STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                         REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                       and

                                 MEDTRONIC, INC.

                            Dated as of June 27, 1996



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I......................................................................1
    1.1  Defined Terms.........................................................1
    1.2  Other Defined Terms...................................................2
ARTICLE II.....................................................................3
    2.1  Issuance and Sale of Securities.......................................3
ARTICLE III....................................................................3
    3.1  Closing...............................................................3
    3.2  Documents to be Delivered.............................................3
ARTICLE IV.....................................................................4
    4.1  Organization and Standing.............................................4
    4.2  Capitalization........................................................4
    4.3  Issuance of Shares....................................................5
    4.4  Authority for Agreement...............................................5
    4.5  Governmental Consents.................................................6
    4.6  Litigation............................................................6
    4.7  SEC Filings...........................................................6
    4.8  No Undisclosed Liabilities............................................7
    4.9  Absence of Changes....................................................7
    4.10 Intellectual Property.................................................7
    4.11 No Defaults...........................................................8
    4.12 Offerings.............................................................8
    4.13 Brokers...............................................................8
ARTICLE V......................................................................8
    5.1  Investment............................................................8
    5.2  Authority.............................................................9
    5.3  Accredited Investor...................................................9
    5.4  Brokers...............................................................9
ARTICLE VI.....................................................................9
    6.1  Survival of Representations...........................................9
    6.2  Indemnification.......................................................9


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ARTICLE VII...................................................................10

    7.1  Legend...............................................................10
    7.2  Assignment...........................................................10
    7.3  Notices..............................................................10
    7.4  Choice of Law........................................................11
    7.5  Entire Agreement.....................................................11
    7.6  Counterparts.........................................................12
    7.7  Invalidity...........................................................12
    7.8  Headings.............................................................12
    7.9  Expenses.............................................................12
    7.10 Specific Enforcement.................................................12
    7.11 Further Assurances...................................................13


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                      STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 27, 1996 is by
and between Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Buyer"), and Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company").

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes
to sell to Buyer, 460,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares");

     WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes
to sell to Buyer, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement
(the "Warrant Agreement"), 107,400 Warrants (the "Warrants," and together with
the Shares, the "Securities"). Each of the Warrants shall be exercisable for one
share of Common Stock (individually, a "Warrant Share" and collectively, the
"Warrant Shares"); and

     WHEREAS, Buyer and the Company desire to provide for the foregoing
purchases and sales and to establish various rights and obligations in
connection therewith.

                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

     1.1 Defined Terms. As used herein, the terms below shall have the following
meanings:

          "Class A Common Stock" shall mean the shares of the Class A Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company.


          "Collaborative Study Agreement" shall mean the Collaborative Study
Agreement to be entered into as of the date hereof by and between the Company
and Buyer.


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          "Collateral Agreements" shall mean the Collaborative Study Agreement,
the Warrant Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement.

          "Common Stock" shall mean the shares of the Common Stock, par value
$.001 per share, of the Company.

          "Commission" or "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.

          "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

          "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity or
a government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and shall include any
successor (by merger or otherwise) of such Person.

          "Preferred Stock" shall mean the shares of the Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share, of the Company.

          "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement to be entered into as of the date hereof by and between the Company
and Buyer.

          "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

          "Warrant Agreement" shall mean the Warrant Agreement to be entered
into as of the date hereof by and between the Company and Buyer.

     1.2 Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings
defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below:

           TERM                                        SECTION
           ----                                        -------
           Buyer                                       Preamble
           Closing                                     3.1
           Company SEC Reports                         4.7
           Reserved Plan Shares                        4.2
           Securities                                  Recitals
           Securities Purchase Price                   2.1
           Shares                                      Recitals
           Warrant Agreement                           Recitals
           Warrants                                    Recitals
           Warrant Share                               Recitals
           Warrant Shares                              Recitals

           March 31, 1996 Balance Sheet                4.8


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                                   ARTICLE II

                         ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SECURITIES

     2.1 Issuance and Sale of Securities. Upon the terms set forth herein, the
Company will issue and sell to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase from the Company,
the Securities for an aggregate price of $10.0 Million in immediately available
funds (the "Securities Purchase Price").

