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                    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 1997,

is by and between FRANKLIN H. TOP, JR. (the "Employee") and

MEDIMMUNE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

          The Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:

          1.   Employment.  The Company hereby employs the

Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts employment by the

Company, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

          2.   Term.  Subject to the provisions for earlier

termination as herein provided, the employment of the Employee

hereunder will be for the period commencing on the date hereof

and ending on the second anniversary of such date.  Such period

may be extended, with the consent of the Employee, for one or

more one-year periods by resolution adopted by the Compensation

and Stock Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors

of the Company (the "Board").  The period of the Employee's

employment under this Agreement, as it may be terminated or

extended from time to time as provided herein, is referred to

hereafter as the "Employment Period."

          3.   Duties and Responsibilities.  The Employee will be

employed by the Company in the position set forth on Annex A, a

copy of which is attached hereto and the terms of which are

incorporated herein by reference.  The Employee will faithfully

perform the duties and responsibilities of such office, as they

may be assigned from time to time by the Board or the Board's

designee.

          4.   Time to be Devoted to Employment.  Except for

vacation in accordance with the Company's policy in effect from

time to time and absences due to temporary illness, the Employee

shall devote full time, attention and energy during the

Employment Period to the business of the Company.  During the

Employment Period, the Employee will not be engaged in any other

business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Board

or its designee, conflicts with the duties of the Employee

hereunder, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain,

profit or other pecuniary advantage.

          5.   Compensation; Reimbursement.

          (a)  Base Salary.  The Company (or, at the Company's

option, any subsidiary or affiliate thereof) will pay to the

Employee an annual base salary of not less than the amount

specified as the Initial Base Salary on Annex A, payable

bi-weekly.  The Employee's base salary shall be reviewed annually

by the Compensation Committee and shall be subject to increase at

the option and sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

          (b)  Bonus.  The Employee shall be eligible to receive,

at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, an annual

cash bonus based on pre-determined performance standards of the

Company.

          (c)  Benefits; Stock Options.  In addition to the

salary and cash bonus referred to above, the Employee shall be

entitled during the Employment Period to participate in such

employee benefit plans or programs of the Company, and shall be

entitled to such other fringe benefits, as are from time to time

made available by the Company generally to employees of the

Employee's position, tenure, salary, age, health and other

qualifications.  Without limiting the generality of the

foregoing, the Employee shall be eligible for such awards, if

any, under the Company's stock option plan as shall be granted to

the Employee by the Compensation Committee or other appropriate

designee of the Board acting in its sole discretion.  The

Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not

guarantee the adoption or continuance of any particular employee

benefit plan or program or other fringe benefit during the

Employment Period, and participation by the Employee in any such

plan or program shall be subject to the rules and regulations

applicable thereto.

          (d)  Expenses.  The Company will reimburse the

Employee, in accordance with the practices in effect from time to

time for other officers or staff personnel of the Company, for

all reasonable and necessary traveling expenses and other

disbursements incurred by the Employee for or on behalf of the

Company in the performance of the Employee's duties hereunder,

upon presentation by the Employee to the Company of appropriate

vouchers.

          6.   Death; Disability.  If the Employee dies or is

incapacitated or disabled by accident, sickness or otherwise, so

as to render the Employee mentally or physically incapable of

performing the services required to be performed by the Employee

under this Agreement for a period that would entitle the Employee

to qualify for long-term disability benefits under the Company's

then-current long-term disability insurance program or, in the

absence of such a program, for a period of 90 consecutive days or

longer (such condition being herein referred to as a

"Disability"), then (i) in the case of the Employee's death, the

Employee's employment shall be deemed to terminate on the date of

the Employee's death or (ii) in the case of a Disability, the

Company, at its option, may terminate the employment of the

Employee under this Agreement immediately upon giving the

Employee notice to that effect.  Disability shall be determined

by the Board or the Board's designee.  In the case of a

Disability, until the Company shall have terminated the

Employee's employment hereunder in accordance with the foregoing,

the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation provided

for herein notwithstanding any such physical or mental

disability.

          7.   Termination For Cause.  The Company may, with the

approval of a majority of the Board, terminate the employment of

the Employee hereunder at any time during the Employment Period

for "cause" (such termination being hereinafter called a

"Termination for Cause") by giving the Employee notice of such

termination, upon the giving of which such termination will take

effect immediately.  For purposes of this Agreement, "cause"

means (i) the Employee's willful and substantial misconduct, (ii)

the Employee's repeated, after written notice from the Company,

neglect of duties or failure to act which can reasonably be

expected to affect materially and adversely the business or

affairs of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof,

(iii) the Employee's material breach of any of the agreements

contained in Sections 12, 13 or 14 hereof, (iv) the commission by

the Employee of any material fraudulent act with respect to the

business and affairs of the Company or any subsidiary or

affiliate thereof or (v) the Employee's conviction of (or plea of

nolo contendere to) a crime constituting a felony.

