biotech (which later became Alexion) when they were on vacation with their families, and went to the store to buy what item?

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