Have I got (pharmaceutical) news for you
Think you know about pharmaceuticals? Then test your knowledge on with this end-of-year quiz. Will you shine like a fairy light or are you a pharma Christmas pudding?
1. Well done on knowing that Sanofi had a new CEO, but where did Oliver Brandicourt work before his latest high profile firm?
2. Up on your events? Which key pharma event experienced a ‘superbug’ outbreak this year?
CPhI Making Pharmaceuticals Pharmapack
3. Which company posted a £9.7 million loss this year?
Turing Pharmaceuticals Turnkey Pharmaceuticals Turkey Pharmaceuticals
4. No points for knowing about the Pfizer and Allergan deal but which product is Allergan known for?
5. What were we told might be the cause of a global epidemic?
Bird flu Anti-microbial resistance Drug reactions
6. According to Reed Smith what are 94% of life science companies planning in the next year?
An acquisition An office move Redundancies
7. And what sector are two thirds of them really keen on targetting?
Personalised medicine Packaging Drug delivery
8. Which region in the UK is being tipped for big things where life sciences are concerned?
The South West The North West Scotland
9. Who is the minister for life sciences?
George Freeman Jeremy Hunt George Foreman
10. Starving cells of what did Dr Concetta Bubici and Dr Salvatore Papa say could help cure cancer ?