          8.   Termination Without Cause.  The Company may

terminate the employment of the Employee hereunder at any time

without "cause" (such termination being hereinafter called a

"Termination Without Cause") by giving the Employee notice of

such termination, upon the giving of which such termination will

take effect not later than 30 days from the date such notice is

given.              9.   Voluntary Termination.  Any termination

of the employment of the Employee hereunder, otherwise than as a

result of death or Disability, a Termination For Cause, a

Termination Without Cause or a termination for Good Reason (as

defined below) following a Change in Control (as defined below),

will be deemed to be a "Voluntary Termination."  A Voluntary

Termination will be deemed to be effective immediately upon such

termination.                  10.  Effect of Termination of

Employment.

          (a)  Voluntary Termination; Termination For Cause.

Upon the termination of the Employee's employment hereunder

pursuant to a Voluntary Termination or a Termination For Cause,

neither the Employee nor the Employee's beneficiaries or estate

will have any further rights or claims against the Company under

this Agreement except the right to receive (i) the unpaid portion

of the base salary provided for in Section 5(a) hereof, computed

on a pro rata basis to the date of termination, (ii) payment of

his accrued but unpaid rights in accordance with the terms of any

incentive compensation, stock option, retirement, employee

welfare or other employee benefit plans or programs of the

Company in which the Executive is then participating in

accordance with Sections 5(b) and 5(c) hereof and (iii)

reimbursement for any expenses for which the Employee shall not

have theretofore been reimbursed as provided in Section 5(d)

hereof.

          (b)  Termination Without Cause.  Upon the termination

of the Employee's employment as a Termination Without Cause,

neither the Employee nor the Employee's beneficiaries or estate

will have any further rights or claims against the Company under

this Agreement except the right to receive (i) the payments and

other rights provided for in Section 10(a) hereof, (ii) severance

payments in the form of a continuation of the Employee's base

salary as in effect immediately prior to such termination for a

period of 12 months following the effective date of such

termination and (iii) continuation of the medical benefits

coverage to which the Employee is entitled under Section 5(c)

hereof over the same period with respect to which the Employee's

base salary is continued as provided in clause (ii) above, with

such coverage to be provided at the same level and subject to the

same terms and conditions (including, without limitation, any

applicable co-pay obligations of the Employee, but excluding any

applicable tax consequences for the Employee) as in effect from

time to time for officers of the Company generally.  The rights

of the Employee and the obligations of the Company under this

Section 10(b) shall remain in full force and effect

notwithstanding the expiration of the Employment Period, whether

by failure of the Compensation Committee to extend such period or

otherwise.

          (c)  Death and Disability.  Upon the termination of the

Employee's employment hereunder as a result of death or

Disability, neither the Employee nor the Employee's beneficiaries

or estate will have any further rights or claims against the

Company under this Agreement except the right to receive (i) the

payments and other rights provided for in Section 10(a) hereof,

(ii) a lump-sum payment, within 15 days after the effective date

of such termination, equal to the aggregate amount of the

Employee's base salary as in effect immediately prior to such

termination that would be payable over a period of 12 months

following the effective date of such termination and (iii) in the

case of Disability only, continuation of the medical benefits

coverage to which the Employee is entitled under Section 5(c)

hereof over the same period with respect to which the lump-sum

payment is calculated under clause (ii) above, with such coverage

to be provided at the same level and subject to the same terms

and conditions (including, without limitation, any applicable co-

pay obligations of the Employee, but excluding any applicable tax

consequences for the Employee) as in effect from time to time for

officers of the Company generally.

          (d)  Forfeiture of Rights.  In the event that,

subsequent to termination of employment hereunder, the Employee

(i) breaches any of the provisions of Section 12, 13 or 14 hereof

or (ii) directly or indirectly makes or facilitates the making of

any adverse public statements or disclosures with respect to the

business or securities of the Company, all payments and benefits

to which the Employee may otherwise have been entitled pursuant

to Section 10(a), 10(b) or 11 hereof shall immediately terminate

and be forfeited, and any portion of such amounts as may have

been paid to the Employee shall forthwith be returned to the

Company.            11.  Change in Control Provisions.

          (a)  Effect of Termination Following Change in Control.

