CYTOMEDIX INC
10QSB, 2000-05-15
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

                         Commission file number 0-28443

                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.

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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                             23-2958959

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        (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

        1523 Bowman Road, Suite A, Little Rock, Arkansas     72211

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        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                                 (501) 225-8400

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                            Issuer's telephone number

                         AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc.

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              (Former name, former address, and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date:

                   COMMON STOCK, $.0001 PAR VALUE: 10,500,934
                               AS OF MAY 12, 2000

    Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): YES [ ] NO [X]

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                                     PART I
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Certain information and footnote disclosures required under generally
accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted from the following
condensed financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, although Cytomedix, Inc. believes that such
financial disclosures are adequate to assure that the information presented is
not misleading in any material respect. The following condensed financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the year-end financial statements
and notes thereto included in Cytomedix's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

     The results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                             Condensed Balance Sheet
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     ASSETS
                                                                                      March 31,
                                                                                         2000
                                                                                     (Unaudited)
                                                                                     -----------
<S>                                                                                   <C>
Current Assets
   Cash                                                                              $ 7,388,239
   Receivables and prepaid expenses                                                      101,581
   Note receivable - related party                                                         5,500
                                                                                     -----------
      Total Current Assets                                                             7,495,320

Property and Equipment, Net                                                              203,284

Prepaid Expenses and Deposits                                                             14,500
                                                                                     -----------
                                                                                     $ 7,713,104
                                                                                     ===========

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities
    Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt                      $    90,441
    Notes payable - related party                                                        100,052
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                276,229
    Deferred revenue                                                                      30,000
                                                                                     -----------
       Total Current Liabilities                                                         496,722

Long-Term Liabilities                                                                     91,349
                                                                                     -----------
       Total Liabilities                                                                 588,071
                                                                                     -----------

Commitment and Contingencies

Mandatorily redeemable Series A 5% cumulative preferred stock;
   $.0001 par value; $1 liquidation value; authorized, issued and outstanding -
   1,625,000 shares                                                                    1,625,000
                                                                                     -----------

Stockholders' Equity
   Series B preferred stock
    $.0001 par value; $.0001 liquidation value;
    authorized - 7,500,000; at March 31, 2000,
    issued and outstanding - 5,705,000 shares                                                570
   Common stock; $.0001 par value; at March 31, 2000, authorized -
      40,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 10,528,875 shares                        1,053
   Additional paid-in capital                                                         42,509,903
   Stock subscription note receivable                                                     (1,000)
   Deferred compensation                                                             (24,296,572)
   Deficit accumulated in the development stage                                      (12,713,921)
                                                                                     -----------
       Total Stockholders' Equity                                                      5,500,033
                                                                                     -----------
                                                                                     $ 7,713,104
                                                                                     ===========
</TABLE>
                   See notes to condensed financial statements

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                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                       Condensed Statements of Operations
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     December 11, 1998
                                                    Three Months Ended March 31,      (Date of Incep-
                                                   ------------------------------       tion through
                                                       1999              2000          March 31, 2000
                                                   (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                   -----------       ------------      -------------
<S>                                              <C>                    <C>               <C>
Revenues                                         $     1,100       $     34,504      $     43,104

Cost of Sales                                              -              5,236            31,106
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Gross Profit                                           1,100             29,268            11,998
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Operating Expenses
    Salaries and wages                               217,555            434,178         1,449,691
    Consulting expense                                     -          5,688,023         7,654,386
    Professional fees                                      -            196,004           477,931
    Merger costs                                           -                  -         2,678,700
    General and administrative expenses               52,121            199,262           446,409
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------
Total Operating Expenses                             269,676          6,517,467        12,707,117
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Loss from Operations                                (268,576)        (6,488,199)      (12,695,119)
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Other (Income) Expense
   Interest expense                                        -              2,692             5,584
   Interest income                                         -            (19,795)          (20,228)
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------
Total Other (Income), Net                                  -            (17,103)          (14,644)
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Net Loss                                           (268,576)         (6,471,096)      (12,680,475)

Preferred Dividend                                         -             20,312            33,446
                                                 -----------       ------------      -------------

Net loss to common stockholders                  $  (268,576)      $ (6,491,408)     $ (12,713,921)
                                                 ===========       ============      =============

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share          $     (0.05)      $      (0.69)
                                                 ===========       ============

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                4,936,111          9,343,089
                                                 ===========       ============
</TABLE>




                  See notes to condensed financial statements

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                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                       Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        Three Months Ended March 31,        December 11, 1998
                                                                       -----------------------------       (Inception) through
                                                                           1999              2000             March 31, 2000
                                                                       (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)
                                                                       -----------       -----------       ---------------------
<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>                  <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
    Net loss                                                            $(268,576)      $(6,471,096)         $(12,680,475)
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
      provided by (used in) operating activities
       Depreciation and amortization                                            -             6,532                10,587
       Consulting expense recorded for issuance of warrants
         and options under service agreement                                    -         5,573,500             7,427,301
       Compensation expense recorded for issuance of stock
         options under stock option plan - employees and officer          185,625           261,452             1,003,952
       Compensation expense recorded for the assumption of
         debt of an officer - related party                                     -                 -                67,000
       Merger expenses recorded for issuance of common stock
         in connection with merger with Informatix                              -                 -             2,678,700
       Changes in assets                                                    3,348          (36,584)              (86,249)
       Changes in liabilities                                             (1,674)            73,271               307,214
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

                  Total Adjustments                                       187,299         5,878,171            11,408,505
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

                  Net Cash Used in Operating Activities                   (81,277)         (592,925)           (1,271,970)
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
    Purchase of equipment                                                       -          (144,199)             (162,275)
    Cash acquired in merger with Informatix                                     -                 -               398,934
    Advances to employees and related parties, net of repayments             (775)            3,541              (11,470)
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------


                  Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing                   (775)         (140,658)              225,189
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
    Proceeds from line of credit                                                -            43,590                67,314
    Repayments on long-term debt                                                -            (4,797)              (15,565)
    Proceeds from notes payable - stockholders                             83,221                 -               193,324
    Repayment of notes payable - stockholders                                   -           (44,000)             (258,500)
    Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of offering costs paid              -         8,003,234             8,448,447
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

                  Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities                83,221         7,998,027             8,435,020
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

Net Increase in Cash                                                        1,169         7,264,444             7,388,239

Cash, Beginning of Period                                                      92           123,795                     -
                                                                        ---------       -----------          ------------

Cash, End of Period                                                     $   1,261       $ 7,388,239          $  7,388,239
                                                                        =========       ===========          ============

Cash Paid for Interest                                                  $       -       $     2,692          $      6,950
                                                                        =========       ===========          ============

Cash Paid for Income Taxes                                              $       -       $         -          $          -
                                                                        =========       ===========          ============
</TABLE>

                   See notes to condensed financial statements

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                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The financial statements included herein have been prepared by Cytomedix,
without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Cytomedix's Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999.

     In the opinion of Cytomedix's management, the accompanying unaudited
condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting solely of
those adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present
fairly its financial position as of March 31, 2000 and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and
1999, and the period from December 11, 1998 (inception) through March 31, 2000.

     Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full
fiscal year.

     Cytomedix is a development stage enterprise, and accordingly, certain
additional financial information is required to be included in the financial
statements from the inception of Cytomedix to the current balance sheet date.

     The combination of Cytomedix and AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. has been
treated as a recapitalization of Cytomedix. Cytomedix was the legal acquirer in
the merger. AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. was the accounting acquirer since its
shareholders acquired a majority ownership interest in Cytomedix. Consequently,
the historical financial information included in these financial statements
prior to November 1999 is that of AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. All significant
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Pro forma financial
information is not presented since the combination is a recapitalization and not
a business combination.

     Basic and diluted loss per share was calculated based upon the net loss
available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Options and warrants to
purchase common stock are not included in the computation of diluted loss per
share because the effect of these instruments would be anti-dilutive for loss
periods presented.


NOTE 2 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     On January 12, 2000, Cytomedix and The Kriegsman Group entered into a
three-year consulting agreement, whereby Kriegsman agreed to assist Cytomedix in
recruiting members for its Board of Directors, Advisory Board and senior
executives to complete Cytomedix's management team. In consideration for these
services, Kriegsman received a non-refundable consulting fee of $25,000 and is
entitled to a consulting fee of $5,000 per month over the life of the agreement
for every $3,000,000 raised on behalf of Cytomedix by Kriegsman through equity
placements, strategic alliances, joint ventures or license agreements up to a
maximum of $25,000 per month. The monthly consulting fee will commence once
Kriegsman has raised the first $3,000,000. For signing the agreement in January
2000, Kriegsman received options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of
Cytomedix. The options have a term of five years and an exercise price of $4.00
per share. Cytomedix is required to register the common stock underlying these
options in a registration statement following Kriegsman's exercise of its
options, and filed by Cytomedix on behalf of stockholders possessing demand
registration rights. Kriegsman is also entitled to receive additional options to
purchase up to a maximum of 450,000 shares of common stock with a term of five
years and an exercise price of $4.00, based on Kriegsman meeting certain
performance criteria. Out of these additional options, in March 2000 Kriegsman
received options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for placement of a
senior executive and options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock for
placement of two

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                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 2 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)

members on the Board of Directors of Cytomedix. Kriegsman will receive options
to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock for every $1,000,000 dollars raised
by Kriegsman over the first $3,000,000 until the maximum options are received.
The above options provide that if the Food and Drug Administration requires
Cytomedix to go through regulatory approval, Kriegsman will be granted a
one-time three-year extension to the term of its options. The agreement also
calls for Kriegsman to receive a fee of 8% of the proceeds raised from any
equity or debt placement initiated by Kriegsman (see Note 3). In the first
quarter of 2000, Kriegsman raised $2,650,000 and consequently received a fee of
approximately $213,000. Cytomedix has also agreed to issue Kriegsman warrants
representing the rights to purchase 10% of the shares issued in the equity
placement (or shares into which debt is convertible). The warrants will have a
term of five years and an exercise price equal to the per share price of any
equity raised or the conversion price of common stock for any convertible debt
offerings. In the event Kriegsman arranges for the merger, sale or acquisition
of Cytomedix, then all remaining outstanding options shall immediately vest and
Kriegsman will be paid a success fee on the closing of the transaction equal to
6% of the value of the consideration received in such transaction by Cytomedix
or its stockholders.


NOTE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK ACTIVITY

         In February 2000, Cytomedix completed a private placement offering to
one accredited investor. The private placement offering was for 250,000 shares
of Cytomedix's common stock at $3.00 per share, raising gross proceeds of
$750,000. Costs paid for investment banking fees relating to this offering
amounted to $75,000.

         In March 2000, Cytomedix completed another private placement offering
of its common stock. Cytomedix sold 771,500 shares of it common stock at $10.00
per share, raising gross proceeds of $7,715,000. In connection with this private
placement, Cytomedix paid investment banking fees of approximately $441,267. In
addition, 10,000 shares of Cytomedix's common stock were issued to an investment
banker as a placement fee; and warrants for 26,500 shares of common stock were
issued as a placement fee pursuant to an agreement between Kriegsman (see Note
2) and Cytomedix, based on gross funds raised by Kriegsman. This private
placement also completed the requirements of the Agreement of Merger and
Reorganization between Cytomedix and old AuTologous Wound Therapy, whereby
Cytomedix was required to raise gross proceeds of $1,200,000 in a series of
private placements over one year following the merger. The merger agreement
called for the conversion of one share of Series B preferred stock into three
shares of Cytomedix's common stock for each share of common stock sold in
private placements to raise the $1,200,000. Therefore, Cytomedix, issued 885,000
shares of its common stock in conversion of 295,000 shares of Series B preferred
stock.

         Cytomedix has 1,625,000 shares of Series A 5% cumulative preferred
stock outstanding, with a par value of $.0001, a liquidation preference of $1.00
per share and pays a 5% cumulative dividend on the liquidation value. The Series
A preferred stock has a mandatory redemption feature, whereby at the earlier of
seven years after issuance or Cytomedix meeting certain performance criteria,
Cytomedix is obligated to redeem the shares in cash at the liquidation value
plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. Cytomedix may, in its sole discretion,
pay the dividends in cash or in common stock of Cytomedix. Each share of Series
A preferred stock has one vote in all matters voted on by holders of the common
stock of Cytomedix. As of March 31, 2000, Cytomedix had accrued cumulative
preferred dividends in the amount of $33,446.


NOTE 4 - OPTIONS AND WARRANTS GRANTED

         During the quarter ended March 31, 2000, Cytomedix issued 425,000
options to Kriegsman representing the 150,000 options guaranteed per the
agreement, and 275,000 for the placement of the senior executive and placement
of the Board members. Cytomedix recorded consulting expense in the amount of
$4,985,000 in connection with the issuance of these options. In addition,
Kriegsman raised approximately $2,650,000 of the proceeds from the March private
placement (see Note 3) and was issued warrants for 26,500 shares of Cytomedix's
common stock with an exercise price equal to the offering price of $10.00 per
share, as per its agreement with

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                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                          (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 4 - OPTIONS AND WARRANTS GRANTED (CONTINUED)

Cytomedix. The issuance of these warrants was considered to be a cost of raising
capital. Therefore, the warrants were recorded by an increase and corresponding
decrease to additional paid in capital.

         Cytomedix recorded consulting expense in the amount of $338,500 in
connection with the issuance of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common
stock granted to Sigma Healthcare Consulting in January 2000. The options have
an exercise price of $4.00 per share and a term of five years.

         In March 2000, Cytomedix issued options to purchase 1,600,000 shares of
Cytomedix's common stock to four new executives under their respective
employment agreements with Cytomedix. The options have an exercise price of
$7.00 per share. The deferred compensation related to the options will be
amortized over the three year vesting period, ending on December 31, 2002.
However, all options shall become immediately exercisable at such time that the
common stock of Cytomedix trades at or above 37 and 5/8ths dollars per share
(the "Target Price"), as quoted on the securities exchange where Cytomedix stock
is currently being traded and during either of the two periods, chosen at the
option of the respective executive, the closing price for the stock is at or
above the Target Price for fifteen consecutive trading days; or the closing
price for the stock is at or above the Target Price for twenty out of thirty
consecutive trading days.

         The 1,600,000 options issued to the new executives have anti-dilution
provisions, which would prevent the value of the options from being reduced
should Cytomedix issue any type of equity security, or act in any other way that
would immediately reduce the value of the options. Therefore, as a result of the
March 2000 private placement, Cytomedix is required under the anti-dilution
provisions to issue 173,440 additional options. The options to purchase shares
expire ten years from the date each option becomes exercisable. Cytomedix
recorded $18,754,128 of deferred compensation in connection with the 1,773,440
options to be issued to the new executives. As of March 31, 2000 Cytomedix had
amortized approximately $29,375 of the above deferred compensation.

         Cytomedix issued options to purchase 45,000 shares of Cytomedix's
common stock to other employees. These options have exercise prices ranging from
$4.00 to $5.00 per share. The options all carry terms of five years from the
date of issuance, and vest 12 months after issuance. Cytomedix recorded $478,063
of deferred compensation in connection with the issuance, $46,452 of which was
expensed as compensation during the quarter. The remaining balance of $431,611
will be ratably expensed over the vesting period.


NOTE 5 - LOSS PER SHARE

         As of March 31, 1999 and 2000 Cytomedix had issued and issuable
warrants and options to acquire 750,000 and 4,067,490 shares of common stock of
Cytomedix, respectively, with exercise prices ranging from $.0002 to $10.00 per
share. These options and warrants were not included in the calculation of
weighted average common stock outstanding as of March 31, 1999 and 2000 because
the effect would have been anti-dilutive to the presentation of loss per share.

NOTE 6 - NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

         Cytomedix is relocating its corporate headquarters to suburban Chicago,
Illinois while maintaining its current offices in Little Rock, Arkansas. In
April 2000, Cytomedix, Inc. entered into a three year lease for this office
space at an annual rental rate of approximately $149,000 per year.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our
condensed financial statements and related notes thereto included in Item 1
above and our audited financial statements and related notes thereto, and
management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 1999,
included in our annual report filed on Form 10-KSB for such period.

         The terms "Cytomedix," "our" and "we," as used in this quarterly
report, refer to Cytomedix, Inc.

         When used in this Form 10-QSB and in other filings by Cytomedix with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the words "believes," "plans,"
"anticipates", "will likely result," "will continue," "projects," "expects," and
similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected.

         Cytomedix cautions the readers not to place undue reliance on any
forward looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and
expectations which may or may not be valid or actually occur, and which involve
risks of product demand, market acceptance, economic conditions, competitive
products and pricing, difficulties in product development, adequacy and
availability of reimbursement or other payments from private and public
insurance programs, adverse changes in government regulation or policy,
commercialization, and technology and other risks. In addition, sales and other
revenues may not commence and/or continue as anticipated due to delays or
otherwise. As a result, our actual results for future periods could differ
materially from those anticipated or projected.

         These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We
do not intend to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report,
so as to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may occur as part of our ongoing
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OVERVIEW

         We are a Delaware corporation formed on April 29, 1998. Prior to
November 4, 1999, we were known as Informatix Holdings, Inc., which was
originally a public shell company, defined as an inactive, publicly-traded
company with nominal assets and liabilities. On November 4, 1999, AuTologous
Wound Therapy, Inc., an Arkansas corporation formed on December 11, 1998, merged
with and into Informatix Holdings. In the merger, each share of issued and
outstanding common stock of AuTologous Wound Therapy was converted into fifty
shares of common stock and fifty shares of Series B convertible preferred stock
of Informatix Holdings after giving effect to a one-for-two reverse stock split
of Informatix Holdings' common stock effective November 8, 1999. Simultaneously
with the consummation of the merger, the name of the surviving corporation,
Informatix Holdings, was changed to AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. We
subsequently changed our name to Cytomedix, Inc., effective March 30, 2000.

PLAN OF OPERATIONS

         Prior to the above merger, we had no products or services and we were
not conducting any viable enterprise. By virtue of the merger, we acquired the
business of AuTologous Wound Therapy. We are continuing this business, which
involves the development, marketing and sale of a proprietary system, known as
the AuTolo-Cure(TM) System, for the treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds.
The AuTolo-Cure(TM) System is based upon the use of a process for the
application of an autologous platelet-rich concentrated gel, known as
AuTolo-Gel(TM), to chronic, non-healing wounds. To date, we have realized
minimal revenues from the sale and licensing of the AuTolo-Cure(TM) System.
Since the inception of our predecessor, we have been engaged in extensive
research and testing of AuTolo-Gel(TM) and the development of the
AuTolo-Cure(TM) System. Our current activities include:

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1.   Research and testing of AuTolo-Gel(TM).

2.   Development of testing results and case studies.

3.   Development and negotiation of licensing agreements.

4.   Filing patent and trademark applications with the relevant government
     agencies.

5.   Raising working capital.

6.   Development of our marketing plan and distribution methods.

7.   Recruiting key management and sales representatives.

8.   Development of reimbursement and third party payor strategies.

9.   Development of AuTolo-Cure treatment packs and packaging.

         For the next twelve months, we plan to continue to engage in the
activities enumerated above. We also intend to evaluate and pursue a broader
range of opportunities in cellular therapy and molecular biotechnology markets,
beyond our existing autologous treatments for chronic, non-healing wounds. We
expect to incur additional costs for the continued development of the
AuTolo-Cure(TM) System, legal and professional fees for licensing, patent and
trademark services, streamlining and rationalizing existing operations, and to
expand the promotion and marketing of AuTolo-Gel(TM) and the AuTolo-Cure(TM)
System. Management believes that the working capital described under the caption
"Liquidity and Capital Resources" below, and the collection of fees from the
initial licensing fees and sales of the AuTolo-Cure treatment packs, will be
sufficient to meet our operating needs for the next twelve months.

         We do not anticipate any significant purchases or sales of plant or
significant equipment. While in the past we leased the sequestration machines
provided to licensees of the AuTolo-Cure(TM) System, we intend to require future
licensees of our AuTolo-Cure(TM) System to purchase the sequestration machines
directly from third-party manufacturers. In the event that we are unable to
impose such requirement on the licensees, or if we can no longer obtain our own
leasing agreements and are required to purchase the machines, our need for
working capital to fund the acquisition of these machines could increase.
However, because we now intend to require future licensees of the
AuTolo-Cure(TM) System to purchase the sequestration machines directly from
third-party manufacturers, we anticipate that we will not need significant
working capital for leases or purchases of the sequestration machines.

         We currently have 19 employees and anticipate adding seven employees to
our staff. Five of the new employees will be site implementation personnel hired
to install and train a licensee's personnel in connection with the use of the
AuTolo-Cure(TM) System at the licensee's location, and the remaining two
employees will provide administrative support at the headquarters of Cytomedix.
The timing of the hiring of such site implementation personnel will be based
upon licensing activities and on an as needed basis. The working capital to fund
the cost of the site implementation teams would be provided from the initial
licensing fees paid by the licensees and is a variable cost to us.

         The potential market response to the AuTolo-Cure(TM) System and the
timing of our receipt of the patents necessary to conduct our business could
significantly increase demands on our personnel and resources. While most of the
expenses relating to the AuTolo-Cure(TM) System and the sale of the treatment
packs are variable costs based on demand, we could require significant
additional working capital if the response to our product is as anticipated, our
pending patent applications are granted, and third party reimbursement is
obtained for the AuTolo-Cure (TM) System treatment.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         This discussion and analysis of our results of operations utilizes our
financial statements which, for the period prior to November 4, 1999, are those
of AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc., since the merger that occurred as of that
date has been treated as a recapitalization for accounting purposes, and not as
a business combination.

         We are a development stage company as defined in Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 7 and had only limited operations through March 31,
2000. Our main activities during this start-up phase have consisted of
recruiting and hiring a new management team and corresponding personnel, as well
as the development of the licensing strategy for, and market expansion of, our
AuTolo-Cure(TM) System. We generated minimal revenues from inception through
March 31, 2000, and recognized $34,504 of revenues during the three-month period
ended March 31, 2000.

         Our net loss to common stockholders for the three months ended March
31, 2000 was $6,491,408, as compared to a net loss of $268,576 for the same
period in 1999. The increase in the net loss in 2000 compared to 1999 was
primarily due to higher consulting expenses, $5,573,500 of which was from
non-cash costs incurred from the issuance of stock and options to acquire our
common stock, and higher salaries, professional fees, and other general and
administrative expenses.

         Our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2000 were $34,504,
as compared to $1,100 for the same period in 1999. The increase in revenue in
the 2000 compared to 1999 was due to our entering into three license agreements,
which were not in effect during 1999.

         Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2000, were $199,262 compared to $52,121 for the same period in 1999.
The increase was primarily due to an increase in most components of our general
and administrative expenses, such as rent, insurance, utilities, supplies,
marketing and travel.

         Our compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2000
was approximately $434,178, as compared to $217,555 for the same period in 1999.
The increase in the compensation expense in 2000 compared to 1999 was primarily
due to our employment of additional personnel. We expect compensation expense to
grow as we amortize our deferred compensation and retain additional employees to
help us with administrative, marketing and support efforts as we continue to
grow our business. In March 2000 we granted 1,773,440 options (including
anti-dilutive options issued) to our new executives with an exercise price of
$7.00, which was less than the fair market value of our common stock on that
date. Consequently, we recorded deferred compensation expense for the difference
between the stock purchase price and the fair market value of our common stock
on the date of this grant. As of March 31, 2000 we had deferred approximately
$19,713,000 of compensation expense. We expect to amortize this deferral into
stock based compensation expense as follows: $6,030,182 in 2000, $6,892,747 in
2001 and $6,790,310 in 2002. As of March 31, 2000 we have deferred approximately
$4,583,000 of consulting fees which will be amortized ratably to expense through
September 2004.

         Our consulting expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2000 were
approximately $5,668,023, as compared to $0 for the same period in 1999. The
increase in the consulting expenses in 2000 compared to 1999 was primarily due
to the costs incurred from the issuance of stock and options to acquire our
common stock, which amounted to $5,573,500 in the three months ended March 31,
2000. These expenses were mainly related to services provided to us in the areas
of marketing, investor relations and management placement.

         During the three-month period ended March 31, 2000, we incurred
professional fees of approximately $196,004, as compared to $0 for the same
period in 1999. The increase in the professional fees in 2000 compared to 1999
was primarily due to an increase in legal and accounting fees.

         Our interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2000, was
$19,795 compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 1999. This change
was primarily due to an increase of cash.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         As of the date of this report, we have not generated positive cash flow
from our operations. This is primarily due to the start-up nature of our
operations, investment in development and testing of AuTolo-Gel(TM) and building
of a corporate infrastructure to support our future operations. During the first
quarter of 2000, we raised capital through private placements of our common
stock.

         At March 31, 2000, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$7,400,000. Working capital at March 31, 2000 was approximately $7,000,000. For
the three months ended March 31, 2000, we invested approximately $145,000 in
capital and leasehold improvements. These expenditures represent, primarily,
additional investment in program medical equipment and office furniture and
equipment.

         In February 2000, we issued an aggregate of 250,000 shares of our
common stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price of $3.00 per share,
in a private placement pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. We received gross cash proceeds from this placement of
$750,000, from which we paid aggregate advisory and placement fees of $75,000 to
SPH Investments, Inc. and LCP Capital Corporation.

         In March 2000, we issued an aggregate of 771,500 shares of our
common stock to 31 accredited investors at a purchase price of $10.00 per share,
in a private placement pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities
Act. We received gross proceeds from this placement of $7,715,000, from which we
paid aggregate advisory and placement fees of $441,267, and issued 10,000 shares
of our common stock and warrants representing the right to purchase 26,500
shares of common stock at $10.00 per share as additional placement fees. See
Notes 2 and 3 to the condensed financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I
of this report.

         We believe that the working capital provided by the February and March
2000 private placements and the collections generated from the initial licensing
fees and sales of the AuTolo-Cure (TM) System treatment packs will be sufficient
to meet our operating needs and capital requirements for at least the next 12
months. There can be no assurance, however, that we will achieve profitability
in the near future. The continuation of our operating losses, together with the
risks associated with our ability to gain new client contracts, the sale of
disposable packs under existing contracts and other changes in our operating
assets and liabilities, may have a material adverse effect on our liquidity. In
this regard, we may need to raise additional capital in the foreseeable future
by way of equity or debt offerings in order to implement our business, sales or
marketing plans, and take advantage of opportunities that may present themselves
in the future, such as more rapid expansion, acquisitions of or partnerships
with complementary businesses. We may also need to respond to unforeseen
difficulties, such as the decrease in demand for our products and services,
meeting applicable regulatory requirements, or the timing of revenues due to a
variety of factors previously discussed. We may otherwise have to react to
unanticipated competitive or other market pressures. The need to raise
additional working capital may require us to delay, curtail or terminate some of
our development and clinical testing, sales and marketing efforts and could
otherwise have a material adverse effect on our operations. An additional equity
financing required in such event may involve a significant dilution to the
holdings of our shareholders.

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                                     PART II
                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     None

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     For a complete discussion of the private placements of our common stock
during the first quarter of 2000, please see "Liquidity and Capital Resources"
under Item 2 of Part I of this report. Other issuances of unregistered options
and warrants are described in notes 2, 3 and 4 to the condensed financial
statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

     We plan to use the proceeds from the above private placements to fund our
operating needs, product development and clinical testing, sales and marketing
efforts, and for general corporate purposes.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     None

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     During the three months ended March 31, 2000, we solicited consent of our
shareholders to the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation that would change our name from AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. to
Cytomedix, Inc. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of
Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
March 30, 2000, was made an exhibit to the Form 8-K discussed below under Item
6(b) of this report. This action was approved by shareholders consent by written
action in lieu of a meeting by shareholders representing more than 50 percent
of our issued and outstanding stock.


ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

     We wish to report certain information with respect to a change in our
senior management. Our press release announcing the change in management, dated
April 6, 2000, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference in its entirety.

     On April 14, 2000, we appointed Mr. James A. Cour to our Board of
Directors, and to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to
joining us, Mr. Cour served in a variety of management positions at Baxter
International Inc.

     In addition, on April 14, 2000, we appointed Dr. Robin L. Geller to serve
as our Vice President of Science and Technology. Before this appointment, Dr.
Geller served in a variety of technical positions at Baxter Healthcare
Corporation since 1993, most recently serving as Associate Director of
Regulatory and Clinical Affairs. Prior to her Baxter employment, she was a
member of the faculty of the University of Minnesota in the departments of
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and Pediatrics, where she also conducted
post-doctoral research in cellular immunology.

     Further, on April 14, 2000, we appointed Mr. Christopher J. Caywood to
serve as our Vice President of Strategy & Business Development. Mr. Caywood has
been with Baxter International Inc. since 1998, where he worked as Director of
Business Planning and Development, and prior to that, Mr. Caywood was employed
in various financial and legal capacities by Sears, Roebuck and Co.

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         Further, on April 14, 2000, we appointed Mr. David C. Demarest to serve
as our Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Demarest
practiced law with the firm of Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP during the past three
years, where he specialized in biotechnology, pharmaceutical transactions,
high-technology research and development projects, and corporate transactional
matters. During the previous fourteen years, Mr. Demarest served as in-house
counsel for Baxter World Trade Corporation in a variety of expatriate
assignments.

         Also, on April 13, 2000, William Brown and W. Michael Chunn resigned as
our Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Technical Operations,
respectively. In addition, on April 17, 2000, Dennis Hendren resigned as our
President and Chief Executive Officer. These three individuals simultaneously
resigned as members of our Board of Directors. They did not have any
disagreement with our operating policies or practices.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)      Exhibits

         Exhibit
         Number   Description
         -------  -----------

         10.1     Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2000,
                  between AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Lancer Offshore,
                  Inc.

         10.2     Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1,
                  2000, among AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and the investor
                  parties thereto

         10.3     Consulting Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and The Kriegsman Group

         10.4     First Amendment to Consulting Agreement, dated as of
                  February 22, 2000, between AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and
                  The Kriegsman Group

         10.5     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and James A. Cour

         10.6     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Robin L. Geller

         10.7     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Christopher J. Caywood

         10.8     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and David C. Demarest

         10.9     Lease, dated as of April 19, 2000, between Cytomedix, Inc. and
                  CarrAmerica Realty Corporation

         99.1     Press Release, dated April 6, 2000

         27       Financial Data Schedule

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         On April 4, 2000, we filed the following report on Form 8-K describing
         a change of our name and completion of a private placement of our
         common stock to certain investors.

                                     Summary

         On March 30, 2000, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation changing our name from AuTologous Wound Therapy,
Inc. to Cytomedix, Inc., so as to more accurately reflect our management's
intention to pursue diverse opportunities in cellular therapy and molecular
biotechnology markets. This change was approved by shareholder consent by
written action in lieu of a meeting by shareholders representing more than fifty
percent of our issued and outstanding voting common stock.

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         In March 2000, we also completed a private placement of our common
stock to 31 accredited investors, at the purchase price of $10.00 per share, and
raised $7,715,000 in gross proceeds to be used for working capital and general
corporate purposes. We paid advisory fees of $212,000, and issued stock options
to acquire 26,500 shares at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, to The
Kriegsman Group for services relating to this offering. In addition, placement
fees of approximately $230,000 were paid, and 10,000 shares of our common stock
were issued, as a fee to other placement agents in connection with the offering.

                                   SIGNATURES

         In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                    CYTOMEDIX, INC.


         Dated: May 12, 2000        /s/ James A. Cour
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    James A. Cour
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)



         Dated: May 12, 2000        /s/ Glenn M. Charlesworth
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Glenn M. Charlesworth
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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                                  EXHIBIT LIST


         10.1     Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2000,
                  between AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Lancer Offshore,
                  Inc.

         10.2     Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 1,
                  2000, among AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and the investor
                  parties thereto

         10.3     Consulting Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and The Kriegsman Group

         10.4     First Amendment to Consulting Agreement, dated as of February
                  22, 2000, between AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and The
                  Kriegsman Group

         10.5     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and James A. Cour

         10.6     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Robin L. Geller

         10.7     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and Christopher J. Caywood

         10.8     Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2000, between
                  AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc. and David C. Demarest

         10.9     Lease, dated as of April 19, 2000, between Cytomedix, Inc. and
                  CarrAmerica Capital Corporation

         99.1     Press Release, dated April 6, 2000

         27       Financial Data Schedule

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                         AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC.


