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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="regn_UnrestrictedMember" name="UnrestrictedMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="regn_UpfrontPaymentMade" name="UpfrontPaymentMade" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="regn_Upfrontpaymentreceived" name="Upfrontpaymentreceived" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