In the event of a Change in Control during the Employment Period

and a subsequent termination of the Employee's employment, either

by the Company as a Termination Without Cause or  by the Employee

for Good Reason, whether or not such termination is during the

Employment Period, the Employee shall be entitled to receive (i)

the payments and other rights provided in Section 10(a) hereof,

(ii) severance payments in the form a cash lump sum, paid within

15 days of the date of termination, with the amount of such

payment to be the aggregate amount of the Employee's base salary

as in effect immediately prior to such termination payable over a

period of 12 months, but discounted to present value from the

dates such payments would otherwise be made to the Employee,

based on the 100% short-term Applicable Federal Rate (compounded

annually) under Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code as

in effect at the time of payment, and (iii) continuation of the

medical benefits coverage to which the Employee is entitled under

Section 5(c) hereof for a period of 12 months following the date

of termination, with such coverage to be provided at the same

level and subject to the same terms and conditions (including,

without limitation, any applicable co-pay obligations of the

Employee, but excluding any applicable tax consequences for the

Employee) as in effect from time to time for officers of the

Company generally.

          (b)  Definition of Change in Control.  For purposes of

this Agreement, a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have

occurred upon:

          (i)  an acquisition subsequent to the date hereof by

any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section

13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person"), of beneficial

ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the

Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either (A) the then outstanding

shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") or (B) the

combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities

of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of

directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities");

excluding, however, the following:  (1) any acquisition directly

from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the

exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so

converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (2) any

acquisition by the Company and (3) any acquisition by an employee

benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the

Company;

          (ii) a change in the composition of the Board such that

     during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who

     at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and

     any new director (other than a director designated by a

     person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to

     effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii), or (iv)

     of this paragraph) whose election by the Board or nomination

     for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a

     vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in

     office who either were directors at the beginning of the

     period or whose election or nomination for election was

     previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute

     at least a majority of the members thereof;

          (iii) the approval by the stockholders of the Company

     of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar

     corporate transaction, whether or not the Company is the

     surviving corporation in such transaction, in which

     outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted into (A)

     shares of stock of another company, other than a conversion

     into shares of voting common stock of the successor

     corporation (or a holding company thereof) representing 80%

     of the voting power of all capital stock thereof outstanding

     immediately after the merger or consolidation or (B) other

     securities (of either the Company or another company) or

     cash or other property;

          (iv) the approval by stockholders of the Company of the

     issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with a

     merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate

     transaction in an amount in excess of 40% of the number of

     shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the

     consummation of such transaction;

          (v)  the approval by the stockholders of the Company of

     (A) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially

     all of the assets of the Company or (B) a complete

     liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

          (vi) the adoption by the Board of a resolution to the

     effect that any person has acquired effective control of the

     business and affairs of the Company.

          (c)  Good Reason Following Change in Control.  For

     purposes of this Agreement, termination for "Good Reason"

     shall mean termination by the Employee of his employment

     with the Company, within six months immediately following a

     Change in Control, based on:

          (i)  any diminution in the Employee's position, title,

     responsibilities or authority from those in effect

     immediately prior to such Change in Control; or

          (ii) the breach by the Company of any of its material

     obligations under this Agreement.

          12.  Disclosure of Information.  The Employee will not,

at any time during or after the Employment Period, disclose to

any person, firm, corporation or other business entity, except as

required by law, any non-public information concerning the

business, products, clients or affairs of the Company or any

subsidiary or affiliate thereof for any reason or purpose

whatsoever, nor will the Employee make use of any of such non-

public information for personal purposes or for the benefit of

any person, firm, corporation or other business entity except the

Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.

          13.  Restrictive Covenant.  (a)  The Employee hereby

acknowledges and recognizes that, during the Employment Period,

the Employee will be privy to trade secrets and confidential

proprietary information critical to the Company's business and

the Employee further acknowledges and recognizes that the Company

would find it extremely difficult or impossible to replace the

Employee and, accordingly, the Employee agrees that, in

consideration of the benefits to be received by the Employee

hereunder, the Employee will not, from and after the date hereof

until the first anniversary of the termination of the Employment

Period (or six months after the termination of the Employment

Period if such termination is as a result of a Termination

Without Cause or a termination for Good Reason following a Change

in Control), (i) directly or indirectly engage in the

development, production, marketing or sale of products that

compete (or, upon commercialization, would compete) with products

of the Company being developed (so long as such development has

not been abandoned), marketed or sold at the time of the

Employee's termination (such business or activity being

hereinafter called a "Competing Business") whether such

engagement shall be as an officer, director, owner, employee,

partner, affiliate or other participant in any Competing

Business, (ii) assist others in engaging in any Competing

Business in the manner described in the foregoing clause (i), or

(iii) induce other employees of the Company or any subsidiary

thereof to terminate their employment with the Company or any

subsidiary thereof or engage in any Competing Business.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Competing Business"

shall not include any business or activity that was not conducted

by the Company prior to the effective date of a Change in

Control.

          (b)  The Employee understands that the foregoing

restrictions may limit the ability of the Employee to earn a

livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company,

but nevertheless believes that the Employee has received and will

receive sufficient consideration and other benefits, as an

employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder, to

justify such restrictions which, in any event (given the

education, skills and ability of the Employee), the Employee

believes would not prevent the Employee from earning a living.