          -------------------------------------------------------------

                          Securities Purchase Agreement

          -------------------------------------------------------------


                             Shares of Common Stock
                           offered at $3.00 per share


          -------------------------------------------------------------


                                January 25, 2000

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                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as
of the day and year appearing on the signature page hereof by and between
AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AuTologous" or the
"Company"), and the investor whose name appears at the end of this Agreement
(the "Purchaser").

                                R E C I T A L S:

         In order to conform with the Plan of Reorganization between AuTologous
Wound Therapy, Inc. and Informatix, Inc., the Company wishes to issue, and the
Purchaser wishes to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, $3.00 par
value per share (the "Common Stock").

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof and the
agreements set forth herein below, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Sale and Purchase of Shares.

                  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the date of
the Closing, as defined in Section 3 hereof, the Company agrees to issue and
sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, that number of shares of Common
Stock as are indicated on the last page of this Agreement at a purchase price of
$3.00 per share (the "Shares").

                  (b) Restricted Securities. The shares of Common Stock of the
Company that are being offered hereby are "restricted securities" as that term
is defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
and, accordingly, may not be offered for sale or sold or otherwise transferred
in a transaction which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning of the
Act unless: (i) such security has been registered for sale under the Act and
registered or qualified under applicable state securities laws relating to the
offer and sale of securities; or (ii) exemptions from the registration
requirements of the Act and the registration or qualification requirements of
all such state securities laws are available and the Company shall have received
an opinion of counsel that the proposed sale or other disposition of such
securities may be effected without registration under the Act and would not
result in any violation of any applicable state securities laws relating to the
registration or qualification of securities for sale, such counsel and such
opinion to be satisfactory to the Company. As restricted securities, the resale
of the shares of Common Stock is subject to significant restrictions upon
resale. See Section 7 hereafter, "Understanding of Investment Risks."

                  (c) Voting Rights; Dividends. Holders of Common Stock of the
Company have equal rights to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the
Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. Holders of Common
Stock of the Company have one vote for each share held of record and do not have
cumulative voting rights.

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                  (d) Liquidation; Redemption. Holders of Common Stock of the
Company are entitled upon liquidation of the Company to share ratably in the net
assets available for distribution, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of
any preferred stock of the Company then outstanding. Shares of Common Stock of
the Company are not redeemable and have no preemptive or similar rights. All
outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are fully paid and
nonassessable.

         2.       Shares Offered in a Private Placement Transaction.

                   (a) The Shares offered by this Securities Purchase Agreement
are to be offered as part of a private placement transaction pursuant to Section
4(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Act (the "Offering") by the Company on
a "best efforts" basis of up to 250,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered to
a number of sophisticated and accredited investors. Accordingly, as of the date
hereof, there can be no assurances as to the number of shares of Common Stock
that will be sold in the Offering. The Company reserves the right to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock sold without notice to or consent of the
subscribers or existing Company stockholders.

                  (b) The shares of Common Stock are being offered to a limited
number of accredited and other sophisticated investors by the Company directly,
without sales commission.

                  (c) The purchase price ("Purchase Price") per share of Common
Stock is $3.00 payable in cash upon subscription.

                  (d) The Offering will generally be maintained by the Company
until the earlier of: (i) the sale of all of the shares of Common Stock offered
pursuant to such Securities Purchase Agreements (or such greater number of
shares as the Company elects to offer); or (ii) such date that the Company
chooses to terminate the Offering (hereinafter the "Offering Period").

          3.      Binding Effect of Securities Purchase Agreement; The Closing.

                  (a) This Securities Purchase Agreement shall not be binding on
the Company unless and until the Company has accepted the offer represented by
an executed signature page at the end hereof. The Company may accept or reject
this Securities Purchase Agreement in the Company's sole discretion, if the
Purchaser does not meet the suitability standards established herein or for any
other reason. In the event the Company rejects this Agreement, the Purchaser's
funds will be promptly returned without deduction of any costs and without
interest.

                  (b) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
hereunder (the "Closing") shall occur concurrently upon acceptance by the
Company of this Securities Purchase Agreement and deposit with the Company of
funds representing the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the above, the Company
reserves the right to reject a subscription within ten (10) days of receipt of
the Purchase Price should the Company determine during that period that

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the Purchaser does not satisfy the subscriber qualifications or suitability
standards established hereafter.

         4. Deliveries by the Company. Within ten (10) days after the Closing,
the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a stock certificate bearing
applicable restrictive legends, duly executed by the appropriate officer (s) and
registered in Purchaser's name or its nominee.

         5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

                  (a) Accredited Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and
experience in business and financial matters such that the Purchaser is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing the Shares. The Purchaser is an
"accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the
Act and represents that he satisfies the suitability standards identified in
Section 9 hereof;

                  (b) Loss of Investment. The Purchaser's (i) overall commitment
to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to his
net worth; (ii) investment in the Company will not cause such overall commitment
to become excessive; (iii) can afford to bear the loss of his entire investment
in the Company; and (iv) has adequate means of providing for his current needs
and personal contingencies and has no need for liquidity in his investment in
the Company;

                  (c) Special Suitability. The Purchaser satisfies any special
suitability or other applicable requirements of his state of residence and/or
the state in which the transaction by which the Shares are purchased occurs;

                  (d) Investment Intent.

                      (i) the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser
has been advised that this offering has not been registered with, or reviewed
by, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") because this offering is
intended to be a non-public offering pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 of
Regulation D of the Act. The Purchaser represents that the Shares are being
purchased for the Purchaser's own account and not on behalf of any other person,
for investment purposes only and not with a view towards distribution or resale
to others. The Purchaser agrees that the Purchaser will not attempt to sell,
transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the
Shares unless they are registered under the Act or unless in the opinion of
counsel an exemption from such registration is available, such counsel and such
opinion to be satisfactory to the Company. The Purchaser understands that the
Shares have not been registered under the Act by reason of a claimed exemption
under the provisions of the Act which depends, in part, upon the Purchaser's
investment intention; and

                      (ii) the Shares and any certificates issued in replacement
therefor shall bear the following legend, in addition to any other legend
required by law or otherwise:

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                  "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE
                  SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY
                  THE REGISTERED OWNER FOR INVESTMENT, AND WITHOUT A VIEW TO
                  RESALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR
                  DISPOSED OF WITHOUT AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
                  ISSUER THAT SUCH TRANSFER OR DISPOSITION DOES NOT VIOLATE THE
                  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE RULES AND
                  REGULATIONS THEREUNDER."

                  (e) State Securities Laws. The Purchaser understands that no
securities administrator of any state has made any finding or determination
relating to the fairness of this investment and that no securities administrator
of any state has recommended or endorsed, or will recommend or endorse, the
offering of the Shares;

                  (f) Authority; Power; No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Purchaser of the Agreement are within the powers of the
Purchaser, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a
breach or default under, or conflict with, any order, ruling or regulation of
any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any
agreement or other undertaking, to which the Purchaser is a party or by which
the Purchaser is bound, and, if the Purchaser is not an individual, will not
violate any provision of the charter documents, By-Laws, indenture of trust or
partnership agreement, as applicable, of the Purchaser. The signatures on the
Agreement are genuine, and the signatory, if the Purchaser is an individual, has
legal competence and capacity to execute the same, or, if the Purchaser is not
an individual, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same; and
the Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

                  (g) No General Solicitation. The Purchaser acknowledges that
no general solicitation or general advertising (including communications
published in any newspaper, magazine or other broadcast) has been received by
him and that no public solicitation or advertisement with respect to the
offering of the Shares has been made to him;

                  (h) Advice of Tax and Legal Advisors. The Purchaser has relied
solely upon the advice of its own tax and legal advisors with respect to the tax
and other legal aspects of this investment; and

                  (i) Access to Information. The Purchaser has had access to all
material and relevant information concerning the Company, its management,
financial condition, capitalization, market information, properties and
prospects necessary to enable Purchaser to make an informed investment decision
with respect to its investment in the Shares. Purchaser has carefully read and
reviewed, and is familiar with and understands the contents thereof and

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hereof, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in this
Agreement. See "UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTMENT RISKS." Purchaser acknowledges that
it has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, and to
obtain additional information from, representatives of the Company concerning
the terms and conditions of the acquisition of the Shares and the present and
proposed business and financial condition of the Company, and has had all such
questions answered to its satisfaction and has been supplied all information
requested.

         6. Understanding of Investment Risks. An investment in the Shares
should not be made by a Purchaser who cannot afford the loss of its entire
Purchase Price. THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE
NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR
ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSIONS, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR ANY EXHIBIT HERETO. An investment in the Shares
should not be made until the Purchaser has considered the following risk
factors:

                  (a) Arbitrary Offering Price. The price of the Shares offered
hereby has been arbitrarily determined by the Company without the benefit of an
arm's-length negotiation and is not based upon generally-recognized criteria,
such as earnings, price per share, net book value, etc. There can be no
assurances that the offering price is representative of the actual value of the
Shares.

                  (b) Dividends. The payment of dividends by the Company is not
contemplated in the foreseeable future. Earnings, if any, are expected to be
retained to finance and develop the business of the Company.

                  (c) Registration Rights; Restrictions Upon Resale. The Shares
have not been registered under the Act or any state securities or blue-sky law
and subscribers may not sell or otherwise transfer such securities except
pursuant to registration under the Act and any applicable state securities laws
or exemptions therefrom. Because of such restrictions, a subscriber for the
Shares must bear the economic risks of such investment for an indefinite period
of time.

                  (d) No Public Market. Although the Company's Common Stock is
eligible for trading on the OTC "pink sheets", there is currently no public
trading market for the Common Stock. There can be no assurances that a regular
trading market will ever develop for the Common Stock of the Company.

                  (e) Additional Dilution. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization between the Company and Informatix, Inc., the Company is required
to raise an additional $750,000 through the sale of additional securities. Any
future offerings may have a significantly dilutive effect on the Purchaser's
interest in the Company.

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         7. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

                  (a) Organization and Standing of the Company. The Company is a
duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware with adequate power and authority to conduct the
business in which it is now engaged and has the corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, and is duly qualified and licensed to do business as
a foreign corporation in such other states or jurisdictions as is necessary to
enable it to carry on its business, except where failure to do so would not have
a material adverse effect on its business;

                  (b) Corporate Power and Authority. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. No other corporate act or
proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. When duly executed
and delivered by the parties hereto, this Agreement will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws and legal and
equitable principles limiting or affecting the rights of creditors generally;
and/or (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law;

                  (c) Noncontravention. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
to the best of the Company's knowledge and belief, (i) permit the termination or
acceleration of the maturity of any material indebtedness or material obligation
of the Company; (ii) permit the termination of any material note, mortgage,
indenture, license, agreement, contract, or other instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-Laws of the Company; (iii) except as expressly provided in this Agreement
and except for state "blue sky" approvals that may be required and those
consents and waivers which already have been obtained by the Company, require
the consent, approval, waiver or authorization from or registration or filing
with any party, including but not limited to any party to a material agreement
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or any regulatory or
governmental agency, body or entity except where failure to obtain such consent,
approval, waiver or authorization would not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business; (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
claim or encumbrance of any kind or nature on any material properties or assets
of the Company; or (v) violate in any material aspect any statute, law, rule,
regulation or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of
any court, tribunal, administrative or governmental agency, body or entity to
which the Company or its properties is subject except where such violation would
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business; and

                  (d) Reservation of Securities. The requisite number of shares
of Common Stock of the Company have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance upon the Company's receipt and acceptance of payment therefore, and no
further corporate action is required for the valid issuance of such Shares.

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         8.       IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS: SUITABILITY STANDARDS - WHO SHOULD
INVEST.

                  INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS
SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS OF SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO HAVE NO NEED
FOR LIQUIDITY IN THEIR INVESTMENT.

                  A substantial number of state securities commissions have
established investor suitability standards for the marketing within their
respective jurisdictions of restricted securities. Some have also established
minimum dollar levels for purchases in their states. The reasons for these
standards appear to be, among others, the relative lack of liquidity of
securities of such programs as compared with other securities investments.
Investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk and is suitable only for
persons of substantial financial means who have no need for liquidity in their
investments.

                  The Company has adopted as a general investor suitability
standard the requirement that each Purchaser of Shares represents in writing
that he: (a) is acquiring the Shares for investment and not with a view to
resale or distribution; (b) can bear the economic risk of losing his entire
investment; (c) his overall commitment to investments which are not readily
marketable is not disproportionate to his net worth, and an investment in the
Shares will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive; (d) has
adequate means of providing for his current needs and personal contingencies and
has no need for liquidity in this investment in the Shares; (e) has evaluated
all the risks of investment in the Company; and (f) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of investing in the Company or is relying on his own purchaser
representative, in making an investment decision.

                  In addition, each of the Subscribers for Shares must be: (1) a
sophisticated investor with substantial net worth and experience in making
investments of this nature; and (2) an "accredited investor," as defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D under the Act, by meeting any of the following conditions:

                  (i) he has an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with his spouse in excess of
$300,000 in each of those years, and he reasonably expects an income in excess
of the aforesaid levels in the current year, or

                  (ii) he has an individual net worth, or a joint net worth with
his spouse, at the time of his purchase, in excess of $1,000,000 (net worth for
these purposes includes homes, home furnishings and automobiles), or

                  (iii) he otherwise satisfies the Company that he is an
accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501 under the Act.

                  Other categories of investors included within the definition
of accredited investor include the following: certain institutional investors,
including certain banks, whether acting in their individual or fiduciary
capacities; certain insurance companies; federally registered

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investment companies; business development companies (as defined under the
Investment Company Act of 1940); Small Business Investment Companies licensed by
the Small Business Administration; certain employee benefit plans; private
business development companies (as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of
1940); tax exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code) with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; entities in which all
the equity owners are accredited investors; and certain affiliates of the
Company.

                  A partnership subscriber, which satisfies the requirements set
forth in clauses (a) through (f) above shall satisfy the suitability standards
if it is an accredited investor by reason of clause (iii) above, or if all of
its partners are accredited investors. A corporate subscriber, which satisfies
the requirements set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above shall satisfy the
investor suitability standards if it is an accredited investor by reason of
clause (iii) above, or if all of its shareholders are accredited investors.
Corporate subscribers must have net worth of at least three (3) times the amount
of their investment in the Shares.

                  The suitability standards referred to above represent minimum
suitability requirements for prospective purchasers and the satisfaction of such
standards by a prospective purchaser does not necessarily mean that the Shares
are a suitable investment for such purchaser. The Company may, in circumstances
it deems appropriate, modify such requirements. The Company may also reject
subscriptions for whatever reasons, in its sole discretion, it deems
appropriate.

                  A Purchaser who is a resident of certain state may be required
to meet certain additional suitability standards.

                  THE ACCEPTANCE OF A SUBSCRIPTION FOR SHARES BY THE COMPANY
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DETERMINATION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE
SHARES IS SUITABLE FOR A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER. THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE
SUITABILITY OF INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES MUST BE MADE BY THE PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASER AND HIS ADVISERS.

         9.       State Law Considerations.

                  IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, THE PURCHASER MUST RELY ON
HIS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE
MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL
OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE
FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY
OF THE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.

                  THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN
INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.


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         10. Notices. All notices, requests, consents or other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered
or mailed first class postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, to the
following addresses:

                  If to the Company:

                           Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.
                           1520 Bowman Road, Suite A
                           Little Rock, AR  72211


                  With a copy to:

                           Price Gardner, Esquire
                           Friday, Eldridge & Clark
                           400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000
                           Little Rock, AR  72201

                  In the case of Purchaser:

                  To the address set forth at the end of this Agreement or to
such other addresses as may be specified in accordance herewith from time to
time.

                  Unless specified otherwise, such notices and other
communications shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as being
effective upon being delivered personally or, if sent by mail, five days after
the same has been deposited in a regularly maintained receptacle for the deposit
of United States mail, addressed as set forth above, and postage prepaid.

         11. Survival of Representations and Warranties. Representations and
warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.

         12. Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto, provided that
this Agreement and the interests herein may not be assigned by either party
without the express written consent of the other party.

         13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

         14. Sections and Other Headings. The section and other headings
contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only, do not
constitute part of this Agreement or otherwise affect any of the provisions
hereof.

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         15. Counterpart and Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be signed
in counterparts and all counterparts together shall become effective only when
the counterpart(s) have been executed and delivered by and on behalf of the
Company and the Purchaser. Facsimile signatures to this Agreement shall be
deemed to be original signatures.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized officers.

                                            Purchaser:

                                            By: Lancer Offshore, Inc.

250,000 Shares/at $3.00                     /s/ illegible
- ------------------------------------        ------------------------------------
Number and dollar amount                    Name
of Shares purchased -
Purchase Price                              Address of Purchaser:

                                            Kaya Flamboyan 9
                                            Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

                                            Social Security Number: n/a


                              Accredited Investor Certification
                              ---------------------------------
                         (Place initials on the appropriate line(s))

[ ] (i)   I am a natural person who had individual income of more than $200,000
          in each of the most recent two years or joint income with my spouse in
          excess of $300,000 in each of the most recent two years and reasonably
          expect to reach that same income level for the current year ("income",
          for purposes hereof, should be computed as follows: individual
          adjusted gross income, as reported (or to be reported) on a federal
          income tax return, increased by (1) any deduction of long-term capital
          gains under section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
          "Code"), (2) any deduction for depletion under Section 611 et seq. of
          the Code, (3) any exclusion for interest under Section 103 of the Code
          and (4) any losses of a partnership as reported on Schedule E of Form
          1040);

[ ] (ii)  I am a natural person whose individual net worth (i.e., total assets
          in excess of total liabilities), or joint net worth with my spouse,
          will at the time of purchase of the Shares be in excess of $1,000,000;

[ ] (iii) The Purchaser is a "Qualified Institutional Buyer" as the term is
          defined under Rule 144A of the Act.

[ ] (iv)  The Purchaser is an investor satisfying the requirements of Section
          501(a)(1), (2) or (3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
          Act, which includes but is not limited to, a self-directed employee
          benefit plan where investment decisions are made solely

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          by persons who are "accredited investors" as otherwise defined in
          Regulation D;

[ ] (v)   The Purchaser is a trust, which trust has total assets in excess of
          $5,000,000, which is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring
          the Shares offered hereby and whose purchase is directed by a
          sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(ii) of Regulation D
          and who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
          matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an
          investment in the Shares;

[ ] (vi)  I am a director or executive officer of the Company; or

[X] (vii) The Purchaser is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the
          equity owners meet the requirements of at least one of the above
          subparagraphs.

                             Agreed and Accepted by

                             AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC.


                             By: /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
                                 --------------------------------------
                                 Name:  Dennis G. Hendren
                                 Title: President/CEO

                             DATED: 2-4-00


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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                         AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC.


          -------------------------------------------------------------

                          Securities Purchase Agreement

          -------------------------------------------------------------


                             Shares of Common Stock
                           offered at $10.00 per share


          -------------------------------------------------------------


                                  March 1, 2000

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                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as
of the day and year appearing on the signature page hereof by and between
AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AuTologous" or the
"Company"), and the investor whose name appears at the end of this Agreement
(the "Purchaser").

                                R E C I T A L S:

         In order to produce additional working capital for the Company, the
Company wishes to issue, and the Purchaser wishes to purchase shares of the
Company's common stock, $.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof and the
agreements set forth herein below, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Sale and Purchase of Shares.

                  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the date of
the Closing, as defined in Section 3 hereof, the Company agrees to issue and
sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, that number of shares of Common
Stock as are indicated on the last page of this Agreement at a purchase price of
$10.00 per share (the "Shares").

                  (b) Restricted Securities. The shares of Common Stock of the
Company that are being offered hereby are "restricted securities" as that term
is defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
and, accordingly, may not be offered for sale or sold or otherwise transferred
in a transaction which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning of the
Act unless: (i) such security has been registered for sale under the Act and
registered or qualified under applicable state securities laws relating to the
offer and sale of securities; or (ii) exemptions from the registration
requirements of the Act and the registration or qualification requirements of
all such state securities laws are available and the Company shall have received
an opinion of counsel that the proposed sale or other disposition of such
securities may be effected without registration under the Act and would not
result in any violation of any applicable state securities laws relating to the
registration or qualification of securities for sale, such counsel and such
opinion to be satisfactory to the Company. As restricted securities, the resale
of the shares of Common Stock is subject to significant restrictions upon
resale. See Section 7 hereafter, "Understanding of Investment Risks."

                  (c) Voting Rights; Dividends. Holders of Common Stock of the
Company have equal rights to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the
Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. Holders of Common
Stock of the Company have one vote for each share held of record and do not have
cumulative voting rights.

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                  (d) Liquidation; Redemption. Holders of Common Stock of the
Company are entitled upon liquidation of the Company to share ratably in the net
assets available for distribution, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of
any preferred stock of the Company then outstanding. Shares of Common Stock of
the Company are not redeemable and have no preemptive or similar rights. All
outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are fully paid and
nonassessable.

         2.       Shares Offered in a Private Placement Transaction.

                   (a) The Shares offered by this Securities Purchase Agreement
are to be offered as part of a private placement transaction pursuant to Section
4(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Act (the "Offering") by the Company on
a "best efforts" basis to be offered to a number of sophisticated and accredited
investors. Accordingly, as of the date hereof, there can be no assurances as to
the number of shares of Common Stock that will be sold in the Offering. The
Company reserves the right to increase the number of shares of Common Stock sold
without notice to or consent of the subscribers or existing Company
stockholders.

                  (b) The shares of Common Stock are being offered to a limited
number of accredited and other sophisticated investors. The Company may utilize
the services of a placement agent in which case, a sales commission will be paid
to the placement agent.

                  (c) The purchase price ("Purchase Price") per share of Common
Stock is $10.00 payable in cash upon subscription.

                  (d) The Offering will generally be maintained by the Company
until the earlier of: (i) the sale of all of the shares of Common Stock offered
pursuant to such Securities Purchase Agreements (or such greater number of
shares as the Company elects to offer); or (ii) such date that the Company
chooses to terminate the Offering (hereinafter the "Offering Period").


          3.      Binding Effect of Securities Purchase Agreement; The Closing.

                   (a) This Securities Purchase Agreement shall not be binding
on the Company unless and until the Company has accepted the offer represented
by an executed signature page at the end hereof. The Company may accept or
reject this Securities Purchase Agreement in the Company's sole discretion, if
the Purchaser does not meet the suitability standards established herein or for
any other reason. In the event the Company rejects this Agreement, the
Purchaser's funds will be promptly returned without deduction of any costs and
without interest.

                   (b) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
hereunder (the "Closing") shall occur concurrently upon acceptance by the
Company of this Securities Purchase Agreement and deposit with the Company of
funds representing the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the above, the Company
reserves the right to reject a subscription within ten (10) days of receipt of
the Purchase Price should the Company determine during that period that

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the Purchaser does not satisfy the subscriber qualifications or suitability
standards established hereafter.

         4. Deliveries by the Company. Within ten (10) days after the Closing,
the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a stock certificate bearing
applicable restrictive legends, duly executed by the appropriate officer (s) and
registered in Purchaser's name or its nominee.

         5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

                  (a) Accredited Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and
experience in business and financial matters such that the Purchaser is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing the Shares. The Purchaser is an
"accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the
Act and represents that he satisfies the suitability standards identified in
Section 9 hereof;

                  (b) Loss of Investment. The Purchaser's (i) overall commitment
to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to his
net worth; (ii) investment in the Company will not cause such overall commitment
to become excessive; (iii) can afford to bear the loss of his entire investment
in the Company; and (iv) has adequate means of providing for his current needs
and personal contingencies and has no need for liquidity in his investment in
the Company;

                  (c) Special Suitability. The Purchaser satisfies any special
suitability or other applicable requirements of his state of residence and/or
the state in which the transaction by which the Shares are purchased occurs;

                  (d)      Investment Intent.

                           (i) the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the
Purchaser has been advised that this offering has not been registered with, or
reviewed by, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") because this
offering is intended to be a non-public offering pursuant to Section 4(2) and
Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Act. The Purchaser represents that the Shares
are being purchased for the Purchaser's own account and not on behalf of any
other person, for investment purposes only and not with a view towards
distribution or resale to others. The Purchaser agrees that the Purchaser will
not attempt to sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any
portion of the Shares unless they are registered under the Act or unless in the
opinion of counsel an exemption from such registration is available, such
counsel and such opinion to be satisfactory to the Company. The Purchaser
understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Act by reason of
a claimed exemption under the provisions of the Act which depends, in part, upon
the Purchaser's investment intention; and

                           (ii) the Shares and any certificates issued in
replacement therefor shall bear the following legend, in addition to any other
legend required by law or otherwise:

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                  "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE
                  SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY
                  THE REGISTERED OWNER FOR INVESTMENT, AND WITHOUT A VIEW TO
                  RESALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR
                  DISPOSED OF WITHOUT AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
                  ISSUER THAT SUCH TRANSFER OR DISPOSITION DOES NOT VIOLATE THE
                  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE RULES AND
                  REGULATIONS THEREUNDER."

                  (e) State Securities Laws. The Purchaser understands that no
securities administrator of any state has made any finding or determination
relating to the fairness of this investment and that no securities administrator
of any state has recommended or endorsed, or will recommend or endorse, the
offering of the Shares;

                  (f) Authority; Power; No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Purchaser of the Agreement are within the powers of the
Purchaser, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a
breach or default under, or conflict with, any order, ruling or regulation of
any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any
agreement or other undertaking, to which the Purchaser is a party or by which
the Purchaser is bound, and, if the Purchaser is not an individual, will not
violate any provision of the charter documents, By-Laws, indenture of trust or
partnership agreement, as applicable, of the Purchaser. The signatures on the
Agreement are genuine, and the signatory, if the Purchaser is an individual, has
legal competence and capacity to execute the same, or, if the Purchaser is not
an individual, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same; and
the Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

                  (g) No General Solicitation. The Purchaser acknowledges that
no general solicitation or general advertising (including communications
published in any newspaper, magazine or other broadcast) has been received by
him and that no public solicitation or advertisement with respect to the
offering of the Shares has been made to him;

                  (h) Advice of Tax and Legal Advisors. The Purchaser has relied
solely upon the advice of its own tax and legal advisors with respect to the tax
and other legal aspects of this investment; and

                  (i) Access to Information. The Purchaser has had access to all
material and relevant information concerning the Company, its management,
financial condition, capitalization, market information, properties and
prospects necessary to enable Purchaser to make an informed investment decision
with respect to its investment in the Shares. Purchaser has carefully read and
reviewed, and is familiar with and understands the contents thereof and

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hereof, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in this
Agreement. See "UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTMENT RISKS." Purchaser acknowledges that
it has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, and to
obtain additional information from, representatives of the Company concerning
the terms and conditions of the acquisition of the Shares and the present and
proposed business and financial condition of the Company, and has had all such
questions answered to its satisfaction and has been supplied all information
requested.

         6. Understanding of Investment Risks. An investment in the Shares
should not be made by a Purchaser who cannot afford the loss of its entire
Purchase Price. THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE
NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR
ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSIONS, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR ANY EXHIBIT HERETO. An investment in the Shares
should not be made until the Purchaser has considered the following risk
factors:

                  (a) Arbitrary Offering Price. The price of the Shares offered
hereby has been arbitrarily determined by the Company without the benefit of an
arm's-length negotiation and is not based upon generally-recognized criteria,
such as earnings, price per share, net book value, etc. There can be no
assurances that the offering price is representative of the actual value of the
Shares.

                  (b) Dividends. The payment of dividends by the Company is not
contemplated in the foreseeable future. Earnings, if any, are expected to be
retained to finance and develop the business of the Company.

                  (c) Registration Rights; Restrictions Upon Resale. The Shares
have not been registered under the Act or any state securities or blue-sky law
and subscribers may not sell or otherwise transfer such securities except
pursuant to registration under the Act and any applicable state securities laws
or exemptions therefrom. Because of such restrictions, a subscriber for the
Shares must bear the economic risks of such investment for an indefinite period
of time.

         7. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

                  (a) Organization and Standing of the Company. The Company is a
duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware with adequate power and authority to conduct the
business in which it is now engaged and has the corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, and is duly qualified and licensed to do business as
a foreign corporation in such other states or jurisdictions as is

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necessary to enable it to carry on its business, except where failure to do
so would not have a material adverse effect on its business;

                  (b) Corporate Power and Authority. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. No other corporate act or
proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. When duly executed
and delivered by the parties hereto, this Agreement will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws and legal and
equitable principles limiting or affecting the rights of creditors generally;
and/or (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law;

                  (c) Noncontravention. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
to the best of the Company's knowledge and belief, (i) permit the termination or
acceleration of the maturity of any material indebtedness or material obligation
of the Company; (ii) permit the termination of any material note, mortgage,
indenture, license, agreement, contract, or other instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-Laws of the Company; (iii) except as expressly provided in this Agreement
and except for state "blue sky" approvals that may be required and those
consents and waivers which already have been obtained by the Company, require
the consent, approval, waiver or authorization from or registration or filing
with any party, including but not limited to any party to a material agreement
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or any regulatory or
governmental agency, body or entity except where failure to obtain such consent,
approval, waiver or authorization would not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business; (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
claim or encumbrance of any kind or nature on any material properties or assets
of the Company; or (v) violate in any material aspect any statute, law, rule,
regulation or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of
any court, tribunal, administrative or governmental agency, body or entity to
which the Company or its properties is subject except where such violation would
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business; and

                  (d) Reservation of Securities. The requisite number of shares
of Common Stock of the Company have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance upon the Company's receipt and acceptance of payment therefore, and no
further corporate action is required for the valid issuance of such Shares.

         8.       IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS: SUITABILITY STANDARDS - WHO SHOULD
INVEST.

                  INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS
SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS OF SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO HAVE NO NEED
FOR LIQUIDITY IN THEIR INVESTMENT.

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                  A substantial number of state securities commissions have
established investor suitability standards for the marketing within their
respective jurisdictions of restricted securities. Some have also established
minimum dollar levels for purchases in their states. The reasons for these
standards appear to be, among others, the relative lack of liquidity of
securities of such programs as compared with other securities investments.
Investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk and is suitable only for
persons of substantial financial means who have no need for liquidity in their
investments.

                  The Company has adopted as a general investor suitability
standard the requirement that each Purchaser of Shares represents in writing
that he: (a) is acquiring the Shares for investment and not with a view to
resale or distribution; (b) can bear the economic risk of losing his entire
investment; (c) his overall commitment to investments which are not readily
marketable is not disproportionate to his net worth, and an investment in the
Shares will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive; (d) has
adequate means of providing for his current needs and personal contingencies and
has no need for liquidity in this investment in the Shares; (e) has evaluated
all the risks of investment in the Company; and (f) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of investing in the Company or is relying on his own purchaser
representative, in making an investment decision.

                  In addition, each of the Subscribers for Shares must be: (1) a
sophisticated investor with substantial net worth and experience in making
investments of this nature; and (2) an "accredited investor," as defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D under the Act, by meeting any of the following conditions:

                  (i) he has an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each
of the two most recent years or joint income with his spouse in excess of
$300,000 in each of those years, and he reasonably expects an income in excess
of the aforesaid levels in the current year, or

                  (ii) he has an individual net worth, or a joint net worth with
his spouse, at the time of his purchase, in excess of $1,000,000 (net worth for
these purposes includes homes, home furnishings and automobiles), or

                  (iii) he otherwise satisfies the Company that he is an
accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501 under the Act.

                  Other categories of investors included within the definition
of accredited investor include the following: certain institutional investors,
including certain banks, whether acting in their individual or fiduciary
capacities; certain insurance companies; federally registered investment
companies; business development companies (as defined under the Investment
Company Act of 1940); Small Business Investment Companies licensed by the Small
Business Administration; certain employee benefit plans; private business
development companies (as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940); tax
exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code) with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; entities in which all the
equity owners are accredited investors; and certain affiliates of the Company.

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                  A partnership subscriber, which satisfies the requirements set
forth in clauses (a) through (f) above shall satisfy the suitability standards
if it is an accredited investor by reason of clause (iii) above, or if all of
its partners are accredited investors. A corporate subscriber, which satisfies
the requirements set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above shall satisfy the
investor suitability standards if it is an accredited investor by reason of
clause (iii) above, or if all of its shareholders are accredited investors.
Corporate subscribers must have net worth of at least three (3) times the amount
of their investment in the Shares.

