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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.1(i)  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PHARMACOPEIA,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  1994 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN<BR>  <BR>    Amendment No.&nbsp;9    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the power reserved to it in Section&nbsp;14 of the Pharmacopeia,&nbsp;Inc. 1994 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), the Board of
Directors of Pharmacopeia,&nbsp;Inc. hereby amends the Plan as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
first two sentences of Section&nbsp;3(a) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Subject
to the provisions of Section&nbsp;12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares under the Plan is 5,700,000 shares of Common Stock. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock." </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Clause&nbsp;(i)
of Section&nbsp;4(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"(i)&nbsp;to
grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options or Stock Purchase Rights, provided that, after March&nbsp;31, 2002, the Plan Administrator shall not be
permitted to issue Stock Purchase Rights for more than 50,000 shares of Common Stock;" </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Clause&nbsp;(vi)
of Section&nbsp;4(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: </FONT></DD></DL>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"(vi)&nbsp;to
determine the terms and provisions of each Option and Stock Purchase Right granted (which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the holder thereof, modify or
amend any provisions of any Option or Stock Purchase Rights, so long as no previously granted Option is repriced, replaced or regranted through cancellation, or by lowering the option exercise price
of a previously granted award;" </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>4.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Paragraph&nbsp;1
of this Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to the Plan shall be effective only after approval of a majority of Pharmacopeia's stockholders as set forth in Section&nbsp;14.
Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Amendment No.&nbsp;9 shall be effective only after approval of paragraph&nbsp;1 of this Amendment No.&nbsp;9 by a majority of Pharmacopeia's stockholders as set forth
in Section&nbsp;14 of the Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
record the adoption of this Amendment No.&nbsp;9, Pharmacopeia has caused its authorized officers to affix its corporation name and seal as of this 2<SUP>nd</SUP> day of April,
2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL G. LENAHAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH A. MOLLICA, PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Michael G. Lenahan,<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Joseph A. Mollica, Ph.D.<BR>
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