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NASD

  0001184428
  Officer


  Neose Technologies, Inc.
  0000877902
  13-3549286

12/12/02
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Vergis, George J.
   102 Witmer Road


   Horsham, PA 19044
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Neose Technologies, Inc. (NTEC)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   12/12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
    (1)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code V   Amount        D  Price        End of Month   I
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Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code  V   A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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Incentive Stock Option (right  $10.6200        12/12/02       A         26,756                            (2)          12/12/12
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $10.6200        12/12/02       A         8,244                             (3)          12/12/12
(right to buy)


Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Month
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Incentive Stock Option (right  12/12/02  Common Stock                   26,756                    26,756        D   Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     12/12/02  Common Stock                   8,244                     8,244         D   Direct
(right to buy)


Explanation of Responses:

(1)
Senior Vice President, Commercial Development
(2)
The option becomes exercisable as to 6,002 shares on December 12, 2003, as to 6,002 shares on December 12, 2004, as to 6,002 shares
on December 12, 2005, and as to 8,750 shares on December 12, 2006.
(3)
The option becomes exercisable in three installments of 2,748 each, on December 12, 2003, December 12, 2004 and December 12, 2005.



SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Vergis, George J.
DATE 12/13/02