                                   ARTICLE III

                                     CLOSING

     3.1 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the
"Closing") will take place (i) in the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York at 5:00 p.m. New York time on the
date hereof or (ii) at either party's election, by delivery via facsimile
transmission (with originals sets via overnight courier service) of the executed
documents to be delivered at the Closing and wire transfer of the Securities
Purchase Price.

     3.2 Documents to be Delivered. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to
Buyer, against payment in full of the Securities Purchase Price, (i)
certificates for the Shares in such denominations as Buyer has requested, dated
the date hereof and registered in the names requested by Buyer, (ii)
certificates for the Warrants in such denominations as Buyer has requested,
dated the date hereof and registered in the names requested by Buyer, (iii) each
of the Collateral Agreements, which shall have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company and shall be in full force and effect and (iv) an
opinion of Paul Lubetkin, General Counsel to the Company, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, substantially to the effect specified in
Sections 4.1 through 4.5, with such exceptions and qualifications as are
customary and reasonable under the law of the applicable jurisdiction. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely upon certificates of public
officers and, as to matters of fact, upon certificates of duly authorized
representatives of the Company, provided, that copies of such certificates shall
be contemporaneously delivered to Buyer.


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                                   ARTICLE IV

                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     The Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof
as follows:


     4.1 Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of New York and has full
corporate power and authority to own and lease its property, to conduct its
business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted by it and to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements. The
Company has full corporate power and authority to perform and to carry out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Collateral
Agreements. The Company is qualified to do business and in good standing in New
York and in each jurisdiction where it does business or owns property except
those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing
would not have a material adverse effect on its business or property. The
Company has furnished to Buyer true and complete copies of its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended to date and presently
in effect.

     4.2 Capitalization. As of April 30, 1996, the authorized capital stock of
the Company consisted of the following: (a) 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
of which (i) 19,964,988 shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) 5,070,942
shares were reserved for future issuance upon conversion of the Class A Common
Stock, each share of the Class A Stock being convertible into one share of
Company Common Stock, (iii) 3,789,626 shares were reserved for future issuance
under the Company's 1990 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
"Reserved Plan Shares"), and (iv) 700,000 shares were reserved for future
issuance in accordance with a certain warrant issued to Amgen Inc.; and (b)
40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, of which 5,070,942 were issued and
outstanding, and (c) 30,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, none of which were
issued and outstanding. No material change in such capitalization has occurred
between April 30, 1996 and the date hereof, and there has been no reduction
whatsoever in the number of shares of any class of the Company's outstanding
capital stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, Class A
Stock, and Preferred Stock have been duly authorized, and all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Common Stock and the Class A Common Stock are validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in the Company
SEC Reports or in the aforementioned warrant issued to Amgen Inc. or as provided
in this 


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Agreement, there is not, nor upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, will there be, (i) any subscription, warrant, option,
convertible security or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or
acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company, (ii) any commitment of the
Company to issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or
other such right or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares of its
capital stock any evidences of indebtedness or assets of the Company, or (iii)
any obligation of the Company (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any interest therein or to
pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. Except as
set forth in the Company SEC Reports or as provided in this Agreement, no Person
is entitled to, nor upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein will any Person be entitled to, (i) any preemptive or similar right with

respect to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company, or (ii) any rights
with respect to the registration of any capital stock of the Company under the
Securities Act.

     4.3 Issuance of Shares. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities
in accordance with this Agreement, and the issuance and delivery of the Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance, as the case may be, by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company (no consent or approval of the stockholders of the
Company being required by law, by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws of the Company, or the qualification criteria of the Nasdaq National
Market), and the Securities when so issued, sold and delivered against payment
therefor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and the Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, when issued upon such exercise,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject
to preemptive or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or
others and free, at time of issuance, of all restrictions on transfer subject to
restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable federal and state securities
laws.

     4.4 Authority for Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and this Agreement and each of the
Collateral Agreements have been duly executed and delivered and constitute valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to bankruptcy or equitable laws that might affect the
enforceability of this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements. The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and each of the
Collateral Agreements, and the consummation by the Company of the 


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transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the
issuance and sale of the Securities and the Warrant Shares), will not violate
any provision of law and will not conflict with or result in any breach of any
of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or
result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
upon any of the properties, assets or outstanding capital stock of the Company,
under the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or Bylaws, or any
indenture, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it or any of its properties is bound, or any decree, judgment,
order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company.