                  The suitability standards referred to above represent minimum
suitability requirements for prospective purchasers and the satisfaction of such
standards by a prospective purchaser does not necessarily mean that the Shares
are a suitable investment for such purchaser. The Company may, in circumstances
it deems appropriate, modify such requirements. The Company may also reject
subscriptions for whatever reasons, in its sole discretion, it deems
appropriate.

                  A Purchaser who is a resident of certain state may be required
to meet certain additional suitability standards.

                  THE ACCEPTANCE OF A SUBSCRIPTION FOR SHARES BY THE COMPANY
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DETERMINATION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE
SHARES IS SUITABLE FOR A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER. THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE
SUITABILITY OF INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES MUST BE MADE BY THE PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASER AND HIS ADVISERS.

         9.       State Law Considerations.

                  IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, THE PURCHASER MUST RELY ON
HIS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE
MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL
OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE
FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY
OF THE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.

                  THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN
INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

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         10. Notices. All notices, requests, consents or other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered
or mailed first class postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, to the
following addresses:

                  If to the Company:

                           Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.
                           1523 Bowman Road, Suite A
                           Little Rock, AR  72211


                  With a copy to:

                           Price Gardner, Esquire
                           Friday, Eldridge & Clark
                           400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000
                           Little Rock, AR  72201

                  In the case of Purchaser:

                  To the address set forth at the end of this Agreement or to
such other addresses as may be specified in accordance herewith from time to
time.

                  Unless specified otherwise, such notices and other
communications shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as being
effective upon being delivered personally or, if sent by mail, five days after
the same has been deposited in a regularly maintained receptacle for the deposit
of United States mail, addressed as set forth above, and postage prepaid.

         11. Survival of Representations and Warranties. Representations and
warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.

         12. Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto, provided that
this Agreement and the interests herein may not be assigned by either party
without the express written consent of the other party.

         13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

         14. Sections and Other Headings. The section and other headings
contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only, do not
constitute part of this Agreement or otherwise affect any of the provisions
hereof.

         15. Counterpart and Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be signed
in counterparts and all counterparts together shall become effective only when
the counterpart(s) have been executed and delivered by and on behalf of the
Company and the Purchaser. Facsimile signatures to this Agreement shall be
deemed to be original signatures.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized officers.

                                            Purchaser:

                                            By:
                                               --------------------------------

      Shares/$
- ------------------------                    -----------------------------------
Number and dollar amount                    Name
of Shares purchased -
Purchase Price                              Address of Purchaser:

                                            -----------------------------------

                                            -----------------------------------

                                            Social Security Number:
                                                                   ------------

                        Accredited Investor Certification
                   (Place initials on the appropriate line(s))

[ ] (i)   I am a natural person who had individual income of more than $200,000
          in each of the most recent two years or joint income with my spouse in
          excess of $300,000 in each of the most recent two years and reasonably
          expect to reach that same income level for the current year ("income",
          for purposes hereof, should be computed as follows: individual
          adjusted gross income, as reported (or to be reported) on a federal
          income tax return, increased by (1) any deduction of long-term capital
          gains under section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
          "Code"), (2) any deduction for depletion under Section 611 et seq. of
          the Code, (3) any exclusion for interest under Section 103 of the Code
          and (4) any losses of a partnership as reported on Schedule E of Form
          1040);

[ ] (ii)  I am a natural person whose individual net worth (i.e., total assets
          in excess of total liabilities), or joint net worth with my spouse,
          will at the time of purchase of the Shares be in excess of $1,000,000;

[ ] (iii) The Purchaser is a "Qualified Institutional Buyer" as the term is
          defined under Rule 144A of the Act.

[ ] (iv)  The Purchaser is an investor satisfying the requirements of Section
          501(a)(1), (2) or (3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
          Act, which includes but is not limited to, a self-directed employee
          benefit plan where investment decisions are made solely

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          by persons who are "accredited investors" as otherwise defined in
          Regulation D;

[ ] (v)   The Purchaser is a trust, which trust has total assets in excess of
          $5,000,000, which is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring
          the Shares offered hereby and whose purchase is directed by a
          sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(ii) of Regulation D
          and who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
          matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an
          investment in the Shares;

[ ] (vi)  I am a director or executive officer of the Company; or

[ ] (vii) The Purchaser is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the
          equity owners meet the requirements of at least one of the above
          subparagraphs.

                                       Agreed and Accepted by

                                       AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC.


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                       DATED:
                                             -----------------------------

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                                                              Exhibit 10.3

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT


     This Consulting Agreement is executed effective as of the 12th of January,
2000, by and between Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("AWT"), and The Kriegsman Group, a sole proprietorship based in California and
owned by Steven Kriegsman, an individual and resident of the State of
California (collectively "Kriegsman").

                                  WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, AWT desires to engage Kriegsman as a consultant to provide
consulting and advisory services to AWT on the terms and conditions hereinafter
provided; and

     WHEREAS, Kriegsman desires to be so engaged by AWT as an independent
contractor, and not as an employee, in order to perform the services subject to
this engagement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:

     1. Engagement. Upon the terms and conditions contained herein, AWT hereby
engages Kriegsman, and Kriegsman hereby accepts such engagement as an
independent consultant and advisor to AWT. Throughout the term of this
Agreement, Kriegsman shall provide the following services to AWT:

          (a) Assist AWT in developing and recruiting members of the Board of
     Directors and Board of Advisors which reflects prominent and recognized
     members involved in the health care industry and AWT's business;

          (b) Assist AWT's Board of Directors and management in recruiting
     senior executives to complete the management team and successfully
     implement AWT's business plan;

          (c) Assist AWT in arranging and negotiating appropriate strategic
     alliances, joint venture arrangements and licensing agreements with major
     companies both nationally and internationally,

          (d) Recruit potential members to serve on AWT's Board of Directors or
     Board of Advisors;

          (e) Assist AWT in raising equity capital through private placements
     and/or public offerings;


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          (f) Initiate research coverage of AWT's common stock with a "buy"
     recommendation;

          (g) Seek out and approach investment bankers and other sources of
     equity or debt funding for AWT in an effort to develop an interest in
     having a future relationship with AWT; and

          (h) Develop and assist AWT in expanding its media presence for AWT
     and its wound therapy in trade and financial publications.

AWT shall have no specific control over Kriegsman's particular methods and
procedures for performing the services hereunder outside the general guidelines
prescribed from time to time by AWT. Kriegsman agrees to perform the duties
described herein in a faithful, diligent, and professional manner and shall be
at all times courteous and considerate to potential and actual customers of AWT
so as to maintain AWT's goodwill in the community.

     2. Term. The term of this engagement shall be for a period of thirty-six
(36) months commencing on the effective date hereof and shall continue until
the third anniversary of such date unless otherwise terminated as provided
herein, or by mutual agreement of the parties.

     3. Compensation.

     (a) Monthly Consulting Fee. Kriegsman will be paid a monthly consulting
fee of up to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per month based upon the
dollar value of equity placements or funds from joint ventures, strategic
alliances or licenses arranged for AWT by Kriegsman. Kriegsman will be paid an
initial non-refundable consulting fee in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00) upon the execution of this Agreement. Once Kriegsman has
raised a minimum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) on behalf of AWT,
Kriegsman will receive the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), due and
payable on the first (1st) day of each month beginning with the first month
following AWT's receipt of proceeds aggregating Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000.00) from the efforts of Kriegsman under this Agreement and
continuing each month thereafter during the term of this Agreement. The monthly
consulting fees shall be increased from Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) up to
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per month once AWT has received
aggregate proceeds in excess of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00). The
amount of the consulting fee due and payable shall be determined based upon a
formula which shall be a fraction multiplied times Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00). The numerator of the fraction shall be the amount of proceeds
received by AWT from the efforts of Kriegsman and the denominator shall be
Fifteen Million Dollars ($ 15,000,000.00). For example, if Kriegsman has raised
Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00), then the amount of the consulting fee
will be Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) ($12,000,000.00 / $15,000,000.00 x
$25,000.00). In no event shall the

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     monthly fee payable exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)
     regardless of the monies raised by Kriegsman for the benefit of AWT.

     (b) Reimbursement of Expenses. AWTX will reimburse Kriegsman for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Kriegsman in performing his
services hereunder. Expenses aggregating in excess of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) per month must be approved in advance by AWT. Reimbursement shall be
made on a monthly basis following Kriegsman's submission of reasonable
documentation.

     (c) Stock Options. In addition to the consulting fees due and payable
under subparagraph (a) above, Kriegsman shall be entitled to the following
stock options and warrants to purchase stock in the Company on the following
terms and conditions:

          (i) Award of Initial Options. Upon the execution of this Agreement,
     AWT shall grant Kriegsman the option to purchase up to One Hundred Fifty
     Thousand (150,000) shares of AWT common stork at an exercise price of Four
     Dollars ($4.00) per share. The options must be exercised within five (5)
     years of the date of grant. AWT agrees to include the shares issued in
     connection with the exercise of the options granted under this
     subparagraph (c)(i) to Kriegsman in the next registration statement filed
     by the Company or on behalf of any other shareholder having demand
     registration rights following the exercise of said options.

          (ii) Additional Options. AWT agrees to issue additional options to
     purchase its common stock to Kriegsman aggregating in an amount not to
     exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000) shares, exercisable at Four
     Dollars ($4.00) per share, which shall be issued based upon Kriegsman
     meeting the following performance obligations:

               (A) Options to purchase One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000)
          shares shall be issued immediately following AWT's hiring of a senior
          executive officer introduced by Kriegsman to AWT;

               (B) Options to purchase One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
          (125,000) shares shall be issued after two (2) members introduced by
          Kriegsman accept appointment to AWT's Board of Directors;

               (C) Options to purchase One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
          (125,000) shares will be issued for each One Million Dollars
          ($1,000,000.00) in excess of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) in
          equity capital or funds from joint ventures, strategic alliances or
          licensing transactions arranged for AWT by Kriegsman have been
          received by AWT; and

               (D) Subject to the issuance of the options described in (A)
          through (C) above in the aggregate limitation of Four Hundred Fifty
          Thousand (450,000) options to be granted under this subparagraph (c),
          up to One Hundred Fifty

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          Thousand (150,000) options will be issued on the first (1st ), second
          (2nd) and third (3rd) anniversary date of the execution of this
          Agreement.

                    (iii) The foregoing options will (a) vest immediately upon
               issuance to Kriegsman, (b) permit cashless exercise to the
               extent of the option price, (c) be exercisable for a five (5)
               year period following the date of issue; however, AWT will agree
               to extend the exercise term for the options for up to an
               additional three (3) year period if it is determined that FDA
               approval is required for AWT's chronic wound care therapy and
               (d) AWT agrees to include the shares issued in connection with
               the exercise of the options granted under this subparagraph (c)
               to Kriegsman in the next registration statement filed by the
               Company or on behalf of any other shareholder having demand
               registration rights following the exercise of said options.
               Kriegsman shall be solely responsible for any income tax
               liability, withholding or deposits required in connection with
               the issuance or exercise of any option.

               (d) Fee on Equity or Debt Placements. In addition to the amounts
          payable under subparagraph (a) and the issuance of the options
          described in subparagraph (c) above, for any equity capital or
          convertible debt placement with sources introduced exclusively by
          Kriegsman, Kriegsman shall be paid a fee equal to eight percent (8%)
          of the proceeds from such equity or debt placement. Additionally, AWT
          shall issue Kriegsman warrants representing the right to purchase ten
          percent (10%) of the number of shares issued in the equity placement
          (or shares in which the debt is convertible into) which warrants
          shall be exercisable at any time during a five (5) year period
          following the date of issuance at an exercise price equal to the per
          share purchase price of the equities sold or the conversion price for
          the debt into equity of AWT. The fees shall be due and payable at the
          time of AWT's receipt of the proceeds from the equity or debt
          offering.

               (e) Merger, Sale or Acquisition of AWT. In addition to the
          amounts payable under subparagraph (a) and the issuance of the
          options described in subparagraph (c) above, in the event Kriegsman
          arranges for the merger, sale or acquisition of AWT, then all
          remaining outstanding options shall immediately vest and Kriegsman
          will be paid a success fee on the closing of the transaction equal to
          six percent (6%) of the value of the consideration received in such
          transaction by AWT or AWT's stockholders. At the option of Kriegsman
          the fees payable under this subparagraph (e) may be payable either in
          cash or in the form of stock in AWT or the surviving company in such
          merger, sale or acquisition. In the event the consideration payable
          to AWT or the AWT stockholders is in the form of installment or
          deferred payments, then the payment of any fees attributable to such
          installment or deferred payments shall be paid at such time or times
          as AWT or AWT's shareholders receive the installment or deferred
          payments from the acquiring Company.

               (f) Form of Warrant. Any warrants issued pursuant to
          subparagraphs (d) or (e) above shall be in the form a standard
          underwriter's and similar to that used previously by AWT and permit
          cashless exercise to the extent of the warrant price. Kriegsman shall
          be solely responsible for any income tax liability, withholding or



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          deposits required in connection with the issuance or exercise of any
          warrant. AWT agrees to include the shares issued in connection with
          the exercise of the warrants granted under subparagraphs (d) or (e)
          to Kriegsman in the next registration statement filed by the Company
          or on behalf of any other shareholder having demand registration
          rights following the exercise of said warrants.

               (g) Limited Assignment. Kriegsman shall have the right to assign
          his rights and obligations under subparagraphs (d) and (e) to one or
          more persons or entities acceptable to AWT (such acceptance not to be
          unreasonably withheld).


     3. Tools, Equipment and Supplies. Kriegsman shall be responsible for
supplying his/her own office space, equipment, and supplies as necessary to
properly perform the services described herein.

     4. Covenant Not to Disclose Confidential Information. Except in connection
with the performance of his duties, Kriegsman covenants that he will not,
during or after the term of this engagement, disclose or make public or
otherwise use or exploit for profit any confidential proprietary information
relating to AWT's business. Upon breach by Kriegsman of the provisions of this
covenant, AWT shall be entitled to such an injunction restraining Kriegsman
from disclosing or using such information or from rendering any services to any
person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity to whom
such information has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed; provided,
however, nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting AWT from
pursuing any other remedies available to it for any such breach or threatened
breach, including recovery of damages.

     5. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding the term specified in paragraph
2 hereof AWT shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on the eleventh
(11th) month anniversary date of the execution of this Agreement (or at any
time thereafter) upon delivering written notice of such termination to
Kriegsman of the effective date of such termination, in the event that
Kriegsman has not accomplished the following performance objectives:

          (a) Raising a minimum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in
     equity capital or proceeds from joint ventures, strategic alliances or
     licensing transactions arranged for AWT by Kriegsman;

          (b) Initiated research coverage of AWT by Kriegsman with a "buy"
     recommendation; and

          (c) Recruited at least two (2) members that accepted appointment to
     AWT's Board of Directors.

Upon AWT's election to terminate this Agreement, any remaining unissued options
shall not be issued and any rights thereto immediately forfeited without any
further action on behalf of AWT. Consulting payments, options warrants and any
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and payable under this Agreement shall be paid for the services of Kriegsman
occurring on or before the effective date of the termination of this Agreement.
Any notice of termination under this paragraph shall be given not less than
thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of termination.

     6. Exclusivity Covenant. [Intentionally Deleted]

     7. Assignment. Except as specifically provided herein, this agreement and
the rights, obligations and duties of Kriegsman hereunder shall not be
assignable or otherwise transferable by Kriegsman.

     8. Modification. No provision contained herein may be modified, amended, or
waived except by written agreement signed by the parties to be bound thereby.

     9. Binding Effect and Benefit. This agreement shall inure to the benefit
of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto, their heirs, executors,
administrators personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

     10. Headings and Captions. Subject headings and captions are included for
convenience purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
agreement.

     11. Notice. All notices required hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given upon delivery if delivered in person, upon
the date postmarked if mailed, registered or certified United States Mail,
postage prepaid, as follows if to Kriegsman:

                             Steven Kriegsman
                             The Kriegsman Group
                             920 Greentree Road
                             Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
                             Fax: 310 230-9410

if to AWT:
                             Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.
                             1523 Bowman Road Suite A
                             Little Rock, AR 72211
                             Attn: Dennis G. Hendren, President
                             Fax: 501 225-8428

or to such other address as either party may designate by notice.

     12. Severability. If any portion of this agreement is held invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable, such determination shall not impair or affect the
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions herein.


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     13. Waiver. No waiver of a breach or violation of any provision of this
agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

     14. Gender and Pronouns. Throughout this agreement, the masculine shall
include the feminine and neuter and the singular shall include the plural and
vice versa as the context requires.

     15. Entire Agreement. This document constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties and supersedes any and all other prior agreements, oral or written,
with respect to the subject matter contained herein.

     16. Governing Law. This agreement shall be subject to and governed by the
laws of the State of California.

     17. No Joint Venture or Partnership. This agreement shall not be
considered to create any type of joint venture partnership, or other legal
relationship between the parties where either party shall share or be
responsible for the debts or liabilities of the other party. In addition, this
agreement shall not be construed as making either party an agent of the other
party beyond the extent expressly provided in and limited by this agreement, or
as giving the right of one party to legally bind the other in any manner so as
to permit the incurrence of debts and liabilities on behalf of the other party.

     18. Relationship Between the Parties. The relationship between Kriegsman
and AWT shall be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee.
Accordingly, Kriegsman shall not be entitled to any rights, privileges, or
benefits generally established for AWT employees.

     19. Indemnification. AWT agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Kriegsman
from and against any and all losses, claims damages, liabilities, judgments,
charges and expenses (including all legal and other out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably incurred by Kriegsman) in connection with investigating or defending
against or providing evidence in any litigation, whether commenced or
threatened, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding whether or not
resulting in any liability, to which Kriegsman may become subject under any
other statute, at common law or otherwise, caused by or arising out of any
services provided under this Agreement; provided, however, that AWT shall not
be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss claim, damage or
liability is incurred by Kriegsman as a result of Kriegsman's negligence or
willful misconduct. In connection with any such proceedings, Kriegsman shall be
entitled to employ counsel separate from AWT and from any other party in such
action. In such event, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket disbursements of
such separate counsel, as incurred, shall be paid by AWT, subject to
Kriegsman's obligation to reimburse AWT to the extent that any loss, claim
damage, or liability is determined to be as a result of Kriegsman's negligence
or willful misconduct. To the extent that AWT, its officers, directors,
shareholders, agents or affiliates suffer or incur any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense by reason of Kriegsman's negligence or willful misconduct,
then Kriegsman shall indemnify and hold such persons harmless and each such
person shall have the


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rights of indemnification from Kriegsman as are provided by AWT to Kriegsman
hereunder.

     20. Arbitration. Any dispute arising from any interpretation, validity or
performance of this Agreement or any of its terms and provisions shall be
submitted to binding arbitration and to be conducted in accordance with the
rules of the American Arbitration Association. The proceedings shall be
conducted by one arbitrator mutually selected by the parties. If the parties
are unable to agree on an arbitrator, then one arbitrator shall be designated
by the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be
conducted in Los Angeles, California or such site as otherwise mutually agreed
to by the parties. Except as otherwise specifically covered by an arbitrator's
award, each party shall bear its own respective fees and expenses in connection
with the arbitration proceedings; however, the arbitrator shall have the right
to award such fees and expenses as part of the arbitrator's decision. Any
decision by the arbitrator shall be entitled to enforcement as any judgment
entered by a court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the dispute
and may be enforced as the same. To the extent any party is required to bring
proceedings to enforce the decision of the arbitrator, such party shall be
entitled to recover the reasonable fees and expenses incurred in such
enforcement proceedings from the other party.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement
effective as of the day and year aforesaid.

                          Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.




                          By: /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
                             ---------------------------
                                  Dennis G. Hendren, President

                          Kriegsman:

                          The Kriegsman Group


                          By: /s/ Steven Kriegsman
                             ---------------------------
                                  Steven Kriegsman





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                                                              Exhibit 10.4


                    FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT

     This First Amendment to Consulting Agreement (the "Amendment") is executed
effective as of the 22nd day of February, 2000, by and between Autologous Wound
Therapy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AWT"), and The Kriegsman Group, a sole
proprietorship based in California and owned by Steven Kriegsman, an individual
and a resident of the State of California (collectively "Kriegsman").

                                  WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, as of January 12, 2000 AWT and Kriegsman entered into a
Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1; and

     WHEREAS, AWT and Kriegsman wish to amend certain provisions of the
Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:

     1. Kriegsman has introduced to AWT a potential senior management team led
by Jim Cour of Baxter International, Inc. (the "Baxter Team"). AWT and the
Baxter Team are presently in negotiations regarding the terms and conditions
upon which the Baxter Team will join AWT. The Baxter Team consists of Jim Cour
and other persons from senior management at Baxter International, Inc. or
persons who had previously served in senior management roles at Baxter
International, Inc.

     2. Upon Jim Cour or other members of the Baxter Team joining AWT as senior
management (the "New Management Event"), Kriegsman shall be deemed to have
earned and shall immediately receive the 150,000 options due Kriegsman pursuant
to paragraph 3(c)(ii)(A) of the Agreement.

     3. Upon the New Management Event occurring Kriegsman shall be deemed to
have satisfied the performance objectives set forth in paragraph 5 of the
Agreement, such that the Agreement shall not be subject to termination prior to
the conclusion of its 36 month term.

     4. If a total of two or more members of the Baxter Team, and/or persons
acquainted with or proposed by the Baxter Team, accept appointment to AWT's
board of directors, then Kriegsman shall be deemed to have earned and shall
immediately receive the 125,000 options due Kriegsman pursuant to paragraph
3(c)(ii)(B) of the Agreement, without regard to whether Kriegsman introduced
such persons to AWT.

     5. If, on or after a New Management Event, a merger, sale, acquisition or
strategic alliance occurs, then in such event Kriegsman shall be deemed to have
carried and shall receive the compensation due Kriegsman pursuant to paragraph
3(e) of the Agreement, without regard to whether Kriegsman arranged such
transaction.


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     6. In all other respects the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect. Any inconsistency between this Amendment and the Agreement shall be
resolved in favor of the terms of this Amendment.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment
effective as of the day and year aforesaid.


                                      Autologous Wound  Therapy, Inc,



                                      By: /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
                                         ---------------------------------
                                              Dennis G. Hendren

                                      The Kriegsman Group

                                      By: /s/ illegible
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                                                              Exhibit 10.5


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of March
3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and JAMES A. COUR ("Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that Executive's employment is critical to
the growth and success of the Company and therefore desires to assure the
Company of Executive's continued employment; and

     WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Company and Executive wish to enter
into this agreement to come into force as of the Effective Date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby agree as
follows:

                             ARTICLE 1. EMPLOYMENT

A. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company shall employ Executive for the Term (as
hereinafter defined) as President and Chief Executive Officer. In this
capacity, Executive shall have the full authority and be responsible to manage
the operations of the Company consistent with the Company's annual and
strategic business plans, such plans to set forth guidelines related to
budgeting, capital expenditures, hiring and other initiatives, and to be
formulated by Executive and approved by the Company's Board of Directors.
Executive shall have the authority to bind the Company to contracts that are
consistent with the Executive's duties and responsibilities, subject only to
specific limitations imposed by the Company's Board of Directors. During the
Term of his employment, Executive's authority and responsibilities to manage
the operations of the Company shall not be materially diminished without his
prior consent. Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render
such services on behalf of the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and
carry out his responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote
his exclusive and full working time, attention and effort to the affairs of the
Company, shall use all reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the
Company and shall be just and faithful in the performance of his duties and in
carrying out his responsibilities.

B. LOCATION. The principal location for performance of Executive's services
hereunder shall be at the Company's executive offices, which are to be
re-located to north suburban Chicago, Illinois, subject to reasonable travel
requirements during the course of performing such services.

C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Executive agrees to accept election and to serve during
all or any part of the Term as a director of the Company and of any subsidiary
or affiliate of the Company, without any compensation therefor other than that
specified herein, if elected to any such position by the Board of Directors or
by the stockholders of the Company or of any subsidiary or


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affiliate, as the case may be. The Company will use its best efforts to cause
and maintain the election of Executive to the Company's Board of Directors. In
connection therewith, the Company shall use its best efforts to include
Executive in the management slate for election as a director at every annual
meeting of shareholders of the Company at which his term as a director would
otherwise expire. Upon the termination of this Agreement or Executive's
employment hereunder for any reason, Executive shall resign from the Board and
from all other positions as an officer or director of any of the Company's
subsidiaries or affiliates.

                          ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT TERM

     The term of Executive's employment hereunder (the "Term") shall be deemed
to commence on the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2001, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Term shall be automatically renewed and extended for
additional and successive Terms of two (2) years each at the end of each Term
(and any subsequent renewal Term thereof) unless either party gives Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) to the other party no later than ninety
(90) days before the expiry of the then-current Term.

                     ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

         In consideration for performing services on behalf of the Company, the
Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

A. CASH COMPENSATION.

          i. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of
          Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000), payable in
          bi-weekly installments, in arrears (the "Base Salary"). The Base
          Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Company's Board of Directors
          and may be increased, but not decreased (unless mutually agreed upon
          by Executive and the Company).

          ii. BONUS AND INCENTIVE PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
          Executive shall be entitled to participate in, Executive Bonus
          Compensation and Long-Term Incentive Programs, which shall be
          substantially in accordance with the summary points contained in Part
          A of Appendix I, attached hereto and made part hereof.

          iii. PARTICIPATION IN BENEFIT PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
          Executive shall be entitled to participate in (and to the extent that
          Executive's position, title, tenure, salary, age, health, and other
          qualifications make him eligible to participate in), employee benefit
          plans or programs, which shall be substantially in accordance with
          the summary points contained in Part B of Appendix I. The Company
          does not guarantee the continuance of any particular employee benefit
          plan or program during the Term and Executive's participation in any
          such plans or programs shall be subject to all terms, provisions,
          rules, and regulations applicable thereto. Executive will be entitled
          to twenty

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          (20) days of vacation per year, to be used in accordance with the
          Company's vacation policy for senior executives as may be in force
          from time to time. During the existence of a Benefit Period, if any,
          (as hereinafter defined), the Company will arrange to provide
          Executive with welfare benefits (including life and health insurance
          benefits) of substantially similar design and cost to Executive as
          the welfare benefits and other employee benefits available to
          Executive prior to Executive's or the Company's, as the case may be,
          receipt of Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined). In the
          event that Executive shall obtain full-time employment providing
          comparable welfare benefits during the Benefit Period, such benefits
          as otherwise receivable hereunder by Executive shall be discontinued.

          iv. EXPENSES. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
          reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in
          the performance of his duties under this Agreement, including first
          class air travel and reasonable capital and operating expenses for an
          office in Executive's home. Executive shall keep detailed and
          accurate records of expenses incurred in connection with the
          performance of his duties hereunder and reimbursement therefor shall
          be in accordance with policies and procedures to be established from
          time to time by the Company's Board of Directors.

B.        STOCK WARRANTS. As a special incentive to obtain the services of
          Executive, Company hereby grants Executive the option to purchase one
          million (1,000,000) shares of the common stock of the Company at $7.00
          per share at any time, under either periodic or accelerated exercise
          terms as described below.

          i. PERIODIC EXERCISE RIGHTS. Executive's option to purchase shares
          shall vest and become fully and freely exercisable with respect to
          the first three hundred thirty-four thousand (334,000) shares on
          December 31, 2000; with respect to the next three hundred
          thirty-three thousand (333,000) shares on December 31, 2001, and with
          respect to the final three hundred thirty-three thousand (333,000)
          shares on December 31, 2002; subject, however, to the provisions of
          Sub-section (iii), of this Section (B):

          ii. ACCELERATED EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding periodic exercise
          rights, all of Executive's options that are not already exercisable
          in accordance with Sub-section 3(B)(i) shall become immediately
          exercisable at such time that the common stock of the Company trades
          at or above 37 and 5/8ths dollars per share (the "Target Price") as
          quoted on the securities exchange where the Company stock is
          currently being traded and during either of the two periods, chosen
          at the option of the Executive:

               a. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target
               Price for fifteen (15) consecutive trading days; or

               b. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target
               Price for twenty (20) out of any thirty (30) consecutive trading
               days.

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          The determination of the Target Price during either of such periods
          shall be conclusive as reported by any independent financial
          reporting service, such as Reuters or Bloomberg Financial Markets.

          iii POST-TERMINATION EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any of the
          foregoing, Executive shall have the right to exercise options to
          purchase any stock warrants or other stock grants given by the
          Company in accordance with the following:

                    (a) if Executive's employment is terminated for Cause (as
               defined in Article 4(A)(ii), hereunder), or in the event that
               Executive voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company,
               vesting of all options shall cease immediately upon the
               effective date of termination or resignation;

                    (b) if Executive's employment is terminated by reason of
               Death or Disability (as defined in Article 4(B) hereunder),
               Executive's legal representatives, conservators, heirs or
               assigns shall have the right to exercise all such options until
               such options expire in accordance with the option plan under
               which such options were granted. The rights granted under this
               Sub-paragraph (iii)(b) shall apply whether or not the option was
               vested at the time of Death or Disability; provided, however,
               tha Executive was employed by the Company for at least twelve
               (12) months after the grant of any option; or

                    (c) if Executive's employment is terminated for any reason
               other than Death or Disability, or in the event that Executive
               voluntarily resigns, then Executive shall have the right to
               exercise all options that have already vested as of the
               effective date of termination or resignation (or that become
               vested by reason of termination or resignation) during a period
               of ninety (90) days following the effective date of termination
               or resignation.

          iv. ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED SHARES. The Company hereby guarantees that
          it will issue registered common stock (the term "registered" as
          defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to the Executive
          pursuant to the exercise of his options under Sub-sections (i) -
          (iii) of this Section 3(B). In the event that the Company does not
          have sufficient quantities of registered shares available to satisfy
          this obligation, it shall immediately take all steps necessary to
          issue a registration statement and to make sufficient registered
          shares available in satisfaction of this Sub-section (iv).

          v. DILUTION. In the event that the Company issues new or additional
          equity securities, debt securities convertible into equity, declares
          a stock dividend, stock split, grants stock rights, or performs any
          other action that would reasonably be expected to reduce the value of
          the warrants, the Company shall immediately reduce the purchase
          price, increase number of the warrants, or both, so that value of the
          warrants granted to Executive remains unchanged.




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          vi. EXPIRATION DATE. The options to purchase shares shall expire ten
          (10) years from the date each option becomes exercisable.

