8-K
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
     
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   June 1, 2006 (May 31, 2006)
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
New York   000-19034   133444607
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York   10591-6707
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(914) 347-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit Index
EX-99.A: PRESS RELEASE

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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 31, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-track designation to the IL-1 Trap program for the improvement of chronic inflammation in patients with CIAS1-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), a spectrum of rare genetic disorders.
A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99(a) to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
     99(a) Press Release of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated May 31, 2006.
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.    
 
            
Dated: June 1, 2006   By: /s/ Stuart Kolinski    
 
           
 
      Stuart Kolinski    
 
      Vice President and General Counsel    

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Exhibit Index
     
Number   Description
99(a)
  Press Release of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated May 31, 2006.

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