definiens: means, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Confidential treatment requested : material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission -14- 2.0 RESEARCH PLAN AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2.1 Purpose . The objective of the RESEARCH PLAN, the MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY ------- AND DRUG DISCOVERY PROGRAM and the DRUG DEVE LOPMENT PROGRAM is to discover, develop and commercialize LICENSED PRODUCTS