Exhibit 10.1
 
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July 15, 2014

Charles Bernhardt
23 Birch Road
Malvern, PA 19355

RE:           Interim Chief Financial Officer position

Dear Charles:

We are pleased to offer you the temporary position of Interim Chief Financial
Officer at Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), reporting to the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer.  Your base salary will be $220,000 per year. This is a
full time temporary position and we expect you to devote all of your working
time and attention to it.  If you accept this offer, your start date will be
July 16, 2014. In addition, for the period of July 11, 2014 through July 15,
2014, you will be employed by the Company as the Special Advisor to the Chief
Executive Officer.

During this period, you are eligible to receive medical and dental insurance.
The Company currently pays 80% of the premium for medical and dental coverage,
with the employee paying the remaining 20% of the premium.
 
Please review the enclosed Confidentiality Agreement carefully.  Your employment
is contingent upon your acceptance of the obligations set forth in this
document.  If you have any questions regarding this document, please contact me
at 215-717-4108.

This letter is a summary of the terms of the Company’s employment offer to
you.  It is not a contract and employment is at-will.  It is also understood
that this letter does not alter your right or the Company’s right to terminate
the employment relationship, at any time, with or without cause and with or
without notice.

If you wish to accept this offer, please sign below and return this letter and a
signed Confidentiality Agreement to me.
 
We hope that you will be joining us at Echo Therapeutics and we look forward to
working with you.

 
 
Sincerely,

/s/ Kimberly Burke

Kimberly Burke
Interim Chief Executive Officer

Accepted this 16th day of July, 2014:

/s/ Charles Bernhardt
Charles Bernhardt