                     ARTICLE 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the definitions as described in
this Section A:

          i. "Benefit Period" shall mean:

               a. the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Date of
               Termination which occurs in connection with a termination of
               employment described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(i);
               or

               b. the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of the then
               current Term in which occurs a termination of employment
               described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(ii), plus the
               immediately succeeding twenty-four (24) month period.

          ii. "Cause" shall mean any of the following:

               a. any act or failure to act (or series or combination thereof)
               by Executive done with the intent to harm in any material
               respect to the interests of the Company;

               b. the commission by Executive of a felony involving moral
               turpitude;

               c. the perpetration by Executive of a dishonest act or common
               law fraud against the Company or any subsidiary thereof;

               d. a grossly negligent act or failure to act (or series or
               combination thereof) by Executive detrimental in any material
               respect to the interests of the Company;

               e. the material breach by Executive of his agreements or
               obligations under this Agreement; or

               f. the continued refusal to follow the directives of the
               President or Board of Directors that are consistent with
               Executive's duties and responsibilities identified in Section
               1(A) hereof.

         iii.  A "Change of Control" shall mean any of the following:

               a. a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
               Company;

               b. the acquisition of more than eighty percent (80%) of the
               Common Stock of the Company (with all classes or series thereof
               treated as a single class) by any


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               person or group of persons, except a Permitted Shareholder (as
               hereinafter defined), acting in concert. A "Permitted
               Shareholder" means a holder, as of the date the Stock Option
               Plan was adopted by the Company, of Common Stock;

               c. a reorganization of the Company wherein the holders of Common
               Stock of the Company receive stock in another company, a merger
               of the Company with another company wherein there is an eighty
               percent (80%) or greater change in the ownership of the Common
               Stock of the Company as a result of such merger, or any other
               transaction in which the Company (other than as the parent
               corporation) is consolidated for federal income tax purposes or
               is eligible to be consolidated for federal income tax purposes
               with another corporation;

               d. in the event that the Common Stock is traded on an
               established securities market, a public announcement that any
               person has acquired or has the right to acquire beneficial
               ownership of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the
               then-outstanding Common Stock and for this purpose the terms
               "person" and "beneficial ownership" shall have the meanings
               provided in Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
               1934 or related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
               Commission, or the commencement of or public announcement of an
               intention to make a tender offer or exchange offer for fifty-one
               percent (51%) or more of the then outstanding Common Stock;

               e. a majority of the Board of Directors is not comprised of
               Continuing Directors. A "Continuing Director" means a director
               recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company for
               election as a director of the Company by the stockholders; or

               f. the Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole and
               absolute discretion, determines that there has been a sufficient
               change in the share ownership of the Company to constitute a
               change of effective ownership or control of the Company.

          iv. "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
          following events during the Term:

               a. the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
               respect with Executive's position (including status, offices,
               title, and reporting requirements), authority, duties or other
               responsibilities or any other action of the Company that results
               in a diminishment in such position, authority, duties or
               responsibilities, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent
               action that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of
               notice thereof given by Executive;

               b. a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in
               effect on the Effective Date and as the same shall be increased
               from time to time hereafter;

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               c. the Company's requiring Executive to be based at a location
               in excess of fifteen (15) miles from the location of Executive's
               principal residence without the consent of Executive;

               d. the failure by the Company to: (a) continue in effect any
               material compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or
               practice in which Executive was participating during the Term of
               his employment or at the time of a Change of Control; or (b)
               provide Executive with compensation and benefits at least equal
               (in terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to
               those provided for under each employee benefit plan, program,
               policy and practice as in effect immediately prior to a Change
               of Control (or as in effect following the Change of Control, if
               greater);

               e. the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement
               from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform
               this Agreement; or

               f. any purported termination by the Company of Executive's
               employment that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of
               Termination (as defined below).

          v. "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice
          of Termination (as hereinafter defined) (except in the case of
          Executive's death, in which case Date of Termination shall be the
          date of death); provided, however, that if Executive's employment is
          terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the date specified in
          the Notice of Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the
          date the Notice of Termination is given to Executive and if
          Executive's employment is terminated by Executive for Good Reason,
          the date specified in the Notice of Termination shall not be more
          than sixty (60) days from the date the Notice of Termination is given
          to the Company.

          vi. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice either from
          the Company to Executive, or Executive to the Company, that indicates
          Section 2 or the specific provision of Section 4 of this Agreement
          relied upon as the reason for such termination or non-renewal, the
          Date of Termination, and, in reasonable detail, the facts and
          circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination or
          non-renewal pursuant to Section 2 or this Section 4 of this
          Agreement.

B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. This Agreement, and Executive's
employment hereunder, shall terminate automatically and without the necessity
of any action on the part of the Company upon the death of Executive. In
addition, if at any time during the Term Executive shall become physically or
mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that he is unable
substantially to perform his duties and services hereunder for:

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          i. a period of six (6) consecutive months; or

          ii. for shorter periods aggregating six (6) months during any twelve
          (12) month period;

then, the Company may at any time after the last day of the sixth consecutive
month of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of disability shall
have equaled an aggregate of six (6) months, by written notice to Executive
(but before Executive has recovered from such disability), terminate this
Agreement and Executive's employment hereunder.

C. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Prior to a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without Cause,
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive, and by Executive, at
any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Any
termination of Executive's employment by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change of Control that occurs at the request or insistence of any person (other
than the Company) relating to such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred after the Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

D. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Following a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time:

          i. by the Company, with or without Cause, upon thirty (30) days prior
          written notice to Executive, or

          ii. by Executive for Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written
          notice to the Company. Executive's right to terminate his employment
          pursuant to this Section 4(D) shall not be affected by incapacity due
          to physical or mental illness. Executive's continued employment
          following a Change of Control shall not constitute consent to, or a
          waiver of, rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good
          Reason hereunder.

E. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

          i. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event the Company
          terminates (or elects not to renew) this Agreement without Cause, and
          such termination (or non-renewal) without Cause occurs prior to any
          Change of Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base
          Salary through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits
          described in Section 3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period, and not later
          than thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination, a lump sum
          severance payment equal to the product of two (2) times the sum of
          Executive's then-current Base Salary plus the arithmetic average of
          payments made to Executive pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus
          Compensation Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal years
          immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of
          Termination occurs. In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not


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          otherwise required under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any award
          agreement with Executive, any unvested stock option awards
          theretofore awarded to Executive shall vest and become exercisable on
          the Date of Termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated
          (or not renewed) for any reason other than by the Company without
          Cause, and such termination (or non-renewal) occurs prior to a Change
          of Control, Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of
          any compensation, bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any
          other payments following the Date of Termination, other than Base
          Salary earned through such Date of Termination.

          ii. TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE OF CONTROL. If this Agreement is
          terminated (or not renewed)

               a. by the Company without Cause; or

               b. by the Executive for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month
               period immediately following a Change of Control, and such
               termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of
               Control;

          then, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his full Base Salary
          through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in
          Section 3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period and, not later than thirty
          (30) days after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment
          equal to the sum of the Base Salary which would otherwise have been
          payable for the remainder (if any) of the then current Term, plus an
          amount equal the product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's then
          current annual Base Salary plus the arithmetic average of payments
          made to Executive pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus
          Compensation Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal years
          immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of
          Termination occurs.

          In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise required
          under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any other award agreement
          with Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded
          to Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable in full.
          In the event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any
          reason other than by the Company without Cause, or by Executive for
          Good Reason, and such termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a
          Change of Control, Executive shall not be entitled to the
          continuation of any compensation, bonuses or benefits provided
          hereunder, or any other payments following the Date of Termination,
          other than Base Salary earned through the Date of Termination.

          iii. At Executive's option to be exercised by written notice to the
          Company, the severance benefits payable under this Section 4(E) shall
          be paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures in
          installments over a twenty-four (24) month period corresponding to
          the amount of the payments instead of in a lump sum.



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         iv. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, as a
         condition to Executive receiving severance benefits to be paid
         pursuant to this Section 4(E), Executive shall execute and deliver to
         the Company a general release in form and substance reasonably
         satisfactory to the Company releasing the Company and its officers,
         directors, employees and agents from all liabilities, claims and
         obligations of any nature whatsoever, excepting only the Company's
         obligations under this Agreement, under any Stock Option Award
         Agreements, and under any other employee benefit plans or programs in
         which Executive participates under Section 3 hereof, subject to all
         terms and conditions of such plans or programs and this Agreement.

                        ARTICLE 5. EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS

A. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive agrees that he shall,
during the course of his employment and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, hold inviolate and keep secret all documents, materials, knowledge
or other confidential business or technical information of any nature
whatsoever disclosed to or developed by him or to which he had access as a
result of his employment (hereinafter referred to as "Confidential
Information"). Such Confidential Information shall include technical and
business information, including, but not limited to, inventions, research and
development, engineering, products, designs, manufacture, methods, systems,
improvements, trade secrets, formulas, processes, marketing, merchandising,
selling, licensing, servicing, customer lists, records or financial
information, manuals or Company strategy concerning its business, strategy or
policies. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information shall remain the
sole and absolute property of the Company. During the course of his employment,
Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate, publish, reproduce or otherwise
make available such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation
or other entity, except for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of the
Company. Following the Term, Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate,
publish, reproduce, or otherwise make available such Confidential Information
to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity. Upon termination of his
employment with the Company, Executive will leave with or deliver to the
Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, equipment and
other items which disclose or embody Confidential Information including all
copies or specimens thereof, whether prepared by his or by others. The
foregoing restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information shall apply so
long as the information has not properly come into the public domain through no
action of Executive.

B. TRANSFER OF INVENTIONS. Executive, for himself and his heirs and
representatives, will promptly communicate and disclose to the Company, and
upon request will, without additional compensation, execute all papers
reasonably necessary to assign to the Company or the Company's nominees, free
of encumbrance or restrictions, all inventions, discoveries, improvements,
whether patentable or not, conceived or originated by Executive solely or
jointly with others, at the Company's expense or at the Company's facilities,
or at the Company's request, or in the course of his employment, or based on
knowledge or information obtained through his employment during the Term. All
such assignments shall include the patent rights in this and all foreign
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any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
Executive's own time; and

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          i. that does not relate:

               a. directly to the business of the Company, or

               b. to the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research
               or development; or

          ii. that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the
          Company.

C. EXCLUSIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT. During the Term, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Company's
business or welfare or render a material level of services of a business,
professional or commercial nature to any other person or firm, whether for
compensation or otherwise, except for serving as a director of another firm.

D. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. Executive agrees to be bound and abide by the
following covenants not to compete:

          i. TERM AND SCOPE. During his employment with the Company and for a
          period of two (2) years after the Term, Executive will not render to
          any Conflicting Organization (as hereinafter defined), services,
          directly or indirectly, anywhere in the world in connection with any
          Conflicting Product, except that Executive may accept employment with
          a large Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified (and
          which has separate and distinct divisions) if Executive first
          certifies to the Board of Directors in writing that he has provided a
          copy of Section 5 of this Agreement to such prospective employer,
          that such prospective employer is a separate and distinct division of
          the Conflicting Organization and that Executive will not render
          services directly or indirectly in respect of any Conflicting Product
          (as hereinafter defined). Such two-year time period shall be tolled
          during any period that Executive is engaged in activity in violation
          of this covenant.

          ii. JUDICIAL ACTION. Executive and the Company agree that, if the
          period of time or the scope of the restrictive covenant not to
          compete contained in this Section 5(D) shall be adjudged unreasonable
          in any court proceeding, then the period of time and/or scope shall
          be reduced accordingly, so that this covenant may be enforced in such
          scope and during such period of time as is judged by the court to be
          reasonable. In the event of a breach or violation of this Section
          5(D) by Executive, the parties agree than in addition to all other
          remedies, the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief for
          specific performance, and Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges
          that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for the breach of the
          covenants contained herein.

          iii. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the covenants contained in this
          Section 5(D), the following terms shall have the following meanings:


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               a. "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process,
               system or service of any person or organization other than the
               Company, in existence or under development at the time
               Executive's employment with the Company terminates, that is the
               same as or substantially or directly competes with a product,
               method or process, system or service of or provided by the
               Company or any of its affiliates or about which Executive
               acquires Confidential Information.

               b. "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization
               which is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on
               or development, production, marketing, licensing, selling or
               servicing of a Conflicting Product.

          iv. DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS. Executive will disclose to
          any prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, the
          existence of Section 5 of this Agreement. The obligation imposed by
          this Section 5(D) shall terminate two (2) years after termination of
          Executive's employment with the Company; provided, however, the
          running of such two-year period shall be tolled to the extent the
          covenant not to compete contained in Section 5(D) hereof is tolled.

                           ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

A. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of

          i. the date received; or

          ii. the date of delivery, refusal or non-delivery indicated on the
          return receipt, if deposited in a United States Postal Service
          depository, postage prepaid, sent registered or certified mail,
          return receipt requested, addressed to the party to receive the same
          at the address of such party set forth below:

          If to the Company:               If to the Executive:

          Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.   James A. Cour
          1523 Bowman Road, Suite A        c/o Michael J. Caywood, Esq.
          Little Rock, Arkansas            Dresser, Dresser, Gilbert & Haas, PC
          72211  USA                       112 South Monroe Street
                                           Sturgis, Michigan
                                           49091  USA

          A Party may change its address from time to time by Notice addressed
          to the other Party.

B. HEADINGS. The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.


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C. MODIFICATIONS & WAIVER. No modification of any provision of this Agreement
or waiver of any right or remedy herein provided shall be effective for any
purpose unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party to be
bound thereby. No waiver of any right or remedy in respect of any occurrence or
event on one occasion shall be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy in
respect of such occurrence or event on any other occasion.

D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other
agreements; oral or written, heretofore made with respect thereto.

E. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by or unlawful or
unenforceable under any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such
jurisdiction be ineffective without affecting any other provision hereof. To
the full extent, however, that the provisions of such applicable law may be
waived, they are hereby waived, to the end that this Employment Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

F. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been
entered into by the parties in the State of Illinois and shall be continued and
enforced in accordance with the laws of that State. Any disputes arising under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of
competent jurisdiction of that State and the parties hereto irrevocably submit
to such jurisdiction.

G. ASSIGNMENTS. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and
to delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any entity that
controls the Company, that the Company controls or that may be the result of
the merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization of the Company and
another entity. Executive agrees that this Agreement is personal to him and his
rights and interest hereunder may not be assigned, nor may his obligations and
duties hereunder be delegated (except as to delegation in the normal course of
operation of the Company), and any attempted assignment or delegation in
violation of this provision shall be void. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, all of Executive's rights and interest hereunder shall be assignable
to Executive's legal representatives, executors or conservators in the event of
Executive's Death or Disability.

H. ATTORNEY FEES. In the event of litigation between the parties, to enforce
their respective rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party reimbursement of the
prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs at all levels of trial
and appeal.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

         Executive                          Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.

         /s/ James Cour                     By:  /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
         ----------------                      ----------------------------
         James A. Cour                      Title:  President/CEO

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                                   APPENDIX I

                       Part A - Bonus and Incentive Plans

1.   ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to Executive's Base Salary, the Company shall
     pay to the Executive an annual bonus in an initial amount of Seventy-Five
     Thousand Dollars ($75,000). The bonus shall be payable depending on the
     achievement of the Executive and the Company of a specified list of
     performance and payment criteria to be agreed to between the Executive and
     the Company and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. In
     accordance with the Executive's annual salary review, the Executive's
     annual bonus shall be reviewed and increased by the Company's Board of
     Directors as may be appropriate.

2.   LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. During the Term of Executive's employment by
     the Company, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's
     Executive Long Term Incentive Program which will be established by the
     Company's Board of Director's in accordance with a strategic plan
     developed for the Company and on appropriate terms and conditions.


                  Part B - Employee Benefit Plans and Programs

1.   INSURANCE PROGRAM. The Company shall establish for the benefit of the
     Executive an insurance program, which shall include, among other things,
     life, health, dental and long-term disability coverage. Such insurance
     program shall be no less competitive than similar benefit programs that
     are established for other health care companies or comparable industries.

2.   PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PROGRAMS. In addition to the insurance program,
     the Company shall establish a suitable pension, (401(k)) or other profit
     sharing program, which shall be no less competitive than similar pension
     or profit-sharing programs that are established for other health care
     companies or comparable industries.

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                                                              Exhibit 10.6


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of
March 3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ROBIN LEE GELLER, Ph.D. ("Executive").

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

         WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that Executive's employment is critical
to the growth and success of the Company and therefore desires to assure the
Company of Executive's continued employment; and

         WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Company and Executive wish to
enter into this agreement to come into force as of the Effective Date.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby
agree as follows:

                              ARTICLE 1. EMPLOYMENT

A. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company shall employ Executive for the Term (as
hereinafter defined) as Vice President, Scientific Affairs, to perform such
duties as she shall reasonably be directed by the President to perform.
Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render such services on
behalf of the Company. Executive shall perform her duties and carry out her
responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote her exclusive
and full working time, attention and effort to the affairs of the Company, shall
use all reasonable her efforts to promote the interests of the Company and shall
be just and faithful in the performance of her duties and in carrying out her
responsibilities.

B. LOCATION. The principal location for performance of Executive's services
hereunder shall be at the Company's executive offices, which are to be
re-located to north suburban Chicago, Illinois, subject to reasonable travel
requirements during the course of performing such services.

                           ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT TERM

         The term of Executive's employment hereunder (the "Term") shall be
deemed to commence on the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2001,
unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however, that the Term shall be automatically renewed and extended for
additional and successive Terms of two (2) years each at the end of each Term
(and any subsequent renewal Term thereof) unless either party gives Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) to the other party no later than ninety
(90) days before the expiry of the then-current Term.

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                      ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

         In consideration for performing services on behalf of the Company, the
Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

A.       CASH COMPENSATION.

         i. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of One
         Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000), payable in bi-weekly
         installments, in arrears (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall be
         reviewed annually by the Company's Board of Directors and may be
         increased, but not decreased (unless mutually agreed upon by Executive
         and the Company).

         ii. BONUS AND INCENTIVE PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
         Executive shall be entitled to participate in, Executive Bonus
         Compensation and Long-Term Incentive Programs, which shall be
         substantially in accordance with the summary points contained in Part A
         of Appendix I, attached hereto and made part hereof.

         iii. PARTICIPATION IN BENEFIT PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
         Executive shall be entitled to participate in (and to the extent that
         Executive's position, title, tenure, salary, age, health, and other
         qualifications make her eligible to participate in), employee benefit
         plans or programs, which shall be substantially in accordance with the
         summary points contained in Part B of Appendix I. The Company does not
         guarantee the continuance of any particular employee benefit plan or
         program during the Term and Executive's participation in any such plans
         or programs shall be subject to all terms, provisions, rules, and
         regulations applicable thereto. Executive will be entitled to twenty
         (20) days of vacation per year, to be used in accordance with the
         Company's vacation policy for senior executives as may be in force from
         time to time. During the existence of a Benefit Period, if any, (as
         hereinafter defined), the Company will arrange to provide Executive
         with welfare benefits (including life and health insurance benefits) of
         substantially similar design and cost to Executive as the welfare
         benefits and other employee benefits available to Executive prior to
         Executive's or the Company's, as the case may be, receipt of Notice of
         Termination (as hereinafter defined). In the event that Executive shall
         obtain full-time employment providing comparable welfare benefits
         during the Benefit Period, such benefits as otherwise receivable
         hereunder by Executive shall be discontinued.

         iv. EXPENSES. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
         reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by her in the
         performance of her duties under this Agreement, including first class
         air travel and reasonable capital and operating expenses for an office
         in Executive's home. Executive shall keep detailed and accurate records
         of expenses incurred in connection with the performance of her duties
         hereunder

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         and reimbursement therefor shall be in accordance with policies and
         procedures to be established from time to time by the Company's Board
         of Directors.

B.       STOCK WARRANTS. As a special incentive to obtain the services of
         Executive, Company hereby grants Executive the option to purchase two
         hundred thousand (200,000) shares of the common stock of the Company at
         $7.00 per share at any time, under either periodic or accelerated
         exercise terms as described below.

         i. PERIODIC EXERCISE RIGHTS. Executive's option to purchase shares
         shall vest and become fully and freely exercisable with respect to the
         first sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December 31, 2000; with
         respect to the next sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December
         31, 2001, and with respect to the final sixty-six thousand (66,000)
         shares on December 31, 2002; subject, however, to the provisions of
         Sub-section (iii), of this Section (B):

         ii. ACCELERATED EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding periodic exercise
         rights, all of Executive's options that are not already exercisable in
         accordance with Sub-section 3(B)(i) shall become immediately
         exercisable at such time that the common stock of the Company trades at
         or above 37 and 5/8ths dollars per share (the "Target Price") as quoted
         on the securities exchange where the Company stock is currently being
         traded and during either of the two periods, chosen at the option of
         the Executive:

              a. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
              for fifteen (15) consecutive trading days; or

              b. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
              for twenty (20) out of any thirty (30) consecutive trading days.

         The determination of the Target Price during either of such periods
         shall be conclusive as reported by any independent financial reporting
         service, such as Reuters or Bloomberg Financial Markets.

         iii. POST-TERMINATION EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any of the
         foregoing, Executive shall have the right to exercise options to
         purchase any stock warrants or other stock grants given by the Company
         in accordance with the following:

              (a) if Executive's employment is terminated for Cause (as defined
              in Article 4(A)(ii), hereunder), or in the event that Executive
              voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company, vesting of
              all options shall cease immediately upon the effective date of
              termination or resignation;

              (b) if Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Death or
              Disability (as defined in Article 4(B) hereunder), Executive's
              legal representatives, conservators, heirs or assigns shall have
              the right to exercise all such options until

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              such options expire in accordance with the option plan under which
              such options were granted. The rights granted under this
              Sub-paragraph (iii)(b) shall apply whether or not the option was
              vested at the time of Death or Disability; provided, however, that
              Executive was employed by the Company for at least twelve (12)
              months after the grant of any option; or

              (c) if Executive's employment is terminated for any reason other
              than Death or Disability, or in the event that Executive
              voluntarily resigns, then Executive shall have the right to
              exercise all options that have already vested as of the effective
              date of termination or resignation (or that become vested by
              reason of termination or resignation) during a period of ninety
              (90) days following the effective date of termination or
              resignation.

         iv. ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED SHARES. The Company hereby guarantees that
         it will issue registered common stock (the term "registered" as defined
         in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to the Executive pursuant
         to the exercise of his options under Sub-sections (i) - (iii) of this
         Section 3(B). In the event that the Company does not have sufficient
         quantities of registered shares available to satisfy this obligation,
         it shall immediately take all steps necessary to issue a registration
         statement and to make sufficient registered shares available in
         satisfaction of this Sub-section (iv).

         v. DILUTION. In the event that the Company issues new or additional
         equity securities, debt securities convertible into equity, declares a
         stock dividend, stock split, grants stock rights, or performs any other
         action that would reasonably be expected to reduce the value of the
         warrants, the Company shall immediately reduce the purchase price,
         increase number of the warrants, or both, so that value of the warrants
         granted to Executive remains unchanged.

         vi. EXPIRATION DATE. The options to purchase shares shall expire ten
         (10) years from the date each option becomes exercisable.

                      ARTICLE 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A.       DEFINITIONS.  The following terms shall have the definitions as
         described in this Section A:

         i.   "Benefit Period" shall mean:

              a. the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Date of
              Termination which occurs in connection with a termination of
              employment described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(i); or

              b. the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of the then
              current Term in which occurs a termination of employment described
              in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(ii), plus the immediately
              succeeding twenty-four (24) month period.

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         ii.  "Cause" shall mean any of the following:

              a. any act or failure to act (or series or combination thereof) by
              Executive done with the intent to harm in any material respect to
              the interests of the Company;

              b. the commission by Executive of a felony involving moral
              turpitude;

              c. the perpetration by Executive of a dishonest act or common law
              fraud against the Company or any subsidiary thereof;

              d. a grossly negligent act or failure to act (or series or
              combination thereof) by Executive detrimental in any material
              respect to the interests of the Company;

              e. the material breach by Executive of her agreements or
              obligations under this Agreement; or

              f. the continued refusal to follow the directives of the President
              or Board of Directors that are consistent with Executive's duties
              and responsibilities identified in Section 1(A) hereof.

         iii. A "Change of Control" shall mean any of the following:

              a. a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
              Company;

              b. the acquisition of more than eighty percent (80%) of the Common
              Stock of the Company (with all classes or series thereof treated
              as a single class) by any person or group of persons, except a
              Permitted Shareholder (as hereinafter defined), acting in concert.
              A "Permitted Shareholder" means a holder, as of the date the Stock
              Option Plan was adopted by the Company, of Common Stock;

              c. a reorganization of the Company wherein the holders of Common
              Stock of the Company receive stock in another company, a merger of
              the Company with another company wherein there is an eighty
              percent (80%) or greater change in the ownership of the Common
              Stock of the Company as a result of such merger, or any other
              transaction in which the Company (other than as the parent
              corporation) is consolidated for federal income tax purposes or is
              eligible to be consolidated for federal income tax purposes with
              another corporation;

              d. in the event that the Common Stock is traded on an established
              securities market, a public announcement that any person has
              acquired or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of
              fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the then-outstanding Common
              Stock and for this purpose the terms "person" and

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              "beneficial ownership" shall have the meanings provided in Section
              13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or related rules
              promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the
              commencement of or public announcement of an intention to make a
              tender offer or exchange offer for fifty-one percent (51%) or more
              of the then outstanding Common Stock;

              e. a majority of the Board of Directors is not comprised of
              Continuing Directors. A "Continuing Director" means a director
              recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company for election
              as a director of the Company by the stockholders; or

              f. the Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole and absolute
              discretion, determines that there has been a sufficient change in
              the share ownership of the Company to constitute a change of
              effective ownership or control of the Company.

         iv. "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
         following events during the Term:

              a. the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
              respect with Executive's position (including status, offices,
              title, and reporting requirements), authority, duties or other
              responsibilities or any other action of the Company that results
              in a diminishment in such position, authority, duties or
              responsibilities, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent
              action that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of
              notice thereof given by Executive;

              b. a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in
              effect on the Effective Date and as the same shall be increased
              from time to time hereafter;

              c. the Company's requiring Executive to be based at a location in
              excess of fifteen (15) miles from the location of Executive's
              principal residence without the consent of Executive;

              d. the failure by the Company to: (a) continue in effect any
              material compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or practice
              in which Executive was participating during the Term of her
              employment or at the time of a Change of Control; or (b) provide
              Executive with compensation and benefits at least equal (in terms
              of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those provided
              for under each employee benefit plan, program, policy and practice
              as in effect immediately prior to a Change of Control (or as in
              effect following the Change of Control, if greater);

              e. the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement
              from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform
              this Agreement; or

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              f. any purported termination by the Company of Executive's
              employment that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of
              Termination (as defined below).

         v. "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
         Termination (as hereinafter defined) (except in the case of Executive's
         death, in which case Date of Termination shall be the date of death);
         provided, however, that if Executive's employment is terminated by the
         Company other than for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of
         Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the Notice
         of Termination is given to Executive and if Executive's employment is
         terminated by Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the
         Notice of Termination shall not be more than sixty (60) days from the
         date the Notice of Termination is given to the Company.

         vi. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice either from the
         Company to Executive, or Executive to the Company, that indicates
         Section 2 or the specific provision of Section 4 of this Agreement
         relied upon as the reason for such termination or non-renewal, the Date
         of Termination, and, in reasonable detail, the facts and circumstances
         claimed to provide a basis for termination or non-renewal pursuant to
         Section 2 or this Section 4 of this Agreement.

B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. This Agreement, and Executive's
employment hereunder, shall terminate automatically and without the necessity of
any action on the part of the Company upon the death of Executive. In addition,
if at any time during the Term Executive shall become physically or mentally
disabled, whether totally or partially, so that she is unable substantially to
perform her duties and services hereunder for:

         i. a period of six (6) consecutive months; or

         ii. for shorter periods aggregating six (6) months during any twelve
         (12) month period;

then, the Company may at any time after the last day of the sixth consecutive
month of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of disability shall
have equaled an aggregate of six (6) months, by written notice to Executive (but
before Executive has recovered from such disability), terminate this Agreement
and Executive's employment hereunder.

C. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Prior to a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without Cause,
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive, and by Executive, at
any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Any
termination of Executive's employment by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change of Control that occurs at the request or insistence of any person (other
than the

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Company) relating to such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred after the Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

D. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Following a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time:

         i. by the Company, with or without Cause, upon thirty (30) days prior
         written notice to Executive, or

         ii. by Executive for Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written
         notice to the Company. Executive's right to terminate her employment
         pursuant to this Section 4(D) shall not be affected by incapacity due
         to physical or mental illness. Executive's continued employment
         following a Change of Control shall not constitute consent to, or a
         waiver of, rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good
         Reason hereunder.

E.       COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

         i. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event the Company
         terminates (or elects not to renew) this Agreement without Cause, and
         such termination (or non-renewal) without Cause occurs prior to any
         Change of Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive her Base
         Salary through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described
         in Section 3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period, and not later than thirty
         (30) days after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment
         equal to the product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's
         then-current Base Salary plus the arithmetic average of payments made
         to Executive pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus Compensation
         Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal years immediately
         preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs. In
         addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise required under
         the Company's Stock Option Plan or any award agreement with Executive,
         any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded to Executive shall
         vest and become exercisable on the Date of Termination. In the event
         this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any reason other than
         by the Company without Cause, and such termination (or non-renewal)
         occurs prior to a Change of Control, Executive shall not be entitled to
         the continuation of any compensation, bonuses or benefits provided
         hereunder, or any other payments following the Date of Termination,
         other than Base Salary earned through such Date of Termination.

         ii. TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE OF CONTROL. If this Agreement is
         terminated (or not renewed)

              a. by the Company without Cause; or

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              b. by the Executive for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month
              period immediately following a Change of Control, and such
              termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of Control;

         then, the Executive shall be entitled to receive her full Base Salary
         through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in
         Section 3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period and, not later than thirty
         (30) days after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment
         equal to the sum of the Base Salary which would otherwise have been
         payable for the remainder (if any) of the then current Term, plus an
         amount equal the product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's then
         current annual Base Salary plus the arithmetic average of payments made
         to Executive pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus Compensation
         Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal years immediately
         preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs.

         In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise required
         under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any other award agreement with
         Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded to
         Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable in full. In the
         event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any reason
         other than by the Company without Cause, or by Executive for Good
         Reason, and such termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change
         of Control, Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of any
         compensation, bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any other
         payments following the Date of Termination, other than Base Salary
         earned through the Date of Termination.

         iii. At Executive's option to be exercised by written notice to the
         Company, the severance benefits payable under this Section 4(E) shall
         be paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures in
         installments over a twenty-four (24) month period corresponding to the
         amount of the payments instead of in a lump sum.

         iv. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, as a
         condition to Executive receiving severance benefits to be paid pursuant
         to this Section 4(E), Executive shall execute and deliver to the
         Company a general release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
         to the Company releasing the Company and its officers, directors,
         employees and agents from all liabilities, claims and obligations of
         any nature whatsoever, excepting only the Company's obligations under
         this Agreement, under any Stock Option Award Agreements, and under any
         other employee benefit plans or programs in which Executive
         participates under Section 3 hereof, subject to all terms and
         conditions of such plans or programs and this Agreement.

                         ARTICLE 5. EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS

A. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive agrees that she shall,
during the course of her employment and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, hold inviolate and keep secret all documents, materials, knowledge
or other confidential business or technical

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information of any nature whatsoever disclosed to or developed by her or to
which she had access as a result of her employment (hereinafter referred to as
"Confidential Information"). Such Confidential Information shall include
technical and business information, including, but not limited to, inventions,
research and development, engineering, products, designs, manufacture, methods,
systems, improvements, trade secrets, formulas, processes, marketing,
merchandising, selling, licensing, servicing, customer lists, records or
financial information, manuals or Company strategy concerning its business,
strategy or policies. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information shall
remain the sole and absolute property of the Company. During the course of her
employment, Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate, publish, reproduce
or otherwise make available such Confidential Information to any person, firm,
corporation or other entity, except for the purpose of conducting business on
behalf of the Company. Following the Term, Executive shall not use, disclose,
disseminate, publish, reproduce, or otherwise make available such Confidential
Information to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity. Upon termination
of her employment with the Company, Executive will leave with or deliver to the
Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, equipment and other
items which disclose or embody Confidential Information including all copies or
specimens thereof, whether prepared by her or by others. The foregoing
restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information shall apply so long as
the information has not properly come into the public domain through no action
of Executive.

B. TRANSFER OF INVENTIONS. Executive, for herself and her heirs and
representatives, will promptly communicate and disclose to the Company, and upon
request will, without additional compensation, execute all papers reasonably
necessary to assign to the Company or the Company's nominees, free of
encumbrance or restrictions, all inventions, discoveries, improvements, whether
patentable or not, conceived or originated by Executive solely or jointly with
others, at the Company's expense or at the Company's facilities, or at the
Company's request, or in the course of her employment, or based on knowledge or
information obtained through her employment during the Term. All such
assignments shall include the patent rights in this and all foreign countries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5(B) shall not apply to any
invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
Executive's own time; and

         i.  that does not relate:

             a.  directly to the business of the Company, or

             b.  to the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research
                 or development; or

         ii. that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the
             Company.

C. EXCLUSIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT. During the Term, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Company's
business or welfare or render a material level of services of a business,
professional or commercial nature to any other

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person or firm, whether for compensation or otherwise, except for serving as a
director of another firm.

D. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. Executive agrees to be bound and abide by the
following covenants not to compete:

         i. TERM AND SCOPE. During her employment with the Company and for a
         period of two (2) years after the Term, Executive will not render to
         any Conflicting Organization (as hereinafter defined), services,
         directly or indirectly, anywhere in the world in connection with any
         Conflicting Product, except that Executive may accept employment with a
         large Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified (and which
         has separate and distinct divisions) if Executive first certifies to
         the Board of Directors in writing that she has provided a copy of
         Section 5 of this Agreement to such prospective employer, that such
         prospective employer is a separate and distinct division of the
         Conflicting Organization and that Executive will not render services
         directly or indirectly in respect of any Conflicting Product (as
         hereinafter defined). Such two-year time period shall be tolled during
         any period that Executive is engaged in activity in violation of this
         covenant.

         ii. JUDICIAL ACTION. Executive and the Company agree that, if the
         period of time or the scope of the restrictive covenant not to compete
         contained in this Section 5(D) shall be adjudged unreasonable in any
         court proceeding, then the period of time and/or scope shall be reduced
         accordingly, so that this covenant may be enforced in such scope and
         during such period of time as is judged by the court to be reasonable.
         In the event of a breach or violation of this Section 5(D) by
         Executive, the parties agree than in addition to all other remedies,
         the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief for specific
         performance, and Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that the
         Company has no adequate remedy at law for the breach of the covenants
         contained herein.

         iii. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the covenants contained in this
         Section 5(D), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                  a. "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process,
                  system or service of any person or organization other than the
                  Company, in existence or under development at the time
                  Executive's employment with the Company terminates, that is
                  the same as or substantially or directly competes with a
                  product, method or process, system or service of or provided
                  by the Company or any of its affiliates or about which
                  Executive acquires Confidential Information.

                  b. "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization
                  which is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on
                  or development, production, marketing, licensing, selling or
                  servicing of a Conflicting Product.

