UNITED STATES
                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                   COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*



                       Intrabiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, par value $0.001
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    46116T100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

                                    Ivy Dodes
                           Credit Suisse First Boston
                                11 Madison Avenue
                            New York, New York 10010
                                 (212) 325-2000
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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                          Notices and Communications)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

            |_| Rule 13d-1(b)
            |_| Rule 13d-1(c)
            |X| Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





CUSIP No. 46116T100
                                      13G/A                    Page 2 of 6 Pages


   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Credit Suisse First Boston, on behalf of the Credit Suisse First
         Boston business unit

   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                      (a)

                                                                      (b)   X
   3     SEC USE ONLY

   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         SWITZERLAND

                              5    SOLE VOTING POWER

         NUMBER OF                 -0-
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY           6    SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY
           EACH                    432
         REPORTING
          PERSON              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           WITH
                                   -0-

                              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   432



   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         432

  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES [ ]*

  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         0.0%

  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         BK, HC

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!




Item 1.

     (a)       Name of Issuer:

               Intrabiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               2483 East Bayshore Road, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA  943033

Item 2.

     (a)       Name of Persons Filing:

               Credit Suisse First Boston, on behalf of the Credit Suisse First
               Boston business unit. See Schedule I.

     (b)       Address of Principal Business Office:

               Uetlibergstrasse 231, P.O. Box 900, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland

     (c)       Citizenship:

               Switzerland

     (d)       Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock

     (e)       CUSIP Number:

               46116T100

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
         (c), check whether the person filing is a(n):

     (a) |_|  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
              78o)

     (b) |_|  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)

     (c) |_|  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
              U.S.C. 78c)

     (d) |_|  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act (15 (U.S.C. 80a-8)

     (e) |_|  Person registered as an investment adviser under Section 203 of
              the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3) or under the
              laws of any state.

     (f) |_|  Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
              Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

     (g) |_|  Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with
              Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)

     (h) |_|  Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)

     (i) |_|  Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
              company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
              1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)

     (j) |_|  Group in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Item 4.  Ownership

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

          See response to Item 9 on page 2.

     (b)  Percent of Class:

          See response to Item 11 on page 2.

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
               See response to Item 5 on page 2.

         (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
               See response to Item 6 on page 2.

        (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               See response to Item 7 on page 2.

         (iv)  Shared power to direct the disposition of:
               See response to Item 8 on page 2.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

          If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
          date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
          of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
          following: |X|


Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

         Not Applicable

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

         See Schedule I.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

         Not Applicable

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

         Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification

         Not Applicable


                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

February 3, 2004


                                                     CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
                                                     on behalf of the CREDIT
                                                     SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
                                                     BUSINESS UNIT

                                                     By: /s/ Ivy Dodes
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                                                     Name:  Ivy Dodes
                                                     Title: Managing Director





                                   Schedule I

        In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No.
34-39538 (January 12, 1998), this Schedule 13G is being filed by Credit Suisse
First Boston (the "Bank"), a Swiss bank, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, to the extent that they constitute the Credit Suisse First Boston
business unit (the "CSFB business unit") excluding Asset Management (as defined
below) (the "Reporting Person"). The CSFB business unit is also comprised of an
asset management business principally conducted under the brand name Credit
Suisse Asset Management ("Asset Management"). The Reporting Person provides
financial advisory and capital raising services, sales and trading for users and
suppliers of capital around the world and invests in and manages private equity
and venture capital funds. Asset Management provides asset management and
investment advisory services to institutional, mutual fund and private investors
worldwide. The address of the Bank's principal business and office is
Uetlibergstrasse 231, P.O. Box 900, CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland. The address of
the Reporting Person's principal business and office in the United States is
Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.

        The ultimate parent company of the Bank is Credit Suisse Group ("CSG"),
a corporation formed under the laws of Switzerland. CSG is a global financial
services company with two distinct business units. In addition to the CSFB
business unit, CSG is comprised of the Credit Suisse Financial Services business
unit (the "Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit"), which offers
investment products, private banking and financial advisory services, including
insurance and pension solutions, for private and corporate clients in Europe and
other markets around the world. CSG's business address is Paradeplatz 8, P.O.
Box 1, CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland.

        CSG, for purposes of the federal securities laws, may be deemed
ultimately to control the Bank and the Reporting Person. CSG, its executive
officers and directors, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including
Asset Management and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit) may
beneficially own shares of the securities of the issuer to which this statement
relates (the "Shares") and such Shares are not reported in this statement. CSG
disclaims beneficial ownership of Shares beneficially owned by its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, including the Reporting Person. Each of Asset Management
and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit disclaims beneficial
ownership of Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership of Shares beneficially owned by CSG, Asset
Management and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit.