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To: Miljenko Zuanic who wrote (650)	5/23/2002 12:20:09 AM
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Wednesday May 22, 4:50 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Regeneron's Chief Scientific Officer and President of Regeneron Research Laboratories Receives Columbia University's Medal for Excellence Tarrytown, N.Y.--(BW HealthWire)--May 22, 2002--Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN - News) announced today that George Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D, Chief Scientific Officer and President of Regeneron Research Laboratories, is the recipient of Columbia University's 2002 University Medal for Excellence. George Yancopoulos received the award at this morning's Commencement Exercises, marking Columbia University's 248th academic year. This annual award is given to honor a Columbia alumnus who has made a significant contribution to society. Columbia University's Dr. David Hirsh, Ph.D., Chairman and The Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, says, " I nominated George Yancopoulos because he is an outstanding scientist who maintains his scholarly approach to his research, while translating his findings into potential therapeutic approaches. George is marvelous, fearless, and a pioneer of bringing academia to biotechnology." While attending Columbia University, George Yancopoulos received a B.A. in 1980, a Ph.D. in 1986, and an M.D. in 1987. George Yancopoulos has also been a Howard Hughes Fellow in 1987, and Lucille P. Markey Scholar, 1988-89 at Columbia. He has been adjunct professor at Columbia University since 1990. In a 1997 survey by the Institute for Scientific Information, he was listed among the 11 most highly cited scientists and was the only non-academic scientist in that group.