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         iv. DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS. Executive will disclose to any
         prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, the existence of
         Section 5 of this Agreement. The obligation imposed by this Section
         5(D) shall terminate two (2) years after termination of Executive's
         employment with the Company; provided, however, the running of such
         two-year period shall be tolled to the extent the covenant not to
         compete contained in Section 5(D) hereof is tolled.

                            ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

A. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of

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         i.  the date received; or

         ii. the date of delivery, refusal or non-delivery indicated on the
         return receipt, if deposited in a United States Postal Service
         depository, postage prepaid, sent registered or certified mail, return
         receipt requested, addressed to the party to receive the same at the
         address of such party set forth below:

         If to the Company:                 If to the Executive:

         Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.     Robin Lee Geller, Ph.D.
         1523 Bowman Road, Suite A          c/o Michael J. Caywood, Esq.
         Little Rock, Arkansas              Dresser, Dresser, Gilbert & Haas, PC
         72211  USA                         112 South Monroe Street
                                            Sturgis, Michigan
                                            49091  USA

         A Party may change its address from time to time by Notice addressed to
the other Party.

B. HEADINGS. The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.

C. MODIFICATIONS & WAIVER. No modification of any provision of this Agreement or
waiver of any right or remedy herein provided shall be effective for any purpose
unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party to be bound
thereby. No waiver of any right or remedy in respect of any occurrence or event
on one occasion shall be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy in respect of
such occurrence or event on any other occasion.

D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements;
oral or written, heretofore made with respect thereto.

E. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by or unlawful or
unenforceable under any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such
jurisdiction be ineffective without affecting any other provision hereof. To the
full extent, however, that the provisions of such applicable law may be waived,
they are hereby waived, to the end that this Employment Agreement be deemed to
be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms.

F. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been
entered into by the parties in the State of Illinois and shall be continued and
enforced in accordance with the laws of that State. Any disputes arising under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of
competent jurisdiction of that State and the parties hereto irrevocably submit
to such jurisdiction.

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G. ASSIGNMENTS. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and to
delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any entity that
controls the Company, that the Company controls or that may be the result of the
merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization of the Company and another
entity. Executive agrees that this Agreement is personal to her and her rights
and interest hereunder may not be assigned, nor may her obligations and duties
hereunder be delegated (except as to delegation in the normal course of
operation of the Company), and any attempted assignment or delegation in
violation of this provision shall be void. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
all of Executive's rights and interest hereunder shall be assignable to
Executive's legal representatives, executors or conservators in the event of
Executive's Death or Disability.

H. ATTORNEY FEES. In the event of litigation between the parties, to enforce
their respective rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party reimbursement of the
prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs at all levels of trial
and appeal.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

         Executive                           Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.



         /s/ Robin Lee Geller                By:  /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
         --------------------                     ---------------------
         Robin Lee Geller, Ph.D.
                                             Title:  /s/ President/CEO
                                                     -----------------

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                                   APPENDIX I

                       Part A - Bonus and Incentive Plans

1.       ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to Executive's Base Salary, the Company shall
         pay to the Executive an annual bonus in an initial amount of
         Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000). The bonus shall be payable
         depending on the achievement of the Executive and the Company of a
         specified list of performance and payment criteria to be agreed to
         between the Executive and the Company and approved by the Company's
         Board of Directors. In accordance with the Executive's annual salary
         review, the Executive's annual bonus shall be reviewed and increased by
         the Company's Board of Directors as may be appropriate.

2.       LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. During the Term of Executive's employment
         by the Company, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the
         Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Program which will be
         established by the Company's Board of Director's in accordance with a
         strategic plan developed for the Company and on appropriate terms and
         conditions.

                  Part B - Employee Benefit Plans and Programs

1.       INSURANCE PROGRAM. The Company shall establish for the benefit of the
         Executive an insurance program, which shall include, among other
         things, life, health, dental and long-term disability coverage. Such
         insurance program shall be no less competitive than similar benefit
         programs that are established for other health care companies or
         comparable industries.

2.       PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PROGRAMS. In addition to the insurance
         program, the Company shall establish a suitable pension, (401(k)) or
         other profit sharing program, which shall be no less competitive than
         similar pension or profit-sharing programs that are established for
         other health care companies or comparable industries.

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                                                              Exhibit 10.7


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of March
3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and CHRISTOPHER J. CAYWOOD ("Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that Executive's employment is critical to
the growth and success of the Company and therefore desires to assure the
Company of Executive's continued employment; and

     WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Company and Executive wish to enter
into this agreement to come into force as of the Effective Date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby agree as
follows:

                             ARTICLE 1. EMPLOYMENT

A. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company shall employ Executive for the Term (as
hereinafter defined) as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, to
perform such duties as he shall reasonably be directed by the President to
perform. Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render such
services on behalf of the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and carry
out his responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote his
exclusive and full working time, attention and effort to the affairs of the
Company, shall use all reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the
Company and shall be just and faithful in the performance of his duties and in
carrying out his responsibilities.

B. LOCATION. The principal location for performance of Executive's services
hereunder shall be at the Company's executive offices, which are to be
re-located to north suburban Chicago, Illinois, subject to reasonable travel
requirements during the course of performing such services.

                          ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT TERM

     The term of Executive's employment hereunder (the "Term") shall be deemed
to commence on the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2001, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Term shall be automatically renewed and extended for
additional and successive Terms of two (2) years each at the end of each Term
(and any subsequent renewal Term thereof) unless either party gives Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) to the other party no later than ninety
(90) days before the expiry of the then-current Term.


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                     ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

     In consideration for performing services on behalf of the Company, the
Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

A.   CASH COMPENSATION.

     i. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of One
     Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000), payable in bi-weekly
     installments, in arrears (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall be
     reviewed annually by the Company's Board of Directors and may be
     increased, but not decreased (unless mutually agreed upon by Executive and
     the Company).

     ii. BONUS AND INCENTIVE PLANS. The Company shall establish, and Executive
     shall be entitled to participate in, Executive Bonus Compensation and
     Long-Term Incentive Programs, which shall be substantially in accordance
     with the summary points contained in Part A of Appendix I, attached hereto
     and made part hereof.

     iii. PARTICIPATION IN BENEFIT PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
     Executive shall be entitled to participate in (and to the extent that
     Executive's position, title, tenure, salary, age, health, and other
     qualifications make him eligible to participate in), employee benefit
     plans or programs, which shall be substantially in accordance with the
     summary points contained in Part B of Appendix I. The Company does not
     guarantee the continuance of any particular employee benefit plan or
     program during the Term and Executive's participation in any such plans or
     programs shall be subject to all terms, provisions, rules, and regulations
     applicable thereto. Executive will be entitled to twenty (20) days of
     vacation per year, to be used in accordance with the Company's vacation
     policy for senior executives as may be in force from time to time. During
     the existence of a Benefit Period, if any, (as hereinafter defined), the
     Company will arrange to provide Executive with welfare benefits (including
     life and health insurance benefits) of substantially similar design and
     cost to Executive as the welfare benefits and other employee benefits
     available to Executive prior to Executive's or the Company's, as the case
     may be, receipt of Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined). In the
     event that Executive shall obtain full-time employment providing
     comparable welfare benefits during the Benefit Period, such benefits as
     otherwise receivable hereunder by Executive shall be discontinued.

     iv. EXPENSES. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
     reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the
     performance of his duties under this Agreement, including first class air
     travel and reasonable capital and operating expenses for an office in
     Executive's home. Executive shall keep detailed and accurate records of
     expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties
     hereunder

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     and reimbursement therefor shall be in accordance with policies and
     procedures to be established from time to time by the Company's Board of
     Directors.

B.   STOCK WARRANTS. As a special incentive to obtain the services of
     Executive, Company hereby grants Executive the option to purchase two
     hundred thousand (200,000) shares of the common stock of the Company at
     $7.00 per share at any time, under either periodic or accelerated exercise
     terms as described below.

     i. PERIODIC EXERCISE RIGHTS. Executive's option to purchase shares shall
     vest and become fully and freely exercisable with respect to the first
     sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December 31, 2000; with respect to
     the next sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December 31, 2001, and
     with respect to the final sixty-six thousand (66,000) shares on December
     31, 2002; subject, however, to the provisions of Sub-section (iii), of
     this Section (B):

     ii. ACCELERATED EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding periodic exercise rights,
     all of Executive's options that are not already exercisable in accordance
     with Sub-section 3(B)(i) shall become immediately exercisable at such time
     that the common stock of the Company trades at or above 37 and 5/8ths
     dollars per share (the "Target Price") as quoted on the securities
     exchange where the Company stock is currently being traded and during
     either of the two periods, chosen at the option of the Executive:

          a. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
          for fifteen (15) consecutive trading days; or

          b. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
          for twenty (20) out of any thirty (30) consecutive trading days.

     The determination of the Target Price during either of such periods shall
     be conclusive as reported by any independent financial reporting service,
     such as Reuters or Bloomberg Financial Markets.

     iii. POST-TERMINATION EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any of the
     foregoing, Executive shall have the right to exercise options to purchase
     any stock warrants or other stock grants given by the Company in
     accordance with the following:

          (a) if Executive's employment is terminated for Cause (as defined in
          Article 4(A)(ii), hereunder), or in the event that Executive
          voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company, vesting of all
          options shall cease immediately upon the effective date of
          termination or resignation;

          (b) if Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Death or
          Disability (as defined in Article 4(B) hereunder), Executive's legal
          representatives, conservators, heirs or assigns shall have the right
          to exercise all such options until

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          such options expire in accordance with the option plan under which
          such options were granted. The rights granted under this
          Sub-paragraph (iii)(b) shall apply whether or not the option was
          vested at the time of Death or Disability; provided, however, that

          (c) Executive was employed by the Company for at least twelve (12)
          months after the grant of any option; or

     iv. if Executive's employment is terminated for any reason other than
     Death or Disability, or in the event that Executive voluntarily resigns,
     then Executive shall have the right to exercise all options that have
     already vested as of the effective date of termination or resignation (or
     that become vested by reason of termination or resignation) during a
     period of ninety (90) days following the effective date of termination or
     resignation.

     iv. ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED SHARES. The Company hereby guarantees that it
     will issue registered common stock (the term "registered" as defined in
     the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to the Executive pursuant to the
     exercise of his options under Sub-sections (i) - (iii) of this Section
     3(B). In the event that the Company does not have sufficient quantities of
     registered shares available to satisfy this obligation, it shall
     immediately take all steps necessary to issue a registration statement and
     to make sufficient registered shares available in satisfaction of this
     Sub-section (iv).

     v. DILUTION. In the event that the Company issues new or additional equity
     securities, debt securities convertible into equity, declares a stock
     dividend, stock split, grants stock rights, or performs any other action
     that would reasonably be expected to reduce the value of the warrants, the
     Company shall immediately reduce the purchase price, increase number of
     the warrants, or both, so that value of the warrants granted to Executive
     remains unchanged.

     vi. EXPIRATION DATE. The options to purchase shares shall expire ten (10)
     years from the date each option becomes exercisable.

                     ARTICLE 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A.   DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the definitions as described
     in this Section A:

     i.   "Benefit Period" shall mean:

          a. the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Date of
          Termination which occurs in connection with a termination of
          employment described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(i); or

          b. the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of the then
          current Term in which occurs a termination of employment described in
          the first sentence of Section 4(E)(ii), plus the immediately
          succeeding twenty-four (24) month period.



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     ii.  "Cause" shall mean any of the following:

          a. any act or failure to act (or series or combination thereof) by
          Executive done with the intent to harm in any material respect to the
          interests of the Company;

          b. the commission by Executive of a felony involving moral turpitude;

          c. the perpetration by Executive of a dishonest act or common law
          fraud against the Company or any subsidiary thereof;

          d. a grossly negligent act or failure to act (or series or
          combination thereof) by Executive detrimental in any material respect
          to the interests of the Company;

          e. the material breach by Executive of his agreements or obligations
          under this Agreement; or

          f. the continued refusal to follow the directives of the President or
          Board of Directors that are consistent with Executive's duties and
          responsibilities identified in Section 1(A) hereof.

     iii. A "Change of Control" shall mean any of the following:

          a. a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

          b. the acquisition of more than eighty percent (80%) of the Common
          Stock of the Company (with all classes or series thereof treated as a
          single class) by any person or group of persons, except a Permitted
          Shareholder (as hereinafter defined), acting in concert. A "Permitted
          Shareholder" means a holder, as of the date the Stock Option Plan was
          adopted by the Company, of Common Stock;

          c. a reorganization of the Company wherein the holders of Common
          Stock of the Company receive stock in another company, a merger of
          the Company with another company wherein there is an eighty percent
          (80%) or greater change in the ownership of the Common Stock of the
          Company as a result of such merger, or any other transaction in which
          the Company (other than as the parent corporation) is consolidated
          for federal income tax purposes or is eligible to be consolidated for
          federal income tax purposes with another corporation;

          d. in the event that the Common Stock is traded on an established
          securities market, a public announcement that any person has acquired
          or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of fifty-one percent
          (51%) or more of the then-outstanding Common Stock and for this
          purpose the terms "person" and



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          "beneficial ownership" shall have the meanings provided in Section
          13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or related rules
          promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the
          commencement of or public announcement of an intention to make a
          tender offer or exchange offer for fifty-one percent (51%) or more of
          the then outstanding Common Stock;

          e. a majority of the Board of Directors is not comprised of
          Continuing Directors. A "Continuing Director" means a director
          recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company for election as
          a director of the Company by the stockholders; or

          f. the Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole and absolute
          discretion, determines that there has been a sufficient change in the
          share ownership of the Company to constitute a change of effective
          ownership or control of the Company.

     iv. "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
     following events during the Term:

          a. the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
          respect with Executive's position (including status, offices, title,
          and reporting requirements), authority, duties or other
          responsibilities or any other action of the Company that results in a
          diminishment in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
          other than an insubstantial and inadvertent action that is remedied
          by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by
          Executive;

          b. a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in effect
          on the Effective Date and as the same shall be increased from time to
          time hereafter;

          c. the Company's requiring Executive to be based at a location in
          excess of fifteen (15) miles from the location of Executive's
          principal residence without the consent of Executive;

          d. the failure by the Company to: (a) continue in effect any material
          compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or practice in which
          Executive was participating during the Term of his employment or at
          the time of a Change of Control; or (b) provide Executive with
          compensation and benefits at least equal (in terms of benefit levels
          and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under each
          employee benefit plan, program, policy and practice as in effect
          immediately prior to a Change of Control (or as in effect following
          the Change of Control, if greater);

          e. the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from
          any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this
          Agreement; or



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          f. any purported termination by the Company of Executive's employment
          that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination (as defined
          below).

     v. "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination (as hereinafter defined) (except in the case of Executive's
     death, in which case Date of Termination shall be the date of death);
     provided, however, that if Executive's employment is terminated by the
     Company other than for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the Notice of
     Termination is given to Executive and if Executive's employment is
     terminated by Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice
     of Termination shall not be more than sixty (60) days from the date the
     Notice of Termination is given to the Company.

     vi. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice either from the
     Company to Executive, or Executive to the Company, that indicates Section
     2 or the specific provision of Section 4 of this Agreement relied upon as
     the reason for such termination or non-renewal, the Date of Termination,
     and, in reasonable detail, the facts and circumstances claimed to provide
     a basis for termination or non-renewal pursuant to Section 2 or this
     Section 4 of this Agreement.

B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. This Agreement, and Executive's
employment hereunder, shall terminate automatically and without the necessity
of any action on the part of the Company upon the death of Executive. In
addition, if at any time during the Term Executive shall become physically or
mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that he is unable
substantially to perform his duties and services hereunder for:

     i. a period of six (6) consecutive months; or

     ii. for shorter periods aggregating six (6) months during any twelve (12)
     month period;

then, the Company may at any time after the last day of the sixth consecutive
month of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of disability shall
have equaled an aggregate of six (6) months, by written notice to Executive
(but before Executive has recovered from such disability), terminate this
Agreement and Executive's employment hereunder.

C. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Prior to a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without Cause,
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive, and by Executive, at
any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Any
termination of Executive's employment by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change of Control that occurs at the request or insistence of any person (other
than the


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Company) relating to such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred after the Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

D. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Following a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time:

     i. by the Company, with or without Cause, upon thirty (30) days prior
     written notice to Executive, or

     ii. by Executive for Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written
     notice to the Company. Executive's right to terminate his employment
     pursuant to this Section 4(D) shall not be affected by incapacity due to
     physical or mental illness. Executive's continued employment following a
     Change of Control shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of, rights
     with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.

E. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

     i. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event the Company
     terminates (or elects not to renew) this Agreement without Cause, and such
     termination (or non-renewal) without Cause occurs prior to any Change of
     Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through
     the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in Section
     3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period, and not later than thirty (30) days
     after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to the
     product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's then-current Base Salary
     plus the arithmetic average of payments made to Executive pursuant to the
     Company's Executive Bonus Compensation Program with respect to the three
     (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date
     of Termination occurs. In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not
     otherwise required under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any award
     agreement with Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore
     awarded to Executive shall vest and become exercisable on the Date of
     Termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed)
     for any reason other than by the Company without Cause, and such
     termination (or non-renewal) occurs prior to a Change of Control,
     Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of any compensation,
     bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any other payments following
     the Date of Termination, other than Base Salary earned through such Date
     of Termination.

     ii. TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE OF CONTROL. If this Agreement is
     terminated (or not renewed)

          a. by the Company without Cause; or

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               b. by the Executive for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month
               period immediately following a Change of Control, and such
               termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of
               Control;

               then, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his full Base
               Salary through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits
               described in Section 3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period and, not
               later than thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination, a lump
               sum severance payment equal to the sum of the Base Salary which
               would otherwise have been payable for the remainder (if any) of
               the then current Term, plus an amount equal the product of two
               (2) times the sum of Executive's then current annual Base Salary
               plus the arithmetic average of payments made to Executive
               pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus Compensation Program
               with respect to the three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding
               the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs.

               In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise
               required under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any other award
               agreement with Executive, any unvested stock option awards
               theretofore awarded to Executive shall vest and become
               immediately exercisable in full. In the event this Agreement is
               terminated (or not renewed) for any reason other than by the
               Company without Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, and such
               termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of
               Control, Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of
               any compensation, bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any
               other payments following the Date of Termination, other than Base
               Salary earned through the Date of Termination.

          iii. At Executive's option to be exercised by written notice to the
          Company, the severance benefits payable under this Section 4(E) shall
          be paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures in
          installments over a twenty-four (24) month period corresponding to
          the amount of the payments instead of in a lump sum.

          iv. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, as a
          condition to Executive receiving severance benefits to be paid
          pursuant to this Section 4(E), Executive shall execute and deliver to
          the Company a general release in form and substance reasonably
          satisfactory to the Company releasing the Company and its officers,
          directors, employees and agents from all liabilities, claims and
          obligations of any nature whatsoever, excepting only the Company's
          obligations under this Agreement, under any Stock Option Award
          Agreements, and under any other employee benefit plans or programs in
          which Executive participates under Section 3 hereof, subject to all
          terms and conditions of such plans or programs and this Agreement.

                        ARTICLE 5. EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS

A. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive agrees that he shall,
during the course of his employment and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, hold inviolate and keep secret all documents, materials, knowledge
or other confidential business or technical

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information of any nature whatsoever disclosed to or developed by him or to
which he had access as a result of his employment (hereinafter referred to as
"Confidential Information"). Such Confidential Information shall include
technical and business information, including, but not limited to, inventions,
research and development, engineering, products, designs, manufacture, methods,
systems, improvements, trade secrets, formulas, processes, marketing,
merchandising, selling, licensing, servicing, customer lists, records or
financial information, manuals or Company strategy concerning its business,
strategy or policies. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information shall
remain the sole and absolute property of the Company. During the course of his
employment, Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate, publish, reproduce
or otherwise make available such Confidential Information to any person, firm,
corporation or other entity, except for the purpose of conducting business on
behalf of the Company. Following the Term, Executive shall not use, disclose,
disseminate, publish, reproduce, or otherwise make available such Confidential
Information to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity. Upon termination
of his employment with the Company, Executive will leave with or deliver to the
Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, equipment and
other items which disclose or embody Confidential Information including all
copies or specimens thereof, whether prepared by his or by others. The
foregoing restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information shall apply so
long as the information has not properly come into the public domain through no
action of Executive.

B. TRANSFER OF INVENTIONS. Executive, for himself and his heirs and
representatives, will promptly communicate and disclose to the Company, and
upon request will, without additional compensation, execute all papers
reasonably necessary to assign to the Company or the Company's nominees, free
of encumbrance or restrictions, all inventions, discoveries, improvements,
whether patentable or not, conceived or originated by Executive solely or
jointly with others, at the Company's expense or at the Company's facilities,
or at the Company's request, or in the course of his employment, or based on
knowledge or information obtained through his employment during the Term. All
such assignments shall include the patent rights in this and all foreign
countries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5(B) shall not apply to
any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
Executive's own time; and

          i. that does not relate:

               a. directly to the business of the Company, or

               b. to the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research
               or development; or

          ii. that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the
          Company.

C. EXCLUSIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT. During the Term, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Company's
business or welfare or render a material level of services of a business,
professional or commercial nature to any other

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person or firm, whether for compensation or otherwise, except for serving as a
director of another firm.

D. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. Executive agrees to be bound and abide by the
following covenants not to compete:

          i. TERM AND SCOPE. During his employment with the Company and for a
          period of two (2) years after the Term, Executive will not render to
          any Conflicting Organization (as hereinafter defined), services,
          directly or indirectly, anywhere in the world in connection with any
          Conflicting Product, except that Executive may accept employment with
          a large Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified (and
          which has separate and distinct divisions) if Executive first
          certifies to the Board of Directors in writing that he has provided a
          copy of Section 5 of this Agreement to such prospective employer,
          that such prospective employer is a separate and distinct division of
          the Conflicting Organization and that Executive will not render
          services directly or indirectly in respect of any Conflicting Product
          (as hereinafter defined). Such two-year time period shall be tolled
          during any period that Executive is engaged in activity in violation
          of this covenant.

          ii. JUDICIAL ACTION. Executive and the Company agree that, if the
          period of time or the scope of the restrictive covenant not to
          compete contained in this Section 5(D) shall be adjudged unreasonable
          in any court proceeding, then the period of time and/or scope shall
          be reduced accordingly, so that this covenant may be enforced in such
          scope and during such period of time as is judged by the court to be
          reasonable. In the event of a breach or violation of this Section
          5(D) by Executive, the parties agree than in addition to all other
          remedies, the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief for
          specific performance, and Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges
          that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for the breach of the
          covenants contained herein.

          iii. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the covenants contained in this
          Section 5(D), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

               a. "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process,
               system or service of any person or organization other than the
               Company, in existence or under development at the time
               Executive's employment with the Company terminates, that is the
               same as or substantially or directly competes with a product,
               method or process, system or service of or provided by the
               Company or any of its affiliates or about which Executive
               acquires Confidential Information.

               b. "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization
               which is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on
               or development, production, marketing, licensing, selling or
               servicing of a Conflicting Product.

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          iv. DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS. Executive will disclose to
          any prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, the
          existence of Section 5 of this Agreement. The obligation imposed by
          this Section 5(D) shall terminate two (2) years after termination of
          Executive's employment with the Company; provided, however, the
          running of such two-year period shall be tolled to the extent the
          covenant not to compete contained in Section 5(D) hereof is tolled.

                           ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

A. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of:



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          i. the date received; or

          ii. the date of delivery, refusal or non-delivery indicated on the
          return receipt, if deposited in a United States Postal Service
          depository, postage prepaid, sent registered or certified mail,
          return receipt requested, addressed to the party to receive the same
          at the address of such party set forth below:

         If to the Company:                 If to the Executive:

         Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.     Christopher J. Caywood
         1523 Bowman Road, Suite A          c/o Michael J. Caywood, Esq.
         Little Rock, Arkansas              Dresser, Dresser, Gilbert & Haas, PC
         72211  USA                         112 South Monroe Street
                                            Sturgis, Michigan
                                            49091  USA

          A Party may change its address from time to time by Notice addressed
          to the other Party.

B. HEADINGS. The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.

C. MODIFICATIONS & WAIVER. No modification of any provision of this Agreement
or waiver of any right or remedy herein provided shall be effective for any
purpose unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party to be
bound thereby. No waiver of any right or remedy in respect of any occurrence or
event on one occasion shall be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy in
respect of such occurrence or event on any other occasion.

D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other
agreements; oral or written, heretofore made with respect thereto.

E. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by or unlawful or
unenforceable under any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such
jurisdiction be ineffective without affecting any other provision hereof. To
the full extent, however, that the provisions of such applicable law may be
waived, they are hereby waived, to the end that this Employment Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

F. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been
entered into by the parties in the State of Illinois and shall be continued and
enforced in accordance with the laws of that State. Any disputes arising under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of
competent jurisdiction of that State and the parties hereto irrevocably submit
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G. ASSIGNMENTS. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and
to delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any entity that
controls the Company, that the Company controls or that may be the result of
the merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization of the Company and
another entity. Executive agrees that this Agreement is personal to him and his
rights and interest hereunder may not be assigned, nor may his obligations and
duties hereunder be delegated (except as to delegation in the normal course of
operation of the Company), and any attempted assignment or delegation in
violation of this provision shall be void. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, all of Executive's rights and interest hereunder shall be assignable
to Executive's legal representatives, executors or conservators in the event of
Executive's Death or Disability.

H. ATTORNEY FEES. In the event of litigation between the parties, to enforce
their respective rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party reimbursement of the
prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs at all levels of trial
and appeal.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

         Executive                      Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.



         /s/ Christopher Caywood        By:  /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
         ------------------------          --------------------------------
         Christopher J. Caywood           Title:  President/CEO


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                                   APPENDIX I

                       Part A - Bonus and Incentive Plans

1.   ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to Executive's Base Salary, the Company shall
     pay to the Executive an annual bonus in an initial amount of Seventy-Five
     Thousand Dollars ($75,000). The bonus shall be payable depending on the
     achievement of the Executive and the Company of a specified list of
     performance and payment criteria to be agreed to between the Executive and
     the Company and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. In
     accordance with the Executive's annual salary review, the Executive's
     annual bonus shall be reviewed and increased by the Company's Board of
     Directors as may be appropriate.

2.   LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. During the Term of Executive's employment by
     the Company, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's
     Executive Long Term Incentive Program which will be established by the
     Company's Board of Director's in accordance with a strategic plan
     developed for the Company and on appropriate terms and conditions.


                  Part B - Employee Benefit Plans and Programs

1.   INSURANCE PROGRAM. The Company shall establish for the benefit of the
     Executive an insurance program, which shall include, among other things,
     life, health, dental and long-term disability coverage. Such insurance
     program shall be no less competitive than similar benefit programs that
     are established for other health care companies or comparable industries.

2.   PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PROGRAMS. In addition to the insurance program,
     the Company shall establish a suitable pension, (401(k)) or other profit
     sharing program, which shall be no less competitive than similar pension
     or profit-sharing programs that are established for other health care
     companies or comparable industries.

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                                                              Exhibit 10.8


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of
March 3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and DAVID C. DEMAREST ("Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that Executive's employment is critical to
the growth and success of the Company and therefore desires to assure the
Company of Executive's continued employment; and

     WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Company and Executive wish to enter
into this agreement to come into force as of the Effective Date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby agree as
follows:

                             ARTICLE 1. EMPLOYMENT

A. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company shall employ Executive for the Term (as
hereinafter defined) as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, to
perform such duties as he shall reasonably be directed by the President to
perform. Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render such
services on behalf of the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and carry
out his responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote his
exclusive and full working time, attention and effort to the affairs of the
Company, shall use all reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the
Company and shall be just and faithful in the performance of his duties and in
carrying out his responsibilities.

B. LOCATION. The principal location for performance of Executive's services
hereunder shall be at the Company's executive offices, which are to be
re-located to north suburban Chicago, Illinois, subject to reasonable travel
requirements during the course of performing such services.

                          ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT TERM

     The term of Executive's employment hereunder (the "Term") shall be deemed
to commence on the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2001, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Term shall be automatically renewed and extended for
additional and successive Terms of two (2) years each at the end of each Term
(and any subsequent renewal Term thereof) unless either party gives Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) to the other party no later than ninety
(90) days before the expiry of the then-current Term.


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                     ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

         In consideration for performing services on behalf of the Company, the
Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

A.   CASH COMPENSATION.

     i. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of One
     Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000), payable in bi-weekly
     installments, in arrears (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall be
     reviewed annually by the Company's Board of Directors and may be
     increased, but not decreased (unless mutually agreed upon by Executive and
     the Company).

     ii. BONUS AND INCENTIVE PLANS. The Company shall establish, and Executive
     shall be entitled to participate in, Executive Bonus Compensation and
     Long-Term Incentive Programs, which shall be substantially in accordance
     with the summary points contained in Part A of Appendix I, attached hereto
     and made part hereof.

     iii. PARTICIPATION IN BENEFIT PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
     Executive shall be entitled to participate in (and to the extent that
     Executive's position, title, tenure, salary, age, health, and other
     qualifications make him eligible to participate in), employee benefit
     plans or programs, which shall be substantially in accordance with the
     summary points contained in Part B of Appendix I. The Company does not
     guarantee the continuance of any particular employee benefit plan or
     program during the Term and Executive's participation in any such plans or
     programs shall be subject to all terms, provisions, rules, and regulations
     applicable thereto. Executive will be entitled to twenty (20) days of
     vacation per year, to be used in accordance with the Company's vacation
     policy for senior executives as may be in force from time to time. During
     the existence of a Benefit Period, if any, (as hereinafter defined), the
     Company will arrange to provide Executive with welfare benefits (including
     life and health insurance benefits) of substantially similar design and
     cost to Executive as the welfare benefits and other employee benefits
     available to Executive prior to Executive's or the Company's, as the case
     may be, receipt of Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined). In the
     event that Executive shall obtain full-time employment providing
     comparable welfare benefits during the Benefit Period, such benefits as
     otherwise receivable hereunder by Executive shall be discontinued.

     iv. EXPENSES. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
     reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the
     performance of his duties under this Agreement, including first class air
     travel and reasonable capital and operating expenses for an office in
     Executive's home. Executive shall keep detailed and accurate records of
     expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties
     hereunder

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     and reimbursement therefor shall be in accordance with policies and
     procedures to be established from time to time by the Company's Board of
     Directors.

B.   STOCK WARRANTS. As a special incentive to obtain the services of
     Executive, Company hereby grants Executive the option to purchase two
     hundred thousand (200,000) shares of the common stock of the Company at
     $7.00 per share at any time, under either periodic or accelerated exercise
     terms as described below.

     i. PERIODIC EXERCISE RIGHTS. Executive's option to purchase shares shall
     vest and become fully and freely exercisable with respect to the first
     sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December 31, 2000; with respect to
     the next sixty-seven thousand (67,000) shares on December 31, 2001, and
     with respect to the final sixty-six thousand (66,000) shares on December
     31, 2002; subject, however, to the provisions of Sub-section (iii), of
     this Section (B):

     ii. ACCELERATED EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding periodic exercise rights,
     all of Executive's options that are not already exercisable in accordance
     with Sub-section 3(B)(i) shall become immediately exercisable at such time
     that the common stock of the Company trades at or above 37 and 5/8ths
     dollars per share (the "Target Price") as quoted on the securities
     exchange where the Company stock is currently being traded and during
     either of the two periods, chosen at the option of the Executive:

          a. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
          for fifteen (15) consecutive trading days; or

          b. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price
          for twenty (20) out of any thirty (30) consecutive trading days.

