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                            [BIOGEN, INC. LETTERHEAD]


March 18, 1993


Mr. James C. Mullen
Vice President, Operations
Biogen, Inc.
14 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142

Dear Jim:

To confirm our recent discussions, your employment letter is hereby amended to
include the following additional provisions, in recognition of your position as
Vice President, Operations and an executive officer of Biogen:

1.   LIFE INSURANCE: You will be provided with Biogen's Executive Life Insurance
     coverage of $1,000,000, which combines the existing group term insurance
     provisions with the provisions of an individual term insurance policy.

2.   TAX REVIEW/PREPARATION: You are entitled to the preparation and/or review,
     including review of estimated taxes of your annual Federal and State tax
     returns, which is currently administered through Price Waterhouse. The cost
     of this service is covered by Biogen.

3.   INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION: If you are involuntarily terminated from
     employment with Biogen (other than for cause), Biogen will protect you by
     paying you a supplementary amount (the "Supplementary Amount") equal to
     your then present BASE salary for a period (the "Extra Period") ending on
     the earlier of (i) the date twelve months from your termination and (ii)
     the date you start another job. During such period, Biogen will also pay to
     continue your health benefits (i.e., health and dental plan coverage),
     provided such benefits are accorded employees generally and Biogen can
     obtain the relevant coverage. If you need continued coverage to prevent a
     gap in health coverage between your Biogen coverage and that at your new
     job, Biogen will extend such coverage for up to 30 days (to the extent that
     the Extra Period is less than 12 months) after you start your new job. The
     Supplementary Amount will be paid on the same schedule as your salary would
     have been paid. You will not be an employee of Biogen during the time of
     such payments and will not accrue any benefits or other rights (such as,
     but not limited to, pension plan vesting or accrual, stock option vesting,
     vacation pay, etc.) during such period except health benefits as described
     above. You agree to notify us when you accept a new job.

Sincerely,

/s/ Frank A. Burke, Jr.

Frank A. Burke, Jr.
Vice President, Human Resources