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Drug Discovery Process
100

BI’s first U.S. manufacturing facility was established in this state.

What is Connecticut?

100

This type of RNA carries the genetic instructions from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis

what is mRNA?

100

This was the first major therapeutic area BI focused on when it began its pharmaceutical journey

What is respiratory diseases

100

This animal is commonly used to generate monoclonal antibodies

What is Mouse?

100

This regulatory agency must approve antibody drugs before they reach the U.S. market.

What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?

200

This German city is home to Boehringer Ingelheim's global headquarters.

What is Ingelheim am Rhein

200

This organ in the human body is the only one capable of regenerating itself after significant damage.
 

What is the liver?

200

This BI diabetes medication is part of the SGLT2 inhibitor class and is used to manage type 2 diabetes

 What is Jardiance

200

This leader is current Head of Global Discovery Research of BI.


Who is Mbow,Dr.,Lamine ? 

200

This type of study is done in test tubes or petri dishes before animal or human testing.

What is in vitro testing?

300

This is the name of the founder of Boehringer Ingelheim

Who is Albert Boehringer

300

This class of antibody is the most abundant in the bloodstream.

What is IgG?

300

BI Had recently partnered with this pharma for dematology medicine marketing and developmet.

Who is Leo pharma

300

This mammalian cell line, derived from a rodent species, is widely used in the biopharmaceutical industry for producing therapeutic antibodies due to its ability to perform human-like glycosylation.

What are CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cells?

300

In the antibody drug discovery process, this two-letter acronym refers to the stage where scientists refine and improve a candidate molecule’s properties before preclinical testing.

What is LO (Lead Optimization)?

400

 Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in this year

1885

400

This type of bond holds the heavy and light chains of an antibody together.

What is a disulfide bond?

400

LEO Pharma will be responsible for commercialization and further development of what BI drug.

what is SPEVIGO?

400

BI’s digital innovation efforts include this platform, which uses real-world data to improve patient outcomes.

What is BI X?

400

This in vitro technique uses a library of antibody fragments displayed on bacteriophages.

What is phage display?

500

In 2011, BI launched this initiative to provide free medicines to patients in the U.S. who are uninsured or underinsured.

What is the BI Cares Foundation

500

This type of antibody is derived from camelids and lacks a light chain.

What is a nanobody (or VHH antibody)?

500

This anticoagulant developed by BI is used to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
 

What is Pradaxa (dabigatran)

500

What irreversible HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) currently being investigated in a phase III clinical trial From BI.

What is Zongertinib?

500

This modification reduces the likelihood of an immune response to therapeutic antibodies.

What is humanization?

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