BI History
BI’s first U.S. manufacturing facility was established in this state.
What is Connecticut?
This type of RNA carries the genetic instructions from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis
what is mRNA?
This was the first major therapeutic area BI focused on when it began its pharmaceutical journey
What is respiratory diseases
This animal is commonly used to generate monoclonal antibodies
What is Mouse?
This regulatory agency must approve antibody drugs before they reach the U.S. market.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
This German city is home to Boehringer Ingelheim's global headquarters.
What is Ingelheim am Rhein
This organ in the human body is the only one capable of regenerating itself after significant damage.
What is the liver?
This BI diabetes medication is part of the SGLT2 inhibitor class and is used to manage type 2 diabetes
What is Jardiance
This leader is current Head of Global Discovery Research of BI.
Who is Mbow,Dr.,Lamine ?
This type of study is done in test tubes or petri dishes before animal or human testing.
What is in vitro testing?
This is the name of the founder of Boehringer Ingelheim
Who is Albert Boehringer
This class of antibody is the most abundant in the bloodstream.
What is IgG?
BI Had recently partnered with this pharma for dematology medicine marketing and developmet.
Who is Leo pharma
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?
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)?
Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in this year
1885
This type of bond holds the heavy and light chains of an antibody together.
What is a disulfide bond?
LEO Pharma will be responsible for commercialization and further development of what BI drug.
what is SPEVIGO?
BI’s digital innovation efforts include this platform, which uses real-world data to improve patient outcomes.
What is BI X?
This in vitro technique uses a library of antibody fragments displayed on bacteriophages.
What is phage display?
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
This type of antibody is derived from camelids and lacks a light chain.
What is a nanobody (or VHH antibody)?
This anticoagulant developed by BI is used to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
What is Pradaxa (dabigatran)
What irreversible HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) currently being investigated in a phase III clinical trial From BI.
What is Zongertinib?
This modification reduces the likelihood of an immune response to therapeutic antibodies.
What is humanization?