     4.5 Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of,
or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any
governmental or regulatory authority is required on the part of the Company in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the
Collateral Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the offer, issue, sale and
delivery of the Securities and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants), except such filings as shall have been made or consents or approvals
obtained prior to and which shall be effective on and as of the Closing. Based

in part on the representations made by Buyer in Article V of this Agreement, the
offer and sale of the Securities to Buyer will be in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws.

     4.6 Litigation. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports, there are
no material actions, suits, proceedings or investigations, either at law or in
equity, or before any commission or other administrative authority in any United
States or foreign jurisdiction, of any kind now pending or, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, threatened or proposed involving the Company or any of its
properties or assets or which questions the validity or legality of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or to the Company's actual knowledge, against
its employees or consultants with respect to the Company's business.

     4.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements. (a) The Company has filed all forms,
reports and documents required to be filed with the Commission since May 3, 1993
(collectively, the "Company SEC Reports"). The Company SEC Reports (i) were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the
time they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date
of this Agreement, then on the date of such 


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filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

     (b) Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any related
notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Reports was prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), and each was complete and correct in all material respects and
presented fairly in all material respects presented the financial position of
the Company as at the respective dates thereof and the results of its operations
and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim
financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in amount.

     4.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company does not have any material
liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) except liabilities (a)
in the aggregate adequately provided for in the Company's unaudited balance
sheet (including any related notes thereto) for the quarter ended March 31, 1996
included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter year
ended March 31, 1996 (the "March 31, 1996 Balance Sheet"), or (b) incurred since
March 31, 1996 in the ordinary course of business.

     4.9 Absence of Changes. Since March 31, 1996, there has been no material
adverse change in the financial condition, business, or assets of the Company.

     4.10 Intellectual Property. (a) To the best of the Company's knowledge, it
has done nothing to compromise the secrecy, confidentiality or value of any of

its trade secrets, know-how, inventions, prototypes, designs, processes or
technical data required to conduct its business as now conducted or as proposed
to be conducted. The Company will continue to take reasonable security measures
in the future, as it presently is doing, to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality, and value of all of its trade secrets, know-how, inventions,
prototypes, designs, processes, and technical data important to the conduct of
its business.

     (b) Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports, the Company has not
granted rights to manufacture, produce, license, market or sell its products to
any other Person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the Company's
exclusive right to develop, manufacture, distribute, market or sell its
products.


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     4.11 No Defaults. The Company is not in default (a) under its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as amended or restated to date, or
any indenture, mortgage, lease agreement, contract, purchase order or other
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound
or affected or (b) with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which
defaults, either singly or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse
effect on the Company. At the time of the Closing, to the best knowledge of the
Company, there will exist no condition, event or act which constitutes, or which
after notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, a material default under
any of the foregoing which, either singly or in the aggregate, would have a
material adverse effect on the Company.

     4.12 Offerings. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Company's
1990 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan or as otherwise disclosed by
the Company to Buyer, the Company does not have any current plans or intentions
to issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities or any
securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of its capital stock or any
other securities.

     4.13 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of the Company.

                                    ARTICLE V

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

     Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof
as follows:

     5.1 Investment. Buyer is acquiring the Securities, and the Warrant Shares
into which the Warrants may be exercised, for its own account (and not for the
account of others) for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in

connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of
distributing or selling the same; and, except as contemplated by this Agreement,
Buyer has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement,
obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for the disposition thereof.


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     5.2 Authority. Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver
and to perform this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements in
accordance with their respective terms. Buyer represents that it has not been
organized, reorganized or recapitalized specifically for the purpose of
investing in the Company.

     5.3 Accredited Investor. Buyer is an Accredited Investor within the
definition set forth in Securities Act Rule 501(a).

     5.4 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of Buyer.

     5.5. Exchange Act Reports. So long as Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer holds
any of the Securities, the Company shall, within two business days of filing,
give Buyer a copy of all periodic and other reports filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     6.1 Survival of Representations, etc. All representations and warranties
contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Collateral Agreements and the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby until the three-year anniversary of the Closing (or until
final resolution of any claim or action arising from the untruth, inaccuracy or
breach of any such representation and warranty, if notice of such untruth,
inaccuracy or breach was given prior to such third anniversary) without regard
to any investigation made by any of the parties hereto. All statements contained
in any certificate or other instrument delivered by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement and denominated as representations and warranties shall constitute
representations and warranties by the Company under this Agreement. All
agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive indefinitely until, by
their respective terms, they are no longer operative.