     The determination of the Target Price during either of such periods shall
     be conclusive as reported by any independent financial reporting service,
     such as Reuters or Bloomberg Financial Markets.

     iii. POST-TERMINATION EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any of the
     foregoing, Executive shall have the right to exercise options to purchase
     any stock warrants or other stock grants given by the Company in
     accordance with the following:

          (a) if Executive's employment is terminated for Cause (as defined in
          Article 4(A)(ii), hereunder), or in the event that Executive
          voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company, vesting of all
          options shall cease immediately upon the effective date of
          termination or resignation;

          (b) if Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Death or
          Disability (as defined in Article 4(B) hereunder), Executive's legal
          representatives, conservators, heirs or assigns shall have the right
          to exercise all such options until


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          such options expire in accordance with the option plan under which
          such options were granted. The rights granted under this
          Sub-paragraph (iii)(b) shall apply whether or not the option was
          vested at the time of Death or Disability; provided, however, tha
          Executive was employed by the Company for at least twelve (12) months
          after the grant of any option; or

          (c) if Executive's employment is terminated for any reason other than
          Death or Disability, or in the event that Executive voluntarily
          resigns, then Executive shall have the right to exercise all options
          that have already vested as of the effective date of termination or
          resignation (or that become vested by reason of termination or
          resignation) during a period of ninety (90) days following the
          effective date of termination or resignation.

     iv. ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED SHARES. The Company hereby guarantees that it
     will issue registered common stock (the term "registered" as defined in
     the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to the Executive pursuant to the
     exercise of his options under Sub-sections (i) - (iii) of this Section
     3(B). In the event that the Company does not have sufficient quantities of
     registered shares available to satisfy this obligation, it shall
     immediately take all steps necessary to issue a registration statement and
     to make sufficient registered shares available in satisfaction of this
     Sub-section (iv).

     v. DILUTION. In the event that the Company issues new or additional equity
     securities, debt securities convertible into equity, declares a stock
     dividend, stock split, grants stock rights, or performs any other action
     that would reasonably be expected to reduce the value of the warrants, the
     Company shall immediately reduce the purchase price, increase number of
     the warrants, or both, so that value of the warrants granted to Executive
     remains unchanged.

     vi. EXPIRATION DATE. The options to purchase shares shall expire ten (10)
     years from the date each option becomes exercisable.

                     ARTICLE 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A.   DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the definitions as described
     in this Section A:

     i.   "Benefit Period" shall mean:

          a.   the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Date of
               Termination which occurs in connection with a termination of
               employment described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(i);
               or

          b.   the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of the then
               current Term in which occurs a termination of employment
               described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(ii), plus the
               immediately succeeding twenty-four (24) month period.


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     ii. "Cause" shall mean any of the following:

          a. any act or failure to act (or series or combination thereof) by
          Executive done with the intent to harm in any material respect to the
          interests of the Company;

          b. the commission by Executive of a felony involving moral turpitude;

          c. the perpetration by Executive of a dishonest act or common law
          fraud against the Company or any subsidiary thereof;

          d. a grossly negligent act or failure to act (or series or
          combination thereof) by Executive detrimental in any material respect
          to the interests of the Company;

          e. the material breach by Executive of his agreements or obligations
          under this Agreement; or

          f. the continued refusal to follow the directives of the President or
          Board of Directors that are consistent with Executive's duties and
          responsibilities identified in Section 1(A) hereof.

     iii. A "Change of Control" shall mean any of the following:

          a. a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

          b. the acquisition of more than eighty percent (80%) of the Common
          Stock of the Company (with all classes or series thereof treated as a
          single class) by any person or group of persons, except a Permitted
          Shareholder (as hereinafter defined), acting in concert. A "Permitted
          Shareholder" means a holder, as of the date the Stock Option Plan was
          adopted by the Company, of Common Stock;

          c. a reorganization of the Company wherein the holders of Common
          Stock of the Company receive stock in another company, a merger of
          the Company with another company wherein there is an eighty percent
          (80%) or greater change in the ownership of the Common Stock of the
          Company as a result of such merger, or any other transaction in which
          the Company (other than as the parent corporation) is consolidated
          for federal income tax purposes or is eligible to be consolidated for
          federal income tax purposes with another corporation;

          d. in the event that the Common Stock is traded on an established
          securities market, a public announcement that any person has acquired
          or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of fifty-one percent
          (51%) or more of the then-outstanding Common Stock and for this
          purpose the terms "person" and


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          "beneficial ownership" shall have the meanings provided in Section
          13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or related rules
          promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the
          commencement of or public announcement of an intention to make a
          tender offer or exchange offer for fifty-one percent (51%) or more of
          the then outstanding Common Stock;

          e. a majority of the Board of Directors is not comprised of
          Continuing Directors. A "Continuing Director" means a director
          recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company for election as
          a director of the Company by the stockholders; or

          f. the Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole and absolute
          discretion, determines that there has been a sufficient change in the
          share ownership of the Company to constitute a change of effective
          ownership or control of the Company.

     iv. "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
     following events during the Term:

          a. the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
          respect with Executive's position (including status, offices, title,
          and reporting requirements), authority, duties or other
          responsibilities or any other action of the Company that results in a
          diminishment in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
          other than an insubstantial and inadvertent action that is remedied
          by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by
          Executive;

          b. a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in effect
          on the Effective Date and as the same shall be increased from time to
          time hereafter;

          c. the Company's requiring Executive to be based at a location in
          excess of fifteen (15) miles from the location of Executive's
          principal residence without the consent of Executive;

          d. the failure by the Company to: (a) continue in effect any material
          compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or practice in which
          Executive was participating during the Term of his employment or at
          the time of a Change of Control; or (b) provide Executive with
          compensation and benefits at least equal (in terms of benefit levels
          and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under each
          employee benefit plan, program, policy and practice as in effect
          immediately prior to a Change of Control (or as in effect following
          the Change of Control, if greater);

          e. the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from
          any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this
          Agreement; or

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          f. any purported termination by the Company of Executive's employment
          that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination (as defined
          below).

     v. "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination (as hereinafter defined) (except in the case of Executive's
     death, in which case Date of Termination shall be the date of death);
     provided, however, that if Executive's employment is terminated by the
     Company other than for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the Notice of
     Termination is given to Executive and if Executive's employment is
     terminated by Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice
     of Termination shall not be more than sixty (60) days from the date the
     Notice of Termination is given to the Company.

     vi. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice either from the
     Company to Executive, or Executive to the Company, that indicates Section
     2 or the specific provision of Section 4 of this Agreement relied upon as
     the reason for such termination or non-renewal, the Date of Termination,
     and, in reasonable detail, the facts and circumstances claimed to provide
     a basis for termination or non-renewal pursuant to Section 2 or this
     Section 4 of this Agreement.

B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. This Agreement, and Executive's
employment hereunder, shall terminate automatically and without the necessity
of any action on the part of the Company upon the death of Executive. In
addition, if at any time during the Term Executive shall become physically or
mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that he is unable
substantially to perform his duties and services hereunder for:

     i. a period of six (6) consecutive months; or

     ii. for shorter periods aggregating six (6) months during any twelve (12)
     month period;

then, the Company may at any time after the last day of the sixth consecutive
month of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of disability shall
have equaled an aggregate of six (6) months, by written notice to Executive
(but before Executive has recovered from such disability), terminate this
Agreement and Executive's employment hereunder.

C. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Prior to a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without Cause,
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive, and by Executive, at
any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Any
termination of Executive's employment by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change of Control that occurs at the request or insistence of any person (other
than the

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Company) relating to such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred after the Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

D. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Following a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time:

     i. by the Company, with or without Cause, upon thirty (30) days prior
     written notice to Executive, or

     ii. by Executive for Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written
     notice to the Company. Executive's right to terminate his employment
     pursuant to this Section 4(D) shall not be affected by incapacity due to
     physical or mental illness. Executive's continued employment following a
     Change of Control shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of, rights
     with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.

E. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

     i. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event the Company
     terminates (or elects not to renew) this Agreement without Cause, and such
     termination (or non-renewal) without Cause occurs prior to any Change of
     Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through
     the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in Section
     3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period, and not later than thirty (30) days
     after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to the
     product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's then-current Base Salary
     plus the arithmetic average of payments made to Executive pursuant to the
     Company's Executive Bonus Compensation Program with respect to the three
     (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date
     of Termination occurs. In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not
     otherwise required under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any award
     agreement with Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore
     awarded to Executive shall vest and become exercisable on the Date of
     Termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed)
     for any reason other than by the Company without Cause, and such
     termination (or non-renewal) occurs prior to a Change of Control,
     Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of any compensation,
     bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any other payments following
     the Date of Termination, other than Base Salary earned through such Date
     of Termination.

     ii. TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE OF CONTROL. If this Agreement is
     terminated (or not renewed)

          a. by the Company without Cause; or




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          b. by the Executive for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month
          period immediately following a Change of Control, and such
          termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of Control;

     then, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his full Base Salary
     through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in Section
     3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period and, not later than thirty (30) days
     after the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to the
     sum of the Base Salary which would otherwise have been payable for the
     remainder (if any) of the then current Term, plus an amount equal the
     product of two (2) times the sum of Executive's then current annual Base
     Salary plus the arithmetic average of payments made to Executive pursuant
     to the Company's Executive Bonus Compensation Program with respect to the
     three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the
     Date of Termination occurs.

     In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise required under
     the Company's Stock Option Plan or any other award agreement with
     Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded to
     Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable in full. In the
     event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any reason other
     than by the Company without Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, and
     such termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of Control,
     Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of any compensation,
     bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any other payments following
     the Date of Termination, other than Base Salary earned through the Date of
     Termination.

     iii. At Executive's option to be exercised by written notice to the
     Company, the severance benefits payable under this Section 4(E) shall be
     paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures in
     installments over a twenty-four (24) month period corresponding to the
     amount of the payments instead of in a lump sum.

     iv. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, as a
     condition to Executive receiving severance benefits to be paid pursuant to
     this Section 4(E), Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company a
     general release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
     Company releasing the Company and its officers, directors, employees and
     agents from all liabilities, claims and obligations of any nature
     whatsoever, excepting only the Company's obligations under this Agreement,
     under any Stock Option Award Agreements, and under any other employee
     benefit plans or programs in which Executive participates under Section 3
     hereof, subject to all terms and conditions of such plans or programs and
     this Agreement.

                        ARTICLE 5. EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS

A. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive agrees that he shall,
during the course of his employment and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, hold inviolate and keep secret all documents, materials, knowledge
or other confidential business or technical

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information of any nature whatsoever disclosed to or developed by him or to
which he had access as a result of his employment (hereinafter referred to as
"Confidential Information"). Such Confidential Information shall include
technical and business information, including, but not limited to, inventions,
research and development, engineering, products, designs, manufacture, methods,
systems, improvements, trade secrets, formulas, processes, marketing,
merchandising, selling, licensing, servicing, customer lists, records or
financial information, manuals or Company strategy concerning its business,
strategy or policies. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information shall
remain the sole and absolute property of the Company. During the course of his
employment, Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate, publish, reproduce
or otherwise make available such Confidential Information to any person, firm,
corporation or other entity, except for the purpose of conducting business on
behalf of the Company. Following the Term, Executive shall not use, disclose,
disseminate, publish, reproduce, or otherwise make available such Confidential
Information to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity. Upon termination
of his employment with the Company, Executive will leave with or deliver to the
Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, equipment and
other items which disclose or embody Confidential Information including all
copies or specimens thereof, whether prepared by his or by others. The
foregoing restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information shall apply so
long as the information has not properly come into the public domain through no
action of Executive.

B. TRANSFER OF INVENTIONS. Executive, for himself and his heirs and
representatives, will promptly communicate and disclose to the Company, and
upon request will, without additional compensation, execute all papers
reasonably necessary to assign to the Company or the Company's nominees, free
of encumbrance or restrictions, all inventions, discoveries, improvements,
whether patentable or not, conceived or originated by Executive solely or
jointly with others, at the Company's expense or at the Company's facilities,
or at the Company's request, or in the course of his employment, or based on
knowledge or information obtained through his employment during the Term. All
such assignments shall include the patent rights in this and all foreign
countries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5(B) shall not apply to
any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
Executive's own time; and

     i. that does not relate:

          a. directly to the business of the Company, or

          b. to the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
          development; or

     ii. that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the
     Company.

C. EXCLUSIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT. During the Term, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Company's
business or welfare or render a material level of services of a business,
professional or commercial nature to any other

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person or firm, whether for compensation or otherwise, except for serving as a
director of another firm.

D. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. Executive agrees to be bound and abide by the
following covenants not to compete:

     i. TERM AND SCOPE. During his employment with the Company and for a period
     of two (2) years after the Term, Executive will not render to any
     Conflicting Organization (as hereinafter defined), services, directly or
     indirectly, anywhere in the world in connection with any Conflicting
     Product, except that Executive may accept employment with a large
     Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified (and which has
     separate and distinct divisions) if Executive first certifies to the Board
     of Directors in writing that he has provided a copy of Section 5 of this
     Agreement to such prospective employer, that such prospective employer is
     a separate and distinct division of the Conflicting Organization and that
     Executive will not render services directly or indirectly in respect of
     any Conflicting Product (as hereinafter defined). Such two-year time
     period shall be tolled during any period that Executive is engaged in
     activity in violation of this covenant.

     ii. JUDICIAL ACTION. Executive and the Company agree that, if the period
     of time or the scope of the restrictive covenant not to compete contained
     in this Section 5(D) shall be adjudged unreasonable in any court
     proceeding, then the period of time and/or scope shall be reduced
     accordingly, so that this covenant may be enforced in such scope and
     during such period of time as is judged by the court to be reasonable. In
     the event of a breach or violation of this Section 5(D) by Executive, the
     parties agree than in addition to all other remedies, the Company shall be
     entitled to equitable relief for specific performance, and Executive
     hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Company has no adequate remedy at
     law for the breach of the covenants contained herein.

     iii. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the covenants contained in this Section
     5(D), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

          a. "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process, system
          or service of any person or organization other than the Company, in
          existence or under development at the time Executive's employment
          with the Company terminates, that is the same as or substantially or
          directly competes with a product, method or process, system or
          service of or provided by the Company or any of its affiliates or
          about which Executive acquires Confidential Information.

          b. "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization which
          is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on or
          development, production, marketing, licensing, selling or servicing
          of a Conflicting Product.


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     iv. DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS. Executive will disclose to any
     prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, the existence of
     Section 5 of this Agreement. The obligation imposed by this Section 5(D)
     shall terminate two (2) years after termination of Executive's employment
     with the Company; provided, however, the running of such two-year period
     shall be tolled to the extent the covenant not to compete contained in
     Section 5(D) hereof is tolled.

                           ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

A. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of:



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     i. the date received; or

     ii. the date of delivery, refusal or non-delivery indicated on the return
     receipt, if deposited in a United States Postal Service depository,
     postage prepaid, sent registered or certified mail, return receipt
     requested, addressed to the party to receive the same at the address of
     such party set forth below:

         If to the Company:               If to the Executive:

         Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.   David C. Demarest
         1523 Bowman Road, Suite A        c/o Michael J. Caywood, Esq.
         Little Rock, Arkansas            Dresser, Dresser, Gilbert & Haas, PC
         72211  USA                       112 South Monroe Street
                                          Sturgis, Michigan
                                          49091  USA

     A Party may change its address from time to time by Notice addressed to
the other Party.

B. HEADINGS. The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.

C. MODIFICATIONS & WAIVER. No modification of any provision of this Agreement
or waiver of any right or remedy herein provided shall be effective for any
purpose unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party to be
bound thereby. No waiver of any right or remedy in respect of any occurrence or
event on one occasion shall be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy in
respect of such occurrence or event on any other occasion.

D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other
agreements; oral or written, heretofore made with respect thereto.

E. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by or unlawful or
unenforceable under any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such
jurisdiction be ineffective without affecting any other provision hereof. To
the full extent, however, that the provisions of such applicable law may be
waived, they are hereby waived, to the end that this Employment Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

F. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been
entered into by the parties in the State of Illinois and shall be continued and
enforced in accordance with the laws of that State. Any disputes arising under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of
competent jurisdiction of that State and the parties hereto irrevocably submit
to such jurisdiction.

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G. ASSIGNMENTS. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and
to delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any entity that
controls the Company, that the Company controls or that may be the result of
the merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization of the Company and
another entity. Executive agrees that this Agreement is personal to him and his
rights and interest hereunder may not be assigned, nor may his obligations and
duties hereunder be delegated (except as to delegation in the normal course of
operation of the Company), and any attempted assignment or delegation in
violation of this provision shall be void. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, all of Executive's rights and interest hereunder shall be assignable
to Executive's legal representatives, executors or conservators in the event of
Executive's Death or Disability.

H. ATTORNEY FEES. In the event of litigation between the parties, to enforce
their respective rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party reimbursement of the
prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs at all levels of trial
and appeal.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

         Executive                        Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.

         /s/ David C. Demarest            By: /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
         -----------------------             ------------------------
         David C. Demarest
                                              Title:  President/CEO

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                                   APPENDIX I

                       Part A - Bonus and Incentive Plans

1.   ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to Executive's Base Salary, the Company shall
     pay to the Executive an annual bonus in an initial amount of Seventy-Five
     Thousand Dollars ($75,000). The bonus shall be payable depending on the
     achievement of the Executive and the Company of a specified list of
     performance and payment criteria to be agreed to between the Executive and
     the Company and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. In
     accordance with the Executive's annual salary review, the Executive's
     annual bonus shall be reviewed and increased by the Company's Board of
     Directors as may be appropriate.

2.   LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. During the Term of Executive's employment by
     the Company, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's
     Executive Long Term Incentive Program which will be established by the
     Company's Board of Director's in accordance with a strategic plan
     developed for the Company and on appropriate terms and conditions.


                  Part B - Employee Benefit Plans and Programs

1.   INSURANCE PROGRAM. The Company shall establish for the benefit of the
     Executive an insurance program, which shall include, among other things,
     life, health, dental and long-term disability coverage. Such insurance
     program shall be no less competitive than similar benefit programs that
     are established for other health care companies or comparable industries.

2.   PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PROGRAMS. In addition to the insurance program,
     the Company shall establish a suitable pension, (401(k)) or other profit
     sharing program, which shall be no less competitive than similar pension
     or profit-sharing programs that are established for other health care
     companies or comparable industries.


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                                                              Exhibit 10.9



                     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                                      Lease


                               THREE PARKWAY NORTH



                     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                                     Between



                                 CYTOMEDIX, INC.
                                    (Tenant)



                                       and



                         CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION
                                   (Landlord)



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                                      Lease
                                                                       Page
                                                                       ----

1.       LEASE AGREEMENT................................................. 2

2.       RENT............................................................ 2
         A.      Types of Rent........................................... 2
                 (1)      Base Rent...................................... 2
                 (2)      Additional Rent................................ 2
                 (3)      Rent........................................... 2
         B.      Definitions............................................. 2
                 (1)      Lease Year..................................... 2
                 (2)      Fiscal Year.................................... 3
         C.      Computation of Base Rent and Rent Adjustments........... 3
                 (1)      Prorations..................................... 3
                 (2)      Default Interest............................... 3
                 (3)      Rent Adjustments............................... 3
                 (4)      Miscellaneous.................................. 3

3.       PREPARATION AND CONDITION OF PREMISES; POSSESSION AND
         SURRENDER OF PREMISES .......................................... 3
         A.      Condition of Premises................................... 3
         B.      Tenant's Possession..................................... 3
         C.      Maintenance............................................. 3

4.       PROJECT SERVICES................................................ 4
         A.      Heating and Air Conditioning............................ 4
         B.      Elevators............................................... 4
         C.      Electricity............................................. 4
         D.      Water................................................... 4
         E.      Janitorial Service...................................... 4
         F.      Interruption of Services................................ 4

5.       ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS......................................... 5
         A.      Landlord's Consent and Conditions....................... 5
         B.      Damage to Systems....................................... 6
         C.      No Liens................................................ 6
         D.      Ownership of Improvements............................... 6
         E.      Removal at Termination.................................. 7

6.       USE OF PREMISES................................................. 7

7.       GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND BUILDING RULES.................... 7


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8.       WAIVER OF CLAIMS; INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE.....................  8
         A.      Waiver of Claims.........................................  8
         B.      Indemnification..........................................  8
         C.      Tenant's Insurance.......................................  8
         D.      Insurance Certificates................................... 10
         E.      Landlord's Insurance..................................... 10

9.       FIRE AND OTHER CASUALTY.......................................... 10
         A.      Termination.............................................. 10
         B.      Restoration.............................................. 10

10.      EMINENT DOMAIN.  ................................................ 10

11.      RIGHTS RESERVED TO LANDLORD...................................... 11
         A.      Name..................................................... 11
         B.      Signs.................................................... 11
         C.      Window Treatments........................................ 11
         D.      Keys..................................................... 11
         E.      Access................................................... 11
         F.      Preparation for Reoccupancy.............................. 11
         G.      Heavy Articles........................................... 11
         H.      Show Premises............................................ 11
         I.      Relocation of Tenant..................................... 11
         J.      Use of Lockbox........................................... 12
         K.      Repairs and Alterations.................................. 12
         L.      Landlord's Agents........................................ 12
         M.      Building Services........................................ 12
         N.      Other Actions............................................ 12

12.      TENANT'S DEFAULT................................................. 12
         A.      Rent Default............................................. 12
         B.      Assignment/Sublease or Hazardous Substances Default...... 12
         C.      Other Performance Default................................ 13
         D.      Credit Default........................................... 13
         E.      Vacation or Abandonment Default.......................... 13

13.      LANDLORD REMEDIES................................................ 13
         A.      Termination of Lease or Possession....................... 13
         B.      Lease Termination Damages................................ 13
         C.      Possession Termination Damages........................... 14
         D.      Landlord's Remedies Cumulative........................... 14
         E.      WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.................................. 14

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         F.      Litigation Costs......................................... 14

14.      SURRENDER........................................................ 14

15.      HOLDOVER......................................................... 15

16.      SUBORDINATION TO GROUND LEASES AND MORTGAGES..................... 15
         A.      Subordination............................................ 15
         B.      Termination of Ground Lease or Foreclosure of Mortgage... 15
         C.      Security Deposit......................................... 15
         D.      Notice and Right to Cure................................. 15
         E.      Definitions.............................................. 16

17.      ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE.......................................... 16
         A.      In General............................................... 16
         B.      Landlord's Consent....................................... 16
         C.      Procedure................................................ 17
         D.      Change of Management or Ownership........................ 17
         E.      Excess Payments.......................................... 17
         F.      Recapture................................................ 17

18.      CONVEYANCE BY LANDLORD........................................... 17

19.      ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE............................................. 17

20.      SECURITY DEPOSIT................................................. 18

21.      FORCE MAJEURE.................................................... 18

22.      TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FIXTURES.......................... 18

23.      NOTICES.......................................................... 18
         A.      Landlord................................................. 19
         B.      Tenant................................................... 19

24.      QUIET POSSESSION................................................. 20

25.      REAL ESTATE BROKER............................................... 20

26.      MISCELLANEOUS.................................................... 20
         A.      Successors and Assigns................................... 20
         B.      Date Payments Are Due.................................... 20

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         C.      Meaning of "Landlord", "Re-Entry, "including"
                 and "Affiliate".......................................... 20
         D.      Time of the Essence...................................... 20
         E.      No Option................................................ 20
         F.      Severability............................................. 20
         G.      Governing Law............................................ 20
         H.      Lease Modification....................................... 21
         I.      No Oral Modification..................................... 21
         J.      Landlord's Right to Cure................................. 21
         K.      Captions................................................. 21
         L.      Authority................................................ 21
         M.      Landlord's Enforcement of Remedies....................... 21
         N.      Entire Agreement......................................... 21
         O.      Landlord's Title......................................... 21
         P.      Light and Air Rights..................................... 21
         Q.      Singular and Plural...................................... 21
         R.      No Recording by Tenant................................... 21
         S.      Exclusivity.............................................. 22
         T.      No Construction Against Drafting Party................... 22
         U.      Survival................................................. 22
         V.      Rent Not Based on Income................................. 22
         W.      Building Manager and Service Providers................... 22
         X.      Late Charge and Interest on Late Payments................ 22
         Y.      Tenant's Financial Statements............................ 22

27.      UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME........................................ 22

28.      HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES............................................. 22

29.      EXCULPATION...................................................... 23

30.      RELOCATION OPTION; TERMINATION OPTION............................ 23


APPENDIX A - PLAN OF THE PREMISES
APPENDIX B - RULES AND REGULATIONS
APPENDIX C - TENANT IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT
APPENDIX D - MORTGAGES CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE PROJECT
APPENDIX E - COMMENCEMENT DATE CONFIRMATION


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                                      LEASE


         THIS LEASE (the "Lease") is made as of April 19, 2000 between
CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, t/a Parkway North III
(the "Landlord") and Tenant as named in the Schedule below. The term "Project"
means the building (the "Building") known as "Three Parkway North Center" and
the land (the "Land") located at Three Parkway North Boulevard, Deerfield,
Illinois. "Premises" means that part of the Project leased to Tenant described
in the Schedule and outlined on Appendix A.

         The following schedule (the "Schedule") is an integral part of this
Lease. Terms defined in this Schedule shall have the same meaning throughout the
Lease.


                                    SCHEDULE

         1.       TENANT: Cytomedix, Inc.

         2.       PREMISES: A portion of the second (2nd) floor as outlined on
                  Appendix A

         3.       RENTABLE SQUARE FEET OF THE PREMISES: 5,642

         4.       SECURITY DEPOSIT: None

         5.       TENANT'S REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR THIS LEASE: Trammell Crow
                  Company

         6.       LANDLORD'S REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR THIS LEASE: N/A

         7.       TENANT IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY: See the Tenant Improvement
                  Agreement attached hereto as Appendix C

         8.       COMMENCEMENT DATE: May 7, 2000, but if the Premises are
                  subject to new construction pursuant to Appendix C, then the
                  Completion Date, as defined therein, if it is later; Landlord
                  and Tenant shall execute a Commencement Date Confirmation
                  substantially in the form of Appendix E promptly following the
                  Commencement Date.

         9.       TERMINATION DATE/TERM: May 31, 2003, three (3) years after the
                  Commencement Date, or if the Commencement Date is not the
                  first day of a month, then after the first day of the
                  following month.

         10.      GUARANTOR: None

         11.      BASE RENT: $26.50 per rentable square foot per year (Annual
                  Base Rent = $149,513.00; Monthly Base Rent = $12,459.42)




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         1. LEASE AGREEMENT. On the terms stated in this Lease, Landlord leases
the Premises to Tenant, and Tenant leases the Premises from Landlord, for the
Term beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the Termination Date
unless extended or sooner terminated pursuant to this Lease.

         2. RENT.

         A. Types of Rent. Tenant shall pay the following Rent in the form of a
check to Landlord at the following address:

                  CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
                  c/o NationsBank of Georgia
                  P.O. Box 277923
                  Atlanta, GA 30384-7923

or by wire transfer as follows:

                  NationsBank, N.A. (South)
                  ABA Number 061-000-052
                  Account Number 325 183 2566

or in such other manner as Landlord may notify Tenant:

                  (1) Base Rent in monthly installments in advance, the first
         twelve (12) monthly installments (aggregating $149,513) payable
         concurrently with the execution of this Lease and thereafter on or
         before the first day of each month of the Term in the amount set forth
         on the Schedule.

                  (2) Additional Rent in the amount of all costs, expenses,
         liabilities, and amounts which Tenant is required to pay under this
         Lease, excluding Base Rent but including any interest for late payment
         of any item of Rent.

                  (3) Rent as used in this Lease means Base Rent and Additional
         Rent. Tenant's agreement to pay Rent is an independent covenant, with
         no right of setoff, deduction or counterclaim of any kind.

         B. Definitions.

                  a. Lease Year. "Lease Year" means each consecutive
         twelve-month period beginning with the Commencement Date, except that
         if the Commencement Date is not the first day of a calendar month, then
         the first Lease Year shall be the period from the Commencement Date
         through the final day of the twelve months after the first day of the

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         following month, and each subsequent Lease Year shall be the twelve
         months following the prior Lease Year.

                  b. Fiscal Year. "Fiscal Year" means the calendar year, except
         that the first fiscal year and the last fiscal year of the Term may be
         a partial calendar year.

         C. Computation of Base Rent and Rent Adjustments.

                  a. Prorations. If this Lease begins on a day other than the
         first day of a month, the Base Rent shall be prorated for such partial
         month based on the actual number of days in such month.

                  b. Default Interest. Any sum due from Tenant to Landlord not
         paid when due shall bear interest from the date due until paid at
         eighteen percent (18%) per annum.

                  c. Rent Adjustments. The square footage of the Premises and
         the Building set forth in the Schedule are conclusively deemed to be
         the actual square footage thereof, without regard to any subsequent
         remeasurement of the Premises or the Building.

                  d. Miscellaneous. So long as Tenant is in default of any
         obligation under this Lease, Tenant shall not be entitled to any refund
         of any amount from Landlord.

         3. PREPARATION AND CONDITION OF PREMISES; POSSESSION AND SURRENDER OF
PREMISES.

         A. Condition of Premises. Except to the extent of the Tenant
Improvements item on the Schedule, Landlord is leasing the Premises to Tenant
"as is", without any obligation to alter, remodel, improve, repair or decorate
any part of the Premises. Landlord shall cause the Premises to be completed in
accordance with the Tenant Improvement Agreement attached as Appendix C.

         B. Tenant's Possession. Tenant's taking possession of any portion of
the Premises shall be conclusive evidence that the Premises was in good order,
repair and condition, subject to latent defects in any Initial Improvements
constructed by Landlord (the repair of which shall be the responsibility of
Landlord only if Tenant notifies Landlord of the existence of such defects
within one [1] year from the date of substantial completion of the Initial
Improvements). Except as set forth in this subsection, Landlord shall have no
obligation or liability to Tenant for latent defects. If Landlord authorizes
Tenant to take possession of any part of the Premises prior to the Commencement
Date for purposes of doing business, all terms of this Lease shall apply to such
pre-Term possession, including Base Rent at the rate set forth for the First
Lease Year in the Schedule prorated for any partial month.

         C. Maintenance. Throughout the Term, Tenant shall maintain the Premises
in their condition as of the Completion Date, loss or damage caused by the
elements, ordinary wear, and fire

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and other casualty excepted, and at the termination of this Lease, or Tenant's
right to possession, Tenant shall return the Premises to Landlord in broom-clean
condition. To the extent Tenant fails to perform either obligation, Landlord
may, but need not, restore the Premises to such condition and Tenant shall pay
the cost thereof.

         4. PROJECT SERVICES.

         Landlord shall furnish services as follows:

                  A. Heating and Air Conditioning. During the normal business
         hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m.
         to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Landlord shall furnish heating and air
         conditioning to provide a comfortable temperature, in Landlord's
         judgment, for normal business operations, except to the extent Tenant
         installs equipment which adversely affects the temperature maintained
         by the air conditioning system. If Tenant installs such equipment,
         Landlord may install supplementary air conditioning units in the
         Premises, and Tenant shall pay to Landlord upon demand as Additional
         Rent the cost of installation, operation and maintenance thereof.

                  Landlord shall furnish heating and air conditioning after
         business hours if Tenant provides Landlord reasonable prior notice, and
         pays Landlord all then current charges for such additional heating or
         air conditioning.

                  B. Elevators. Landlord shall provide passenger elevator
         service during normal business hours to Tenant in common with Landlord
         and all other tenants. Landlord shall provide limited passenger service
         at other times, except in case of an emergency.

                  C. Electricity. All electricity used in the Premises shall be
         supplied by the electricity company through a separate meter and shall
         be paid for by Tenant. Tenant shall pay for the installation of any
         submeter required on any floor of its Premises. Tenant shall not
         install or operate in the Premises any electrically operated equipment
         or other machinery, other than business machines and equipment normally
         employed for general office use which do not require high electricity
         consumption for operation, without obtaining the prior written consent
         of Landlord.

                  D. Water. Landlord shall furnish hot and cold tap water for
         drinking and toilet purposes. Tenant shall pay Landlord for water
         furnished for any other purpose as Additional Rent at rates fixed by
         Landlord. Tenant shall not permit water to be wasted.

                  E. Janitorial Service. Landlord shall furnish janitorial
         service as generally provided to other tenants in the Building.

