Novo Nordisk 100

When was Novo Nordisk founded?

• 1923

• 1893

• 1933

What is the exact date of 100th Anniversary Novo Nordisk?

• 16-Mar-2023

• 16-Feb-2023

• 23-Apr-2023

Answer explanation

Our official anniversary date is 16 February, which combines two defining moments in our history: the establishment of Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium in 1923 and the day Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium introduced its first insulin on 16 February 1925. 

How many people does Novo Nordisk employ?

• 25,500.00

• 300,500.00

• 54,400.00

In how many countries does Novo Nordisk market its products?

• 80

• 170

• 120

When was the first patient been treated?

• 1922

• 1923

• 1924

Where insulin production begins ?

• in Canada

• in Denmark

• in Scandinavia

Answer explanation

Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium commercialised the production of insulin after the extraction and purification technique was brought to Denmark from Canada by August Krogh. With insulin, diabetes was no longer a death sentence and life expectancy improved dramatically.

Did Novo compete with Nordisk?

• No

• For some time

• Yes

Answer explanation

Brothers Harald and Thorvald Pedersen, who were former employees of Nordisk, formed their own company, Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium. Novo and Nordisk competed vigorously until they merged in 1989 to become Novo Nordisk A/S.

When was Novo Nordisk AS created?

• 1989

• 1923

• 1925

Answer explanation

Brothers Harald and Thorvald Pedersen, who were former employees of Nordisk, formed their own company, Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium. Novo and Nordisk competed vigorously until they merged in 1989 to become Novo Nordisk A/S.

What does NPH mean?

• Neutral Protamine Hormon

• National Program Hagedorn

• Neutral Protamine Hagedorn

Answer explanation

NPH (Neutral Protamine Hagedorn) insulin was developed in 1946 and soon accounted for much of the world's consumption of longer-acting insulin. With NPH, people with diabetes require fewer injections. It is named after Hans Christian Hagedorn, who discovered the prolonging effect of protamine on insulin.

When and where was the production plant opened?

• In 1969 in Kalundborg, Denmark

• In 1969 in Canada

• In 1923 in Kalundborg, Denmark

Answer explanation

Novo opened a production plant in Kalundborg, Denmark, designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. The facility, which features visible pipelines, continues to produce half of the world’s insulin.