     6.2 Indemnification. The Company and Buyer shall, with respect to the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by the Company or
Buyer, respectively, herein or in certificates or other instruments delivered in
connection therewith, indemnify, defend and hold the other


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party harmless against all liability, together with all reasonable costs and
expenses related thereto (including legal and accounting fees and expenses),
arising from the untruth, inaccuracy or breach of any such representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements of the Company or Buyer, as the case may be.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     7.1 Legend. (a) Each certificate representing Shares sold pursuant to the
provisions hereof, if deemed advisable by the Company, shall bear the following
legend:

     THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
     UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
     SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL
     SUCH SHARES ARE REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
     REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY IS OBTAINED TO THE EFFECT THAT
     SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

     (b) Buyer hereby agrees not to offer, sell or otherwise transfer the Shares
in violation of the foregoing legend.

     7.2 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of
Buyer, or by Buyer without the prior written consent of the Company, except that
Buyer may, without such consent, assign the right to acquire the Securities to a
wholly-owned subsidiary or subsidiaries of Buyer, each of which shall become
parties to this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements; provided,
however, that Buyer shall continue to be a party to this Agreement and to be
bound by the provisions hereof. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this
Section 7.2, following the Closing the Buyer may sell or otherwise transfer the
Securities as permitted in this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements. Subject
to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other
Person shall have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder.

     7.3 Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, request,
instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the others
shall be in writing and delivered in person or by courier, telegraphed, telexed
or by facsimile transmission (with receipt confirmed) or mailed by certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt


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requested (such mailed notice to be effective on the date of such receipt is
acknowledged), as follows:

                  If to the Company:

                           Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

                           777 Old Saw Mill River Road
                           Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707
                           Attn: Corporate Secretary
                           Telecopy No.: (914) 345-7721

                  With a copy to:

                           Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                           919 Third Avenue
                           New York, New York  10022
                           Attn: Morris J. Kramer, Esq.
                           Telecopy No.: (212) 735-2000

                  If to Buyer:

                           Medtronic, Inc.
                           7000 Central Avenue NE
                           Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432
                           Attn: General Counsel
                           Telecopy No.: (612) 572-5459

                  and

                           Attn:  Vice President, Corporate
                           Development and Associate General
                           Counsel
                           Telecopy No.:  (612) 572-5404

or to such other place and with such other copies as either party may designate
as to itself by written notice to the others.

     7.4 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the
rights of the parties determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York except with respect to matters of law concerning the internal corporate
affairs of any corporate entity which is a party to or the subject of this
Agreement, and as to those matters the law of the jurisdiction under which the
respective entity derives its powers shall govern.

     7.5 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement, together with
the Collateral Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, of the parties. No 


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supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless
executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.


     7.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     7.7 Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein,
shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any
other provision of this Agreement or any other such instrument.

     7.8 Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections herein are inserted
for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

     7.9 Expenses. Each of the Company and Buyer will each be liable for its own
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution and performance of this Agreement, provided that the Company will pay
all stamp or similar taxes which may be payable (i) in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Collateral Agreements
(and any amendments or modifications thereto), and (ii) in respect of the
issuance of the Securities (including the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon
exercise of the Warrants) to Buyer.

     7.10 Specific Enforcement. The Company and Buyer acknowledge and agree that
if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur
and it would be extremely impracticable and difficult to measure damages.
Accordingly, in addition to any other rights and remedies to which the parties
may be entitled by law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or injunctions to prevent or cure breached of the provisions of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and the parties
expressly waive (i) the defense that a remedy in damages will be adequate and
(ii) any requirement, in an action for specific performance, for the posting of
a bond.


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     7.11 Further Assurances. On and after the date hereof, the Company and
Buyer will take all appropriate action and execute all documents, instruments or
conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry
out any of the provisions hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement, or have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their respective behalf by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first
above written.



                           REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


                           By:
                              -------------------------------
                           Name:  Leonard S. Schleifer
                           Title: President & Chief Executive Officer


                           MEDTRONIC, INC.


                           By:/s/ Michael D. Ellwein                        
                              ------------------------------                
                           Name:  Michael D. Ellwein
                           Title: Vice President Corporate
                           Development and Associate General
                           Counsel


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