                  F. Interruption of Services. If any of the Building equipment
         or machinery ceases to function properly for any cause Landlord shall
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         the same promptly. Landlord's inability to furnish, to any extent, the
         Project services set forth in this Section 4, or any cessation thereof
         resulting from any causes, including without limitation any entry for
         repairs pursuant to this Lease, and any renovation, redecoration or
         rehabilitation of any area of the Building shall not render Landlord
         liable for damages to either person or property or for interruption or
         loss to Tenant's business, nor be construed as an eviction of Tenant,
         nor work an abatement of any portion of Rent, nor relieve Tenant from
         fulfillment of any covenant or agreement hereof. However, in the event
         that an interruption of the Project services set forth in this Section
         4 is within Landlord's reasonable control and such interruption causes
         the Premises to be untenantable for a period of at least ten (10)
         consecutive business days, monthly Rent shall thereafter be abated
         proportionately.

         5. ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS.

         A. Landlord's Consent and Conditions.

Tenant shall not make any improvements or alterations to the Premises (the
"Work") without in each instance submitting plans and specifications for the
Work to Landlord and obtaining Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant shall
pay Landlord's standard charge for review of the plans and all other items
submitted by Tenant. Landlord will be deemed to be acting reasonably in
withholding its consent for any Work which (a) impacts the base structural
components or systems of the Building, (b) impacts any other tenant's premises,
or (c) is visible from outside the Premises.

Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for actual costs incurred for review of the
plans and all other items submitted by Tenant. Tenant shall pay for the cost of
all Work. All Work shall become the property of Landlord upon its installation,
except for Tenant's trade fixtures and for items which Landlord requires Tenant
to remove at Tenant's cost at the termination of the Lease pursuant to Section
3E.

The following requirements shall apply to all Work:

                  a. Prior to commencement, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord
         building permits, certificates of insurance satisfactory to Landlord,
         and, at Landlord's request, security for payment of all costs.

                  b. Tenant shall perform all Work so as to maintain peace and
         harmony among other contractors serving the Project and shall avoid
         interference with other work to be performed or services to be rendered
         in the Project.

                  c. The Work shall be performed in a good and workmanlike
         manner, meeting the standard for construction and quality of materials
         in the Building, and shall comply with all insurance requirements and
         all applicable governmental laws, ordinances and regulations
         ("Governmental Requirements").

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                  d. Tenant shall perform all Work so as to minimize or prevent
         disruption to other tenants, and Tenant shall comply with all
         reasonable requests of Landlord in response to complaints from other
         tenants.

                  e. Tenant shall perform all Work in compliance with Landlord's
         "Policies, Rules and Procedures for Construction Projects" in effect at
         the time the Work is performed.

                  f. Tenant shall permit Landlord to supervise all Work.
         Landlord may charge a supervisory fee not to exceed fifteen percent
         (15%) of labor, material, and all other costs of the Work.

                  g. Upon completion, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with
         contractor's affidavits and full and final statutory waivers of liens,
         as-built plans and specifications, and receipted bills covering all
         labor and materials, and all other close-out documentation required in
         Landlord's "Policies, Rules and Procedures for Construction Projects".

         B. Damage to Systems. If Tenant becomes aware that any part of the
mechanical, electrical or other systems in the Premises shall be or have become
damaged, Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord, and Landlord shall repair such
damage. Landlord may also at any reasonable time make any repairs or alterations
which Landlord deems necessary for the safety or protection of the Project, or
which Landlord is required to make by any court or pursuant to any Governmental
Requirement. Tenant shall at its expense make all other repairs necessary to
keep the Premises, and Tenant's fixtures and personal property, in good order,
condition and repair; to the extent Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may make
such repairs itself. The cost of any repairs made by Landlord on account of
Tenant's default, or on account of the mis-use or neglect by Tenant or its
invitees, contractors or agents anywhere in the Project, shall become Additional
Rent payable by Tenant on notice.

         C. No Liens. Tenant has no authority to cause or permit any lien or
encumbrance of any kind to affect Landlord's interest in the Project; any such
lien or encumbrance shall attach to Tenant's interest only. If any mechanic's
lien shall be filed or claim of lien made for work or materials furnished to
Tenant, then Tenant shall at its expense within ten (10) days thereafter either
discharge or contest the lien or claim. If Tenant contests the lien or claim,
then Tenant shall (i) within such ten (10) day period, provide Landlord adequate
security for the lien or claim, (ii) contest the lien or claim in good faith by
appropriate proceedings that operate to stay its enforcement, and (iii) pay
promptly any final adverse judgment entered in any such proceeding. If Tenant
does not comply with these requirements, Landlord may discharge the lien or
claim, and the amount paid, as well as attorney's fees and other expenses
incurred by Landlord, shall become Additional Rent payable by Tenant on demand.

         D. Ownership of Improvements. All Work as defined in this Section 5,
partitions, hardware, equipment, machinery and all other improvements and all
fixtures except trade fixtures, constructed in the Premises by either Landlord
or Tenant, (i) shall become Landlord's property upon


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installation without compensation to Tenant, unless Landlord consents otherwise
in writing, and (ii) shall at Landlord's option either (a) be surrendered to
Landlord with the Premises at the termination of the Lease or of Tenant's right
to possession, or (b) be removed in accordance with Subsection 5E below (unless
Landlord at the time it gives its consent to the performance of such
construction expressly waives in writing the right to require such removal);
provided, that Tenant shall not be required to remove the kitchen or lunch room
facilities installed in the Premises by or on behalf of Tenant.

         E. Removal at Termination. Upon the termination of this Lease or
Tenant's right of possession Tenant shall remove from the Project its trade
fixtures, furniture, moveable equipment and other personal property, any
improvements which Landlord elects shall be removed by Tenant pursuant to
Section 5D, and any improvements to any portion of the Project other than the
Premises. Tenant shall repair all damage caused by the installation or removal
of any of the foregoing items. If Tenant does not timely remove such property,
then Tenant shall be conclusively presumed to have, at Landlord's election (i)
conveyed such property to Landlord without compensation or (ii) abandoned such
property, and Landlord may dispose of or store any part thereof in any manner at
Tenant's sole cost, without waiving Landlord's right to claim from Tenant all
expenses arising out of Tenant's failure to remove the property, and without
liability to Tenant or any other person. Landlord shall have no duty to be a
bailee of any such personal property. If Landlord elects abandonment, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord, upon demand, any expenses incurred for disposition.

         6. USE OF PREMISES. Tenant shall use the Premises only for general
office purposes. Tenant shall not allow any use of the Premises which will
negatively affect the cost of coverage of Landlord's insurance on the Project.
Tenant shall not allow any inflammable or explosive liquids or materials to be
kept on the Premises. Tenant shall not allow any use of the Premises which would
cause the value or utility of any part of the Premises to diminish or would
interfere with any other tenant or with the operation of the Project by
Landlord. Tenant shall not permit any nuisance or waste upon the Premises, or
allow any offensive noise or odor in or around the Premises.

         If any governmental authority shall deem the Premises to be a "place of
public accommodation" under the Americans with Disabilities Act or any other
comparable law as a result of Tenant's use, Tenant shall either modify its use
to cause such authority to rescind its designation or be responsible for any
alterations, structural or otherwise, required to be made to the Building or the
Premises under such laws.

         7. GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND BUILDING RULES. Tenant shall comply
with all Governmental Requirements applying to its use of the Premises. Tenant
shall also comply with all reasonable rules established for the Project from
time to time by Landlord. The present rules and regulations are contained in
Appendix B. Failure by another tenant to comply with the rules or failure by
Landlord to enforce them shall not relieve Tenant of its obligation to comply
with the rules or make Landlord responsible to Tenant in any way. Landlord shall
use reasonable efforts to apply the rules and regulations uniformly with respect
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under leases containing rules and regulations similar to this Lease. In the
event of alterations and repairs performed by Tenant, Tenant shall comply with
the provisions of Section 5 of this Lease and also Landlord's "Policies, Rules
and Procedures for Construction Projects".

         8. WAIVER OF CLAIMS; INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE.

         A. Waiver of Claims. To the extent permitted by law, Tenant waives any
claims it may have against Landlord or its officers, directors, employees or
agents for business interruption or damage to property sustained by Tenant as
the result of any act or omission of Landlord.

         To the extent permitted by law, Landlord waives any claims it may have
against Tenant or its officers, directors, employees or agents for loss of rents
(other than Rent) or damage to property sustained by Landlord as the result of
any act or omission of Tenant.

         B. Indemnification. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Landlord and its officers, directors, employees and agents against any claim by
any third party for injury to any person or damage to or loss of any property
occurring in the Project and arising from the use of the Premises or from any
other act or omission or negligence of Tenant or any of Tenant's employees or
agents. Tenant's obligations under this section shall survive the termination of
this Lease.

         Landlord shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant and its
officers, directors, employees and agents against any claim by any third party
for damage to person or Premises or from any other act or omission or negligence
of Landlord or any of Landlord's employees or agents. Landlord's obligations
under this section shall survive the termination of this Lease.

         C. Tenant's Insurance. Tenant shall maintain insurance as follows, with
such other terms, coverages and insurers, as Landlord shall reasonably require
from time to time:

                  a. Commercial General Liability Insurance, with (a)
         Contractual Liability including the indemnification provisions
         contained in this Lease, (b) a severability of interest endorsement,
         (c) limits of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) combined
         single limit per occurrence and not less than Two Million Dollars
         ($2,000,000) in the aggregate for bodily injury, sickness or death, and
         property damage, and umbrella coverage of not less than Five Million
         Dollars ($5,000,000).

                  b. Property Insurance against "All Risks" of physical loss
         covering the replacement cost of all improvements, fixtures and
         personal property. Tenant waives all rights of subrogation, and
         Tenant's property insurance shall include a waiver of subrogation in
         favor of Landlord.

                  c. Workers' compensation or similar insurance in form and
         amounts required by law, and Employer's Liability with not less than
         the following limits:

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                  Each Accident                               $500,000
                  Disease--Policy Limit                       $500,000
                  Disease--Each Employee                      $500,000

                  Such insurance shall contain a waiver of subrogation provision
         in favor of Landlord and its agents.

Tenant's insurance shall be primary and not contributory to that carried by
Landlord, its agents, or mortgagee. Landlord, and if any, Landlord's building
manager or agent and ground lessor shall be named as additional insureds as
respects to insurance required of Tenant in Section 8C(1). The company or
companies writing any insurance which Tenant is required to maintain under this
Lease, as well as the form of such insurance, shall at all times be subject to
Landlord's approval, and any such company shall be licensed to do business in
the state in which the Building is located. Such insurance companies shall have
an A.M. Best rating of A VI or better.

Tenant shall cause any contractor of Tenant performing work on the Premises to
maintain insurance as follows, with such other terms, coverages and insurers, as
Landlord shall reasonably require from time to time:

                  (1) Commercial General Liability Insurance, including
         contractor's liability coverage, contractual liability coverage,
         completed operations coverage, broad form property damage endorsement,
         and contractor's protective liability coverage, to afford protection
         with limits, for each occurrence, of not less than One Million Dollars
         ($1,000,000) with respect to personal injury, death or property damage.

                  (2) Workers' compensation or similar insurance in form and
         amounts required by law, and Employer's Liability with not less than
         the following limits:

                     Each Accident                               $500,000
                     Disease--Policy Limit                       $500,000
                     Disease--Each Employee                      $500,000

                  Such insurance shall contain a waiver of subrogation provision
         in favor of Landlord and its agents.

         Tenant's contractor's insurance shall be primary and not contributory
to that carried by Tenant, Landlord, their agents or mortgagees. Tenant and
Landlord, and if any, Landlord's building manager or agent, mortgagee or ground
lessor shall be named as additional insured on Tenant's contractor's insurance
policies.

         D. Insurance Certificates. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord
certificates evidencing all required insurance no later than five (5) days prior
to the Commencement Date and each renewal


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date. Each certificate will provide for thirty (30) days prior written notice of
cancellation to Landlord and Tenant.

         E. Landlord's Insurance. Landlord shall maintain "All-Risk" property
insurance at replacement cost, including loss of rents, on the Building, and
Commercial General Liability insurance policies covering the common areas of the
Building, each with such terms, coverages and conditions as are normally carried
by reasonably prudent owners of properties similar to the Project. With respect
to property insurance, Landlord and Tenant mutually waive all rights of
subrogation, and the respective "All-Risk" coverage property insurance policies
carried by Landlord and Tenant shall contain enforceable waiver of subrogation
endorsements.

         9. FIRE AND OTHER CASUALTY.

         A. Termination. If a fire or other casualty causes substantial damage
to the Building or the Premises, Landlord shall engage a registered architect to
certify within one (1) month of the casualty to both Landlord and Tenant the
amount of time needed to restore the Building and the Premises to tenantability,
using standard working methods. If the time needed exceeds nine (9) months from
the beginning of the restoration, or two (2) months therefrom if the restoration
would begin during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease, then in the case of
the Premises, either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease, and in the
case of the Building, Landlord may terminate this Lease, by notice to the other
party within ten (10) days after the notifying party's receipt of the
architect's certificate. The termination shall be effective thirty (30) days
from the date of the notice and Rent shall be paid by Tenant to that date, with
an abatement for any portion of the Premises which has been untenantable after
the casualty.

         B. Restoration. If a casualty causes damage to the Building or the
Premises but this Lease is not terminated for any reason, then subject to the
rights of any mortgagees or ground lessors, Landlord shall obtain the applicable
insurance proceeds and diligently restore the Building and the Premises subject
to current Governmental Requirements. Tenant shall replace its damaged
improvements, personal property and fixtures. Rent shall be abated on a per diem
basis during the restoration for any portion of the Premises which is
untenantable, except to the extent that Tenant's negligence caused the casualty.

         10. EMINENT DOMAIN. If a part of the Project is taken by eminent domain
or deed in lieu thereof which is so substantial that the Premises cannot
reasonably be used by Tenant for the operation of its business, then either
party may terminate this Lease effective as of the date of the taking. If any
substantial portion of the Project is taken without affecting the Premises, then
Landlord may terminate this Lease as of the date of such taking. Rent shall
abate from the date of the taking in proportion to any part of the Premises
taken. The entire award for a taking of any kind shall be paid to Landlord, and
Tenant shall have no right to share in the award. All obligations accrued to the
date of the taking shall be performed by the party liable to perform said
obligations, as set forth herein.

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         11. RIGHTS RESERVED TO LANDLORD.

         Landlord may exercise at any time any of the following rights
respecting the operation of the Project without liability to Tenant of any kind:

         A. Name. To change the name or street address of the Building or the
suite number(s) of the Premises.

         B. Signs. To install and maintain any signs on the exterior and in the
interior of the Building, and to approve at its sole discretion, prior to
installation, any of Tenant's signs in the Premises visible from the common
areas or the exterior of the Building.

         C. Window Treatments. To approve, at its discretion, prior to
installation, any shades, blinds, ventilators or window treatments of any kind,
as well as any lighting within the Premises that may be visible from the
exterior of the Building or any interior common area.

         D. Keys. To retain and use at any time passkeys to enter the Premises
or any door within the Premises. Tenant shall not alter or add any lock or bolt.

         E. Access. To have access to inspect the Premises upon reasonable prior
notice to Tenant (except in the case of emergency, in which case no notice shall
be required), and to perform its obligations, or make repairs, alterations,
additions or improvements, as permitted by this Lease.

         F. Preparation for Reoccupancy. To decorate, remodel, repair, alter or
otherwise prepare the Premises for reoccupancy at any time after Tenant abandons
the Premises, without relieving Tenant of any obligation to pay Rent.

         G. Heavy Articles. To approve the weight, size, placement and time and
manner of movement within the Building of any safe, central filing system or
other heavy article of Tenant's property. Tenant shall move its property
entirely at its own risk.

         H. Show Premises. To show the Premises to prospective purchasers,
tenants, brokers, lenders, investors, rating agencies or others at any
reasonable time, provided that Landlord gives prior notice to Tenant and does
not materially interfere with Tenant's use of the Premises.

         I. Relocation of Tenant. To relocate Tenant, upon thirty days' prior
written notice, from all or part of the Premises (the "Old Premises") to another
area in the Project (the "new premises"), provided that:

         (1)      the size of the new premises is at least equal to the size of
                  the Old Premises;

         (2)      Landlord pays the cost of moving Tenant and improving the new
                  premises to the standard of the Old Premises. Tenant shall
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                  ways to facilitate the move, including supervising the
                  movement of files or fragile equipment, designating new
                  locations for furniture, equipment and new telephone and
                  electrical outlets, and determining the color of paint in the
                  new premises.

         J. Use of Lockbox. To designate a lockbox collection agent for
collections of amounts due Landlord. In that case, the date of payment of Rent
or other sums shall be the date of the agent's receipt of such payment or the
date of actual collection if payment is made in the form of a negotiable
instrument thereafter dishonored upon presentment. However, Landlord may reject
any payment for all purposes as of the date of receipt or actual collection by
mailing to Tenant within 21 days after such receipt or collection a check equal
to the amount sent by Tenant.

         K. Repairs and Alterations. To make repairs or alterations to the
Project and in doing so transport any required material through the Premises, to
close entrances, doors, corridors, elevators and other facilities in the
Project, to open any ceiling in the Premises, or to temporarily suspend services
or use of common areas in the Building. Landlord may perform any such repairs or
alterations during ordinary business hours, except that Tenant may require any
Work in the Premises to be done after business hours if Tenant pays Landlord for
overtime and any other expenses incurred. Landlord may do or permit any work on
any nearby building, land, street, alley or way.

         L. Landlord's Agents. If Tenant is in default under this Lease,
possession of Tenant's funds or negotiation of Tenant's negotiable instrument by
any of Landlord's agents shall not waive any breach by Tenant or any remedies of
Landlord under this Lease.

         M. Building Services. To install, use and maintain through the
Premises, pipes, conduits, wires and ducts serving the Building, provided that
such installation, use and maintenance does not unreasonably interfere with
Tenant's use of the Premises.

         N. Other Actions. To take any other action which Landlord deems
reasonable in connection with the operation, maintenance or preservation of the
Building.

         12. TENANT'S DEFAULT.

         Any of the following shall constitute a default by Tenant:

         A. Rent Default. Tenant fails to pay any Rent when due;

         B. Assignment/Sublease or Hazardous Substances Default. Tenant defaults
in its obligations under Section 17 Assignment and Sublease or Section 28
Hazardous Substances;

         C. Other Performance Default. Tenant fails to perform any other
obligation to Landlord under this Lease, and, in the case of only the first two
(2) such failures during the Term of this Lease, this failure continues for
fifteen (15) days after written notice from Landlord, except that if Tenant


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begins to cure its failure within the fifteen (15) day period but cannot
reasonably complete its cure within such period, then, so long as Tenant
continues to diligently attempt to cure its failure, the fifteen (15) day period
shall be extended to sixty (60) days, or such lesser period as is reasonably
necessary to complete the cure;

         D. Credit Default. One of the following credit defaults occurs:

                  (1) Tenant commences any proceeding under any law relating to
         bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debts, or seeks
         appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official
         for Tenant or for any substantial part of its property, or any such
         proceeding is commenced against Tenant and either remains undismissed
         for a period of thirty days or results in the entry of an order for
         relief against Tenant which is not fully stayed within seven days after
         entry;

                  (2) Tenant becomes insolvent or bankrupt, does not generally
         pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to
         pay its debts, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of
         creditors;

                  (3) Any third party obtains a levy or attachment under process
         of law against Tenant's leasehold interest.

         E. Vacation or Abandonment Default. Tenant vacates or abandons the
Premises.

         13. LANDLORD REMEDIES.

         A. Termination of Lease or Possession. If Tenant defaults, Landlord may
elect by notice to Tenant either to terminate this Lease or to terminate
Tenant's possession of the Premises without terminating this Lease. In either
case, Tenant shall immediately vacate the Premises and deliver possession to
Landlord, and Landlord may repossess the Premises and may, at Tenant's sole
cost, remove any of Tenant's signs and any of its other property, without
relinquishing its right to receive Rent or any other right against Tenant.

         B. Lease Termination Damages. If Landlord terminates the Lease, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord all Rent due on or before the date of termination, plus
Landlord's reasonable estimate of the aggregate Rent that would have been
payable from the date of termination through the Termination Date, reduced by
the rental value of the Premises calculated as of the date of termination for
the same period, taking into account anticipated vacancy prior to reletting,
reletting expenses and market concessions, both discounted to present value at
the rate of five percent (5%) per annum. If Landlord shall relet any part of the
Premises for any part of such period before such present value amount shall have
been paid by Tenant or finally determined by a court, then the amount of Rent
payable pursuant to such reletting (taking into account vacancy prior to
reletting and any reletting expenses or concessions) shall be deemed to be the
reasonable rental value for that portion of the Premises relet during the period
of the reletting.

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         C. Possession Termination Damages. If Landlord terminates Tenant's
right to possession without terminating the Lease and Landlord takes possession
of the Premises itself, Landlord may relet any part of the Premises for such
Rent, for such time, and upon such terms as Landlord in its sole discretion
shall determine, without any obligation to do so prior to renting other vacant
areas in the Building. Any proceeds from reletting the Premises shall first be
applied to the expenses of reletting, including redecoration, repair,
alteration, advertising, brokerage, legal, and other reasonably necessary
expenses. If the reletting proceeds after payment of expenses are insufficient
to pay the full amount of Rent under this Lease, Tenant shall pay such
deficiency to Landlord monthly upon demand as it becomes due. Any excess
proceeds shall be retained by Landlord.

         D. Landlord's Remedies Cumulative. All of Landlord's remedies under
this Lease shall be in addition to all other remedies Landlord may have at law
or in equity. Waiver by Landlord of any breach of any obligation by Tenant shall
be effective only if it is in writing, and shall not be deemed a waiver of any
other breach, or any subsequent breach of the same obligation. Landlord's
acceptance of payment by Tenant shall not constitute a waiver of any breach by
Tenant, and if the acceptance occurs after Landlord's notice to Tenant, or
termination of the Lease or of Tenant's right to possession, the acceptance
shall not affect such notice or termination. Acceptance of payment by Landlord
after commencement of a legal proceeding or final judgment shall not affect such
proceeding or judgment. Landlord may advance such monies and take such other
actions for Tenant's account as reasonably may be required to cure or mitigate
any default by Tenant. Tenant shall immediately reimburse Landlord for any such
advance, and such sums shall bear interest at the default interest rate until
paid.

         E. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN THE
EVENT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY THE OTHER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
LEASE. EACH PARTY SHALL BRING ANY ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS LEASE IN A FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN ILLINOIS, CONSENTS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE ANY PROCEEDING
TRANSFERRED FROM SUCH COURTS ON THE GROUND OF IMPROPER VENUE OR INCONVENIENT
FORUM.

         F. Litigation Costs. Tenant shall pay Landlord's reasonable attorneys'
fees and other costs in enforcing this Lease, whether or not suit is filed.

         14. SURRENDER. Upon termination of this Lease or Tenant's right to
possession, Tenant shall return the Premises to Landlord in good order and
condition, ordinary wear and casualty damage excepted. If Landlord requires
Tenant to remove any alterations, then Tenant shall remove the alterations in a
good and workmanlike manner and restore the Premises to its condition prior to
their installation.

         15. HOLDOVER. Tenant shall have no right to holdover possession of the
Premises after the expiration or termination of this Lease without Landlord's
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consent Landlord may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. If Tenant
retains possession of any part of the Premises after the Term, Tenant shall
become a month-to-month tenant for the entire Premises upon all of the terms of
this Lease as might be applicable to such month-to-month tenancy, except that
Tenant shall pay Base Rent at double the rate in effect immediately prior to
such holdover, computed on a monthly basis for each full or partial month Tenant
remains in possession. Tenant shall also pay Landlord all of Landlord's direct
and consequential damages resulting from Tenant's holdover. No acceptance of
Rent or other payments by Landlord under these holdover provisions shall operate
as a waiver of Landlord's right to regain possession or any other of Landlord's
remedies.

         16. SUBORDINATION TO GROUND LEASES AND MORTGAGES.

         A. Subordination. This Lease shall be subordinate to any present or
future ground lease or mortgage respecting the Project, and any amendments to
such ground lease or mortgage, at the election of the ground lessor or mortgagee
as the case may be, effected by notice to Tenant in the manner provided in this
Lease. The subordination shall be effective upon such notice, but at the request
of Landlord or ground lessor or mortgagee, Tenant shall within ten (10) days of
the request, execute and deliver to the requesting party any reasonable
documents provided to evidence the subordination. Any mortgagee has the right,
at its option, to subordinate its mortgage to the terms of this Lease, without
notice to, nor the consent of, Tenant.

         B. Termination of Ground Lease or Foreclosure of Mortgage. If any
ground lease is terminated or mortgage foreclosed or deed in lieu of foreclosure
given and the ground lessor, mortgagee, or purchaser at a foreclosure sale shall
thereby become the owner of the Project, Tenant shall attorn to such ground
lessor or mortgagee or purchaser without any deduction or setoff by Tenant, and
this Lease shall continue in effect as a direct lease between Tenant and such
ground lessor, mortgagee or purchaser. The ground lessor or mortgagee or
purchaser shall be liable as Landlord only during the time such ground lessor or
mortgagee or purchaser is the owner of the Project. At the request of Landlord,
ground lessor or mortgagee, Tenant shall execute and deliver within ten (10)
days of the request any document furnished by the requesting party to evidence
Tenant's agreement to attorn.

         C. Security Deposit. Any ground lessor or mortgagee shall be
responsible for the return of any security deposit by Tenant only to the extent
the security deposit is received by such ground lessor or mortgagee.

         D. Notice and Right to Cure. The Project is subject to any ground lease
and mortgage identified with name and address of ground lessor or mortgagee in
Appendix D to this Lease (as the same may be amended from time to time by
written notice to Tenant). Tenant agrees to send by registered or certified mail
to any ground lessor or mortgagee identified either in such Appendix or in any
later notice from Landlord to Tenant a copy of any notice of default sent by
Tenant to Landlord. If Landlord fails to cure such default within the required
time period under this Lease, but ground lessor or mortgagee begins to cure
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diligently to complete such cure, then ground lessor or mortgagee shall have
such additional time as is necessary to complete such cure, including any time
necessary to obtain possession if possession is necessary to cure, and Tenant
shall not begin to enforce its remedies so long as the cure is being diligently
pursued.

         E. Definitions. As used in this Section 16, "mortgage" shall include
"deed of trust" and/or "trust deed" and "mortgagee" shall include "beneficiary"
and/or "trustee", "mortgagee" shall include the mortgagee of any ground lessee,
and "ground lessor", "mortgagee", and "purchaser at a foreclosure sale" shall
include, in each case, all of its successors and assigns, however remote.

         17. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE.

         A. In General. Tenant shall not, without the prior consent of Landlord
in each case, (i) make or allow any assignment or transfer, by operation of law
or otherwise, of any part of Tenant's interest in this Lease, (ii) grant or
allow any lien or encumbrance, by operation of law or otherwise, upon any part
of Tenant's interest in this Lease, (iii) sublet any part of the Premises, or
(iv) permit anyone other than Tenant and its employees to occupy any part of the
Premises. Tenant shall remain primarily liable for all of its obligations under
this Lease, notwithstanding any assignment or transfer. No consent granted by
Landlord shall be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment or
transfer, lien or encumbrance, sublease or occupancy. Tenant shall pay all of
Landlord's attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any
consent requested by Tenant or in reviewing any proposed assignment or
subletting. Any assignment or transfer, grant of lien or encumbrance, or
sublease or occupancy without Landlord's prior written consent shall be void. If
Tenant shall assign this Lease or sublet the Premises in its entirety any rights
of Tenant to renew this Lease, extend the Term or to lease additional space in
the Project shall be extinguished thereby and will not be transferred to the
assignee or subtenant, all such rights being personal to Tenant named herein.

         B. Landlord's Consent. Landlord will not unreasonably withhold its
consent to any proposed assignment or subletting. It shall be reasonable for
Landlord to withhold its consent to any assignment or sublease if (i) Tenant is
in default under this Lease, (ii) the proposed assignee or sublessee is a tenant
in the Project or an affiliate of such a tenant or a party that Landlord has
identified as a prospective tenant in the Project, (iii) the financial
responsibility, nature of business, and character of the proposed assignee or
subtenant are not all reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, (iv) in the
reasonable judgment of Landlord the purpose for which the assignee or subtenant
intends to use the Premises (or a portion thereof) is not in keeping with
Landlord's standards for the Building or are in violation of the terms of this
Lease or any other leases in the Project, (v) the proposed assignee or subtenant
is a government entity, or (vi) the proposed assignment is for less than the
entire Premises or for less than the remaining Term of the Lease. The foregoing
shall not exclude any other reasonable basis for Landlord to withhold its
consent.

         C. Procedure. Tenant shall notify Landlord of any proposed assignment
or sublease at least thirty (30) days prior to its proposed effective date. The
notice shall include the name and address of the proposed assignee or subtenant,
its corporate affiliates in the case of a corporation and


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its partners in a case of a partnership, an execution copy of the proposed
assignment or sublease, and sufficient information to permit Landlord to
determine the financial responsibility and character of the proposed assignee or
subtenant. As a condition to any effective assignment of this Lease, the
assignee shall execute and deliver in form satisfactory to Landlord at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of the assignment, an assumption
of all of the obligations of Tenant under this Lease. As a condition to any
effective sublease, subtenant shall execute and deliver in form satisfactory to
Landlord at least fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of the sublease,
an agreement to comply with all of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, and at
Landlord's option, an agreement (except for the economic obligations which
subtenant will undertake directly to Tenant) to attorn to Landlord under the
terms of the sublease in the event this Lease terminates before the sublease
expires.

         D. Change of Management or Ownership. Any transfer of the direct or
indirect power to affect the management or policies of Tenant or direct or
indirect change in 25% or more of the ownership interest in Tenant shall
constitute an assignment of this Lease.

         E. Excess Payments. If Tenant shall assign this Lease or sublet any
part of the Premises for consideration in excess of the pro-rata portion of Rent
applicable to the space subject to the assignment or sublet, then Tenant shall
pay to Landlord as Additional Rent 50% of any such excess immediately upon
receipt.

         F. Recapture. Landlord may, by giving written notice to Tenant within
thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant's notice of assignment or subletting,
terminate this Lease with respect to the space described in Tenant's notice, as
of the effective date of the proposed assignment or sublease and all obligations
under this Lease as to such space shall expire except as to any obligations that
expressly survive any termination of this Lease.

         18. CONVEYANCE BY LANDLORD. If Landlord shall at any time transfer its
interest in the Project or this Lease, Landlord shall be released of any
obligations occurring after such transfer, except the obligation to return to
Tenant any security deposit not delivered to its transferee, and Tenant shall
look solely to Landlord's successors for performance of such obligations. This
Lease shall not be affected by any such transfer.

         19. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE. Each party shall, within ten (10) days of
receiving a request from the other party, execute, acknowledge in recordable
form, and deliver to the other party or its designee a certificate stating,
subject to a specific statement of any applicable exceptions, that the Lease as
amended to date is in full force and effect, that Tenant is paying Rent and
other charges on a current basis, and that to the best of the knowledge of the
certifying party, the other party has committed no uncured defaults and has no
offsets or claims. The certifying party may also be required to state the date
of commencement of payment of Rent, the Commencement Date, the Termination Date,
the Base Rent, the status of any improvements required to be completed by
Landlord, the amount of any security deposit, and such other matters as may be
reasonably requested. Failure to deliver such statement within the time required
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non-certifying party that this Lease, with any amendments identified by the
requesting party, is in full force and effect, that there are no uncured
defaults by the requesting party, that not more than one month's Rent has been
paid in advance, that the non-certifying party has not paid any security
deposit, and that the non-certifying party has no claims or offsets against the
requesting party.

20. SECURITY DEPOSIT. Tenant shall deposit with Landlord on the date of this
Lease, security for the performance of all of its obligations in the amount set
forth on the Schedule. If Tenant defaults under this Lease, Landlord may use any
part of the Security Deposit to make any defaulted payment, to pay for
Landlord's cure of any defaulted obligation, or to compensate Landlord for any
loss or damage resulting from any default. To the extent any portion of the
deposit is used, Tenant shall within five (5) days after demand from Landlord
restore the deposit to its full amount. Landlord may keep the Security Deposit
in its general funds and shall not be required to pay interest to Tenant on the
deposit amount. If Tenant shall perform all of its obligations under this Lease
and return the Premises to Landlord at the end of the Term, Landlord shall
return all of the remaining Security Deposit to Tenant within thirty (30) days
after the end of the Term. The Security Deposit shall not serve as an advance
payment of Rent or a measure of Landlord's damages for any default under this
Lease.

