POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Leonard Schleifer, Alicia Pantaleo, Beverly Dubs, Stuart
Kolinski, Murray Goldberg, and Douglas McCorkle signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:


        (1)       execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the
                  undersigned's capacity as a director of Regeneron
                  Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
                  accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
                  of 1934 and the rules thereunder;


        (2)       do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
                  undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
                  and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
                  amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form
                  with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
                  any stock exchange or similar authority; and


        (3)       take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
                  with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
                  attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
                  of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
                  understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-act
                  on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
                  Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
                  and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
                  attorney-in-fact's discretion.


         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.


         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 14th day of May, 2008.


                                            *s/Peter Powchik
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                                            Peter Powchik
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