          14.  Company Right to Inventions.  The Employee will

promptly disclose, grant and assign to the Company, for its sole

use and benefit, any and all inventions, improvements, technical

information and suggestions relating in any way to the business

of the Company which the Employee may develop or acquire during

the Employment Period (whether or not during usual working

hours), together with all patent applications, letters patent,

copyrights and reissues thereof that may at any time be granted

for or upon any such invention, improvement or technical

information.  In connection therewith:

          (i)  the Employee shall, without charge, but at the

     expense of the Company, promptly at all times hereafter

     execute and deliver such applications, assignments,

     descriptions and other instruments as may be necessary or

     proper in the opinion of the Company to vest title to any

     such inventions, improvements, technical information, patent

     applications, patents, copyrights or reissues thereof in the

     Company and to enable it to obtain and maintain the entire

     right and title thereto throughout the world; and

          (ii) the Employee shall render to the Company, at its

     expense (including a reasonable payment for the time

     involved in case the Employee is not then in its employ),

     all such assistance as it may require in the prosecution of

     applications for said patents, copyrights or reissues

     thereof, in the prosecution or defense of interferences

     which may be declared involving any said applications,

     patents or copyrights and in any litigation in which the

     Company may be involved relating to any such patents,

     inventions, improvements or technical information.

          15.  Enforcement.  It is the desire and intent of the

parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be

enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and

public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement

is sought.  Accordingly, to the extent that a restriction

contained in this Agreement is more restrictive than permitted by

the laws of any jurisdiction where this Agreement may be subject

to review and interpretation, the terms of such restriction, for

the purpose only of the operation of such restriction in such

jurisdiction, will be the maximum restriction allowed by the laws

of such jurisdiction and such restriction will be deemed to have

been revised accordingly herein.

          16.  Remedies; Survival.  (a)  The Employee

acknowledges and understands that the provisions of the covenants

contained in Sections 12, 13 and 14 hereof, the violation of

which cannot be accurately compensated for in damages by an

action at law, are of crucial importance to the Company, and that

the breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this

Agreement would cause the Company irreparable harm.  In the event

of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of the

provisions of Section 12, 13 or 14 hereof, the Company will be

entitled to an injunction restraining the Employee from such

breach.  Nothing herein contained will be construed as

prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies

available for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.

          (b)  Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Sections 10(b), 12,

13, 14, 15 and 16 hereof will survive the expiration or other

termination of this Agreement until, by their terms, such

provisions are no longer operative.

          17.  Notices.  Notices and other communications

hereunder will be in writing and will be delivered personally or

sent by air courier or first class certified or registered mail,

return receipt requested and postage prepaid, addressed as

follows:

if to the Employee:      as specified in Annex A




and if to the Company:   MedImmune, Inc.
                         35 West Watkins Mill Road
                         Gaithersburg, Maryland  20878
                         Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

with a copy to:          Frederick W. Kanner, Esq.
                         Dewey Ballantine
                         1301 Avenue of the Americas
                         New York, NY 10019

All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in

accordance with the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed

to have been given on the date of delivery, if personally

delivered; on the business day after the date when sent, if sent

by air courier; and on the third business day after the date when

sent, if sent by mail, in each case addressed to such party as

provided in this Section 17 or in accordance with the latest

unrevoked direction from such party.

          18.  Binding Agreement; Benefit.  The provisions of

this Agreement will be binding upon, and will inure to the

benefit of, the respective heirs, legal representatives and

successors of the parties hereto.

          19.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be governed

by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of

the State of Maryland.

          20.  Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by either party of a

breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party must

be in writing and will not operate or be construed as a waiver of

any subsequent breach by such other party.

          21.  Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement

(including Annex A) contains the entire agreement between the

parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes

all prior agreements or understandings among the parties with

respect thereof.  This Agreement may be amended only by an

agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

          22.  Headings.  The section headings contained in this

Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in

any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

          23.  Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement

that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as

to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such

prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the

remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or

unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or

render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

          24.  Assignment.  This Agreement is personal in its

nature and the parties hereto shall not, without the consent of

the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or

obligations hereunder; provided, that the provisions hereof

(including, without limitation, Sections 12, 13 and 14) will

inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, each successor of

the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer of all or

substantially all of its assets or otherwise.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this

Agreement as of the date first above written.




EMPLOYEE                           MEDIMMUNE, INC.


                                   By
Franklin H. Top, Jr.



                                            ANNEX A
                                             to
                                          Employment Agreement




             Name of Employee:  FRANKLIN H. TOP, JR.



1.   Position:                     Executive Vice President
                                   and Medical Director


2.   Initial Base Salary:               $213,000


3.   Employee's address for notices:    9922 Foxborough Circle
                                        Rockville, MD  20850