         If Landlord transfers its interest in the Project or this Lease,
Landlord may transfer the Security Deposit to its transferee. Upon such
transfer, Landlord shall have no further obligation to return the Security
Deposit to Tenant, and Tenant's right to the return of the Security Deposit
shall apply solely against Landlord's transferee.

21. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither party shall be in default under this Lease to the
extent such party is unable to perform any of its obligations on account of any
strike or labor problem, energy shortage, governmental pre-emption or
prescription, national emergency, or any other cause of any kind beyond the
reasonable control of such party ("Force Majeure"); provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall be construed to extend (a) the due date for
payment of any installment or payment of Rent, or (b) the date upon which Tenant
is required to vacate and surrender the Premises.

         22. TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FIXTURES. Intentionally omitted.

         23. NOTICES. All notices, consents, approvals and similar
communications to be given by one party to the other under this Lease, shall be
given in writing, mailed or personally delivered as follows:

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         A. Landlord. To Landlord as follows:

            CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
            Parkway North Center
            Three Parkway North
            Deerfield, IL 60015
            Attn: Gerald J. O'Malley

            with a copy to each of:

            CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
            1850 K Street, N.W.
            Suite 500
            Washington, D.C. 20006
            Attn: Lease Administration

            and:

            CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
            1850 K Street, N.W.
            Suite 500
            Washington, D.C. 20006
            Attn: General Counsel

            and:

            Mayer, Brown & Platt
            190 South LaSalle Street
            Chicago, IL 60603
            Attn: Ivan P. Kane, Esq.

or to such other person at such other address as Landlord may designate by
notice to Tenant.

         B. Tenant. To Tenant as follows:

            ------------------------------------

            ------------------------------------

            ------------------------------------

            ------------------------------------

or to such other person at such other address as Tenant may designate by notice
to Landlord.

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         Mailed notices shall be sent by United States certified or registered
mail, or by a reputable national overnight courier service, postage prepaid.
Mailed notices shall be deemed to have been given on the earlier of actual
delivery or three (3) business days after posting in the United States mail in
the case of registered or certified mail, and one business day in the case of
overnight courier.

         24. QUIET POSSESSION. So long as Tenant shall perform all of its
obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall enjoy peaceful and quiet possession
of the Premises against any party claiming through Landlord.

         25. REAL ESTATE BROKER. Tenant represents to Landlord that Tenant has
not dealt with any real estate broker with respect to this Lease except for any
broker(s) listed in the Schedule, and no other broker is in any way entitled to
any broker's fee or other payment in connection with this Lease. Tenant shall
indemnify and defend Landlord against any claims by any other broker or third
party for any payment of any kind in connection with this Lease.

         26. MISCELLANEOUS.

         A. Successors and Assigns. Subject to the limits on Tenant's assignment
contained in Section 17, the provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of all successors and assigns of Landlord and Tenant.

         B. Date Payments Are Due. Except for payments to be made by Tenant
under this Lease which are due upon demand or are due in advance (such as Base
Rent), Tenant shall pay to Landlord any amount for which Landlord renders a
statement of account within ten days of Tenant's receipt of Landlord's
statement.

         C. Meaning of "Landlord", "Re-Entry, "including" and "Affiliate". The
term "Landlord" means only the owner of the Project and the lessor's interest in
this Lease from time to time. The words "re-entry" and "re-enter" are not
restricted to their technical legal meaning. The words "including" and similar
words shall mean "without limitation." The word "affiliate" shall mean a person
or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the applicable
entity. "Control" shall mean the power directly or indirectly, by contract or
otherwise, to direct the management and policies of the applicable entity.

         D. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of each provision of
this Lease.

         E. No Option. This document shall not be effective for any purpose
until it has been executed and delivered by both parties; execution and delivery
by one party shall not create any option or other right in the other party.

         F. Severability. The unenforceability of any provision of this Lease
shall not affect any other provision.

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         G. Governing Law. This Lease shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the state in which the Project is located, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws.

         H. Lease Modification. Tenant agrees to modify this Lease in any way
requested by a mortgagee which does not cause increased expense to Tenant or
otherwise materially adversely affect Tenant's interests under this Lease.

         I. No Oral Modification. No modification of this Lease shall be
effective unless it is a written modification signed by both parties.

         J. Landlord's Right to Cure. If Landlord breaches any of its
obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing and shall
take no action respecting such breach so long as Landlord promptly begins to
cure the breach and diligently pursues such cure to its completion. Landlord may
cure any default by Tenant; any expenses incurred shall become Additional Rent
due from Tenant on demand by Landlord.

         K. Captions. The captions used in this Lease shall have no effect on
the construction of this Lease.

         L. Authority. Landlord and Tenant each represents to the other that it
has full power and authority to execute and perform this Lease.

         M. Landlord's Enforcement of Remedies. Landlord may enforce any of its
remedies under this Lease either in its own name or through an agent.

         N. Entire Agreement. This Lease, together with all Appendices,
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. No representations or
agreements of any kind have been made by either party which are not contained in
this Lease.

         O. Landlord's Title. Landlord's title shall always be paramount to the
interest of Tenant, and nothing in this Lease shall empower Tenant to do
anything which might in any way impair Landlord's title.


         P. Light and Air Rights. Landlord does not grant in this Lease any
rights to light and air in connection with Project. Landlord reserves to itself,
the Land, the Building below the improved floor of each floor of the Premises,
the Building above the ceiling of each floor of the Premises, the exterior of
the Premises and the areas on the same floor outside the Premises, along with
the areas within the Premises required for the installation and repair of
utility lines and other items required to serve other tenants of the Building.

         Q. Singular and Plural. Wherever appropriate in this Lease, a singular
term shall be construed to mean the plural where necessary, and a plural term
the singular. For example, if at any


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time two parties shall constitute Landlord or Tenant, then the relevant term
shall refer to both parties together.

         R. No Recording by Tenant. Tenant shall not record in any public
records any memorandum or any portion of this Lease.

         S. Exclusivity. Landlord does not grant to Tenant in this Lease any
exclusive right except the right to occupy its Premises.

         T. No Construction Against Drafting Party. The rule of construction
that ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not apply to this
Lease.

         U. Survival. All obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this Lease
which accrue or arise during the Term of this Lease shall survive the
termination of this Lease.

         V. Rent Not Based on Income. No rent or other payment in respect of the
Premises shall be based in any way upon net income or profits from the Premises.
Tenant may not enter into or permit any sublease or license or other agreement
in connection with the Premises which provides for a rental or other payment
based on net income or profit.

         W. Building Manager and Service Providers. Landlord may perform any of
its obligations under this Lease through its employees or third parties hired by
Landlord.

         X. Late Charge and Interest on Late Payments. Without limiting the
provisions of Section 12A, if Tenant fails to pay any installment of Rent or
other charge to be paid by Tenant pursuant to this Lease within five (5)
business days after the same becomes due and payable, then Tenant shall pay a
late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such payment. In
addition, interest shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord on any late payments of
Rent from the date due until paid at the rate provided in Section 2D(2). Such
late charge and interest shall constitute Additional Rent due and payable by
Tenant to Landlord upon the date of payment of the delinquent payment referenced
above.

         Y. Tenant's Financial Statements. Upon request from Landlord, Tenant
shall provide Landlord with current audited annual and quarterly financial
statements (income and balance sheet).

         27. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. If Landlord is advised by its counsel at
any time that any part of the payments by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease
may be characterized as unrelated business income under the United States
Internal Revenue Code and its regulations, then Tenant shall enter into any
amendment proposed by Landlord to avoid such income, so long as the amendment
does not require Tenant to make more payments or accept fewer services from
Landlord, than this Lease provides.

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         28. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. Tenant shall not cause or permit any
Hazardous Substances to be brought upon, produced, stored, used, discharged or
disposed of in or near the Project unless Landlord has consented to such storage
or use in its sole discretion. "Hazardous Substances" include those hazardous
substances described in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et
seq., any other applicable federal, state or local law, and the regulations
adopted under these laws. If any lender or governmental agency shall require
testing for Hazardous Substances in the Premises, Tenant shall pay for such
testing.

         29. EXCULPATION. Landlord shall have no personal liability under this
Lease; its liability shall be limited to its interest in the Project, and shall
not extend to any other property or assets of Landlord. In no event shall any
officer, director, employee, agent, shareholder, partner, member or beneficiary
of Landlord be personally liable for any of Landlord's obligations hereunder.

         30. RELOCATION OPTION; TERMINATION OPTION. Subject to Subsections B and
C below, Tenant may at its option relocate from the Premises to a vacant space
(such space to be determined by Landlord in its sole discretion) in any Building
located within Parkway North Center and owned by Landlord or an affiliate of
Landlord, which space contains at least 10,000 rentable square feet (the
approximate square footage required to be identified by Tenant in its notice to
Landlord as set forth below) (the "Relocation Space"), upon the same terms
contained in this Lease, excluding the provisions of Appendix C of the Lease and
except for the amount of Base Rent payable during the Relocation Term and the
length of the Term. The term length of the lease with respect to the Relocation
Space shall be five (5) years (the "Relocation Term"). Tenant shall have no
additional relocation option. Upon the commencement of the Relocation Term, this
Lease shall terminate and the parties shall enter into a new lease upon the
terms set forth herein, provided that the obligations of each party accruing
under this Lease prior to the commencement of the Relocation Term shall survive
such termination. Vacant space shall not be eligible to be the Relocation Space
if it is subject to any expansion or renewal options of any current tenant in
the building in which such space is located.

         A. The Base Rent during the Relocation Term shall be the then
prevailing market rate for a comparable term commencing on the first day of the
Relocation Term for tenants of comparable size and creditworthiness for
comparable space in the Building and other first class office buildings in the
vicinity of the Building as reasonably determined by Landlord.

         B. To exercise its option, Tenant must deliver a binding notice (the
"Relocation Notice") to Landlord not less than three (3) months prior to the
last day of the first Lease Year, which notice shall set forth the approximate
amount of square footage required by Tenant in the Relocation Space (but in no
event less than 10,000 rentable square feet). If Tenant fails to give either its
binding notice timely, Tenant will be deemed to have waived its option to
relocate. Following receipt of the Relocation Notice, Landlord shall attempt to
identify a particular Relocation Space containing approximately the amount of
square footage required by Tenant (+/- 20%) and, if Landlord


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determines in its sole discretion that a Relocation Space is available, shall
calculate and inform Tenant of the Base Rent for the Relocation Space. Such
calculation shall be final and shall not be recalculated at the actual
commencement of the Relocation Term, if any. On or before the last day of the
first Lease Year, Landlord shall either identify the Relocation Space and inform
Tenant of the Base Rent for the Relocation Space, or shall notify Tenant that it
is unable, in its sole and absolute discretion, to identify a Relocation Space.
Tenant's option to relocate is also subject to the condition that Landlord,
using commercially reasonable efforts, is able in its sole discretion to
identify a Relocation Space. Landlord shall not be liable for any costs,
expenses, claims, or damages arising from its inability to identify a Relocation
Space, and Landlord makes no representations or warranties to Tenant regarding
the Relocation Space.

         C. Tenant's option to relocate is subject to the conditions that: (i)
on the date that Tenant delivers the Relocation Notice to Landlord, Tenant is
not in default under this Lease, and (ii) Tenant shall not have assigned this
Lease, or sublet any portion of the Premises under a sublease which is in effect
at any time during the final 12 months prior to the Relocation Term.

         D. In the event Landlord notifies Tenant that is unable to identify
such Relocation Space, then Tenant may at its option terminate this Lease in its
entirety (the "Termination Option") effective as of the first day of the fourth
(4th) month of the second (2nd) Lease Year (the "Early Termination Date") by
delivering written notice of its intent to terminate this Lease (the
"Termination Notice") to Landlord within fifteen days after the last day of the
first (1st) Lease Year, and simultaneously paying to Landlord the Termination
Fee. If Tenant fails to deliver its Termination Notice timely, Tenant will be
deemed to have waived such Termination Option. If there are any defaults by
Tenant under this Lease as of the date Tenant delivers the Termination Notice or
as of the Early Termination Date, the Termination Option shall be void, and the
Lease shall remain in effect. If Tenant properly exercises its Termination
Option, this Lease shall terminate as of the Early Termination Date. The
"Termination Fee" shall be the sum of the total aggregate amount of the
brokerage commissions, the costs of the Initial Improvements, any rental
abatement, and any other concession granted to Tenant under the terms of this
Lease, which would be unamortized as of the Early Termination Date, assuming
that such total aggregate amount were to be fully amortized over the initial
term of the Lease using an interest rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease.

                             LANDLORD:

                             CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION,
                             a Maryland corporation, t/a Parkway North III

                             By: /s/ Gerald J. O'Malley
                             -------------------------------------------------
                             Print Name:  Gerald O'Malley
                             -------------------------------------------------
                             Print Title: Managing Director
                             -------------------------------------------------




                             TENANT:

                             CYTOMEDIX, INC., a Delaware corporation

                             By: /s/ James Cour
                             -------------------------------------------------
                             Print Name:  James Cour
                             -------------------------------------------------
                             Print Title: President
                             -------------------------------------------------

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                              PLAN OF THE PREMISES



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                                   APPENDIX B

                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

         1. Tenant shall not place anything, or allow anything to be placed near
the glass of any window, door, partition or wall which may, in Landlord's
judgment, appear unsightly from outside of the Premises.

         2. The Project directory shall be available to Tenant solely to display
names and their location in the Project, which display shall be as directed by
Landlord.

         3. The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and
stairways shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by Tenant for any purposes
other than for ingress to and egress from the Premises. Tenant shall lend its
full cooperation to keep such areas free from all obstruction and in a clean and
sightly condition and shall move all supplies, furniture and equipment as soon
as received directly to the Premises and move all such items and waste being
taken from the Premises (other than waste customarily removed by employees of
the Building) directly to the shipping platform at or about the time arranged
for removal therefrom. The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators,
stairways, balconies and roof are not for the use of the general public and
Landlord shall, in all cases, retain the right to control and prevent access
thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord, reasonably
exercised, shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and
interests of the Project. Neither Tenant nor any employee or invitee of Tenant
shall go upon the roof of the Project.

         4. The toilet rooms, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatuses shall
not be used for any purposes other than that for which they were constructed,
and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein, and to
the extent caused by Tenant or its employees or invitees, the expense of any
breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be
borne by Tenant.

         5. Tenant shall not cause any unnecessary janitorial labor or services
by reason of Tenant's carelessness or indifference in the preservation of good
order and cleanliness.

         6. Tenant shall not install or operate any refrigerating, heating or
air conditioning apparatus, or carry on any mechanical business without the
prior written consent of Landlord; use the Premises for housing, lodging or
sleeping purposes; or permit preparation or warming of food in the Premises
(warming of coffee and individual meals with employees and guests excepted).
Tenant shall not occupy or use the Premises or permit the Premises to be
occupied or used for any purpose, act or thing which is in violation of any
Governmental Requirement or which may be dangerous to persons or property.



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                                  Page 1 of 5


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         7. Tenant shall not bring upon, use or keep in the Premises or the
Project any kerosene, gasoline or inflammable or combustible fluid or material,
or any other articles deemed hazardous to persons or property, or use any method
of heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord.

         8. Landlord shall have sole power to direct electricians as to where
and how telephone and other wires are to be introduced. No boring or cutting for
wires is to be allowed without the consent of Landlord. The location of
telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall
be subject to the approval of Landlord.

         9. No additional locks shall be placed upon any doors, windows or
transoms in or to the Premises. Tenant shall not change existing locks or the
mechanism thereof. Upon termination of the lease, Tenant shall deliver to
Landlord all keys and passes for offices, rooms, parking lot and toilet rooms
which shall have been furnished Tenant.

         In the event of the loss of keys so furnished, Tenant shall pay
Landlord therefor. Tenant shall not make, or cause to be made, any such keys and
shall order all such keys solely from Landlord and shall pay Landlord for any
keys in addition to the two sets of keys originally furnished by Landlord for
each lock.

         10. Tenant shall not install linoleum, tile, carpet or other floor
covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any
manner except as approved by Landlord.

         11. No furniture, packages, supplies, equipment or merchandise will be
received in the Project or carried up or down in the freight elevator, except
between such hours and in such freight elevator as shall be designated by
Landlord. Tenant shall not take or permit to be taken in or out of other
entrances of the Building, or take or permit on other elevators, any item
normally taken in or out through the trucking concourse or service doors or in
or on freight elevators.

         12. Tenant shall cause all doors to the Premises to be closed and
securely locked and shall turn off all utilities, lights and machines before
leaving the Project at the end of the day.

         13. Without the prior written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not use
the name of the Project or any picture of the Project in connection with, or in
promoting or advertising the business of, Tenant, except Tenant may use the
address of the Project as the address of its business.

         14. Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord to assure the most
effective operation of the Premises' or the Project's heating and air
conditioning, and shall refrain from attempting to adjust any controls, other
than room thermostats installed for Tenant's use. Tenant shall keep corridor
doors closed.
                                   APPENDIX B
                                  Page 2 of 5
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         15. Tenant assumes full responsibility for protecting the Premises from
theft, robbery and pilferage, which may arise from a cause other than Landlord's
negligence, which includes keeping doors locked and other means of entry to the
Premises closed and secured.

         16. Peddlers, solicitors and beggars shall be reported to the office of
the Project or as Landlord otherwise requests.

         17. Tenant shall not advertise the business, profession or activities
of Tenant conducted in the Project in any manner which violates the letter or
spirit of any code of ethics adopted by any recognized association or
organization pertaining to such business, profession or activities.

         18. No bicycle or other vehicle and no animals or pets shall be allowed
in the Premises, halls, freight docks, or any other parts of the Building except
that blind persons may be accompanied by "seeing eye" dogs. Tenant shall not
make or permit any noise, vibration or odor to emanate from the Premises, or do
anything therein tending to create, or maintain, a nuisance, or do any act
tending to injure the reputation of the Building.

         19. Tenant acknowledges that Building security problems may occur which
may require the employment of extreme security measures in the day-to-day
operation of the Project.

         Accordingly:

                  (a) Landlord may, at any time, or from time to time, or for
regularly scheduled time periods, as deemed advisable by Landlord and/or its
agents, in their sole discretion, require that persons entering or leaving the
Project or the Property identify themselves to watchmen or other employees
designated by Landlord, by registration, identification or otherwise.

                  (b) Tenant agrees that it and its employees will cooperate
fully with Project employees in the implementation of any and all security
procedures.

                  (c) Such security measures shall be the sole responsibility of
Landlord, and Tenant shall have no liability for any action taken by Landlord in
connection therewith, it being understood that Landlord is not required to
provide any security procedures and shall have no liability for such security
procedures or the lack thereof.

         20. Tenant shall not do or permit the manufacture, sale, purchase, use
or gift of any fermented, intoxicating or alcoholic beverages without obtaining
written consent of Landlord.

         21. Tenant shall not disturb the quiet enjoyment of any other tenant.

                                   APPENDIX B
                                  Page 3 of 5

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         22. Tenant shall not provide any janitorial services or cleaning
without Landlord's written consent and then only subject to supervision of
Landlord and at Tenant's sole responsibility and by janitor or cleaning
contractor or employees at all times satisfactory to Landlord.

         23. Landlord may retain a pass key to the Premises and be allowed
admittance thereto at all times to enable its representatives to examine the
Premises from time to time and to exhibit the same and Landlord may place and
keep on the windows and doors of the Premises at any time signs advertising the
Premises for Rent.

         24. No equipment, mechanical ventilators, awnings, special shades or
other forms of window covering shall be permitted either inside or outside the
windows of the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord, and then
only at the expense and risk of Tenant, and they shall be of such shape, color,
material, quality, design and make as may be approved by Landlord.

         25. Tenant shall not during the term of this Lease canvas or solicit
other tenants of the Building for any purpose.

         26. Tenant shall not install or operate any phonograph, musical or
sound- producing instrument or device, radio receiver or transmitter, TV
receiver or transmitter, or similar device in the Building, nor install or
operate any antenna, aerial, wires or other equipment inside or outside the
Building, nor operate any electrical device from which may emanate electrical
waves which may interfere with or impair radio or television broadcasting or
reception from or in the Building or elsewhere, without in each instance the
prior written approval of Landlord. The use thereof, if permitted, shall be
subject to control by Landlord to the end that others shall not be disturbed.

         27. Tenant shall promptly remove all rubbish and waste from the
Premises.

         28. Tenant shall not exhibit, sell or offer for sale, Rent or exchange
in the Premises or at the Project any article, thing or service, except those
ordinarily embraced within the use of the Premises specified in Section 6 of
this Lease, without the prior written consent of Landlord.

         29. Tenant shall list all furniture, equipment and similar articles
Tenant desires to remove from the Premises or the Building and deliver a copy of
such list to Landlord and procure a removal permit from the Office of the
Building authorizing Building employees to permit such articles to be removed.

         30. Tenant shall not overload any floors in the Premises or any public
corridors or elevators in the Building.

         31. Tenant shall not do any painting in the Premises, or mark, paint,
cut or drill into, drive nails or screws into, or in any way deface any part of
the Premises or the Building, outside or inside, without the prior written
consent of Landlord.

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         32. Whenever Landlord's consent, approval or satisfaction is required
under these Rules, then unless otherwise stated, any such consent, approval or
satisfaction must be obtained in advance, such consent or approval may be
granted or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion, and Landlord's satisfaction
shall be determined in its sole judgment.

         33. Tenant and its employees shall cooperate in all fire drills
conducted by Landlord in the Building.


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                                   APPENDIX C

                          TENANT IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT

         1. INITIAL IMPROVEMENTS. Landlord shall cause to be performed the
improvements (the "Initial Improvements") in the Premises in accordance with
plans and specifications approved by Landlord. The Initial Improvements shall be
performed at Landlord's cost, using Building standard materials.

         The Initial Improvements shall consist of the following improvments to
the Premises:

         (a)      Landlord shall demolish all interior non-load bearing walls
                  currently in the Premises as of the date of this Lease, and
                  shall also remove from such walls any existing electrical
                  wiring;

         (b)      Landlord shall patch the walls and repair the ceiling as
                  reasonably required due to the demolition work described
                  above;

         (c)      Landlord shall install light switches near to the entrance to
                  the Premises;

         (d)      Landlord shall paint the wall surfaces in the Premises;

         (e)      Landlord shall install a sink, upper and lower cabinents, a
                  small dishwasher, and an electrical outlet sufficient to serve
                  a normal-size household refrigerator, all as reasonably
                  designated or selected by Landlord.

         In addition to the Initial Improvements, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole
cost and expense and using materials previously approved in writing by Landlord,
remove all carpeting existing in the Premises as of the date of this Lease and
install new carpeting of Building standard grade or better.

         2. CHANGE ORDERS. If, prior to the Commencement Date, Tenant shall
require improvements or changes (individually or collectively, "Change Orders")
to the Premises in addition to, revision of, or substitution for the Initial
Improvements, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord for its approval plans and
specifications for such Change Orders. If Landlord does not approve of the plans
for Change Orders, Landlord shall advise Tenant of the revisions required.
Tenant shall revise and redeliver the plans and specifications to Landlord
within five (5) business days of Landlord's advice or Tenant shall be deemed to
have abandoned its request for such Change Orders. Tenant shall pay for all
preparations and revisions of plans and specifications, and the construction of
all Change Orders.

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                                  Page 1 of 3

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         3. COMMENCEMENT DATE DELAY. Commencement Date shall be delayed until
the Initial Improvements have been substantially completed (the "Completion
Date"), except to the extent that the delay shall be caused by any one or more
of the following (a "Tenant Delay"):

                  (a) Tenant's request for Change Orders whether or not any such
Change Orders are actually performed; or

                  (b) Contractor's performance of any Change Orders; or

                  (c) Tenant's request for materials, finishes or installations
requiring unusually long lead times; or

                  (d) Tenant's delay in reviewing, revising or approving plans
and specifications beyond the periods set forth herein; or

                  (e) Tenant's delay in providing information critical to the
normal progression of the project. Tenant shall provide such information as soon
as reasonably possible, but in no event longer than one week after receipt of
such request for information from Landlord; or

                  (f) Tenant's delay in making payments to Landlord for costs of
the Initial Improvements and/or Change Orders in excess of the Landlord's
Contribution; or

                  (g) Any other act or omission by Tenant, its agents,
contractors or persons employed by any of such persons.

If the Commencement Date is delayed for any reason, then Landlord shall cause
Landlord's Architect to certify the date on which the Initial Improvements would
have been completed but for such Tenant Delay, or were in fact completed without
any Tenant Delay.

         4. ACCESS BY TENANT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF TERM. Landlord at its
discretion may permit Tenant and its agents to enter the Premises prior to the
Commencement Date to prepare the Premises for Tenant's use and occupancy. Any
such permission shall constitute a license only, conditioned upon Tenant's:

                  (a) working in harmony with Landlord and Landlord's agents,
contractors, workmen, mechanics and suppliers and with other tenants and
occupants of the Building;

                  (b) obtaining in advance Landlord's approval of the
contractors proposed to be used by Tenant and depositing with Landlord in
advance of any work (i) security satisfactory to Landlord for the completion
thereof, and (ii) the contractor's affidavit for the proposed work and the
waivers of lien from the contractor and all subcontractors and suppliers of
material; and

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<PAGE>

                  (c) furnishing Landlord with such insurance as Landlord may
require against liabilities which may arise out of such entry.

         Landlord shall have the right to withdraw such license for any reason
upon twenty-four (24) hours' written notice to Tenant. Landlord shall not be
liable in any way for any injury, loss or damage which may occur to any of
Tenant's property or installations in the Premises prior to the Commencement
Date. Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless Landlord from
all liabilities, costs, damages, fees and expenses arising out of the activities
of Tenant or its agents, contractors, suppliers or workmen in the Premises or
the Building. Any entry and occupation permitted under this Section shall be
governed by Section 5 and all other terms of the Lease.

         5. MISCELLANEOUS.

         Terms used in this Appendix C shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Lease. The terms of this Appendix C are subject to the terms of the
Lease.



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                                   APPENDIX D

                    MORTGAGES CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE PROJECT


Instrument                              Name and Address of Holder
- ----------                              --------------------------

None                                    N/A

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                                   APPENDIX E

                         COMMENCEMENT DATE CONFIRMATION

Landlord:         CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation

Tenant:           Cytomedix, Inc., a ________ corporation

This Commencement Date Confirmation is made by Landlord and Tenant pursuant to
that certain Lease dated as of _________, 2000 (the "Lease") for certain
premises known as Suite ____ in the building commonly known as Three Parkway
North (the "Premises"). This Confirmation is made pursuant to Item 8 of the
Schedule to the Lease.

         1. Lease Commencement Date, Termination Date. Landlord and Tenant
hereby agree that the Commencement Date of the Lease is _____________, 2000, and
the Termination Date of the Lease is _______________, 2003.

         2. Acceptance of Premises. Tenant has inspected the Premises and
affirms that the Premises is acceptable in all respects in its current "as is"
condition.

         3. Incorporation. This Confirmation is incorporated into the Lease, and
forms an integral part thereof. This Confirmation shall be construed and
interpreted in accordance with the terms of the Lease for all purposes.

                                  TENANT:

                                  Cytomedix, Inc., a ________ corporation


                                  By:
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Name:
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                  ---------------------------------------------

                                  LANDLORD:

                                  CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland
                                  corporation, t/a Parkway North III


                                  By:
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Name:
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                  ---------------------------------------------



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                                CYTOMEDIX, INC.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STOCK TICKER SYMBOL

Little Rock, Arkansas *****CDT, April 6, 2000

Cytomedix, Inc. (formerly, Autologous Wound Therapy, Inc.) today announced the
appointment of new executive management personnel.

Dennis Hendren, acting as Board Chairman and speaking on behalf of the company,
said, "We are delighted to announce that an experienced team of healthcare
executives have agreed to join Cytomedix to act as the company's new senior
management team. Each of these individuals brings to the company a breadth of
talent and many years of experience in the biomedical field. We are very much
looking forward to their plans to expand the base of our successful and growing
AuToloGel(TM) wound therapy business and develop for the company new
opportunities in other areas of cellular therapies and molecular biotechnology."
Each of the new managers has been previously employed by Baxter International
Inc.

JAMES A. COUR, PRESIDENT AND CEO - Mr. James A. Cour will assume the position
of President and CEO. Before joining the company, Mr. Cour served nineteen
years with Baxter International in a variety of management positions, most
recently as its Vice President of Portfolio Strategy. He previously served as
General Manager of Operations at Baxter Limited (a $725 million Japanese
operating subsidiary) and Director of Business Development for Baxter's Global
Business Group. Mr. Cour received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business, with a specialization in Finance. He received a
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Notre Dame,
graduating with honors. Mr. Cour will provide overall leadership to the company
and particular expertise in the area of biomedical technology analysis, mergers
and acquisitions and strategic planning.

ROBIN L. GELLER, VICE PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Dr. Geller also joins
the company from Baxter Healthcare where she has served in a variety of
capacities including Senior Assessment Manager for Corporate Quality Systems
and Senior Research Scientist for the Gene Therapy Division. Before joining
Baxter, Dr. Geller was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota in the
departments of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and Pediatrics where she also
did post-doctoral research in cellular immunology. She has authored 31
scientific papers, is the principal or co-inventor of seven issued or pending
patents, and is on the editorial board of or a reviewer for three scientific
journals. She received her doctoral degree in Molecular Biology from the
University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Genetics from the
University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Geller will be in charge of the
regulatory affairs of the company and will be responsible for identifying
emerging technologies, and performing scientific due diligence.

CHRISTOPHER J. CAYWOOD, VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - Mr.
Christopher J. Caywood joined Baxter Healthcare in 1998 and worked as Director
of Business Planning and Development. Previously, he served in various
financial and legal capacities for



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Sears, Roebuck and Co. including Director of Financial Analysis, Manager of
Competitive and Economic Analysis, and Tax Attorney. Before joining Sears, he
practiced law for seven years with firms in Boston and Chicago. He has a
Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business, a Juris Doctor Degree, Master's Degree in World
Politics, and a Bachelor's Degree in History, with High Honors and Distinction,
all from the University of Michigan. Mr. Caywood will be responsible for
formulating the long-term business strategy of the company and for
identification, negotiation, and execution of acquisitions and licensing
transactions.


DAVID C. DEMAREST, VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY - Mr.
David C. Demarest joins the company following three years of private law
practice with the firm of Preston, Gates & Ellis. There, he specialized in
biotechnology and pharmaceutical transactions, high-technology research &
development projects, domestic and international licensing; transnational
investment and corporate compliance. Before this private practice, he spent 13
years as in-house counsel for Baxter International, serving on extensive
expatriate assignments in Brussels, Tokyo, and Singapore. Mr. Demarest holds a
Masters of Laws Degree from Harvard Law School, a Bachelor of Laws Degree, with
honors, from McGill University Faculty of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree,
with honors, from Colgate University. Mr. Demarest is fluent in French and
Japanese. As general counsel Mr. Demarest will be responsible for managing the
legal affairs of the corporation, instituting a rigorous corporate compliance
program, supervising the maintenance of the books and records of the corporate
entity, and general administration of the company's affairs.

Mr. Cour said, "We are all very pleased to be joining Cytomedix. The
AuTolo(TM)Cure process developed in Little Rock has tremendous potential, both
in the treatment of chronic wounds and other medical applications. The new
management brings a wealth of experience and a diverse set of skills to
supplement the excellent team that Dennis Hendren and his colleagues have
already built. We believe the company is well-positioned to take a leadership
role in the rapidly expanding field of cellular therapies."

The company's current ticker symbol, "AWTX" (NASDAQ OTC:BB) will be changed to
"CYDX," effective at the start of trading on April 7, 2000. The company will
also relocate its corporate headquarters to Suburban Chicago in the near
future, while maintaining its current offices in Little Rock.

Cytomedix is the proprietary owner of the AuTolo(TM)Gel and AuTolo(TM)Cure
processes, used in the treatment of chronic wounds such as diabetic
neuropathies, and venous stasis and decubitus ulcers.

For further information, please contact: Dennis Hendren at (501) 225-8400.


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