Exhibit 10.005

|CONFIDENTIAL |  | REDACTED VERSION
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[***] CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH
RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.

| |  | DATED                                                                              |  | 23 DECEMBER 2003 |  | 
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| |  | INTERCITY PHARMA LIMITED                                                           |  | (1)              |  | 
| |  | and                                                                                |  |                  |  | 
| |  | EVANS VACCINES LIMITED                                                             |  | (2)              |  | 
| |  | AGREEMENT FOR LEASErelating to Unit 5A Boulevard Industry Park Halewood Merseyside |  |                 

|HammondsTrinity Court    16 John Dalton Street    Manchester    M60 8HSDX14347 Manchester 1 Telephone+44 (0)870 839 0000Fax+44 (0)870 839 5001 |  | www.hammonds.com
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|ReferenceSG2/INT.292-1                                                                                                                         |  |                 

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CONTENTS

|1  |  | INTERPRETATION                                               |  | 1 
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|2  |  | DEFINITIONS                                                  |  | 1 
|3  |  | BUILDING CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND WARRANTIES   |  | 6 
|4  |  | THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM                                        |  | 7 
|5  |  | THE CONTRACTOR                                               |  | 7 
|6  |  | EXECUTION OF THE BUILDING WORKS                              |  | 9 
|7  |  | DAMAGES                                                      |  | 10
|8  |  | DEVELOPERS VARIATIONS                                        |  | 11
|9  |  | BIO WORKS                                                    |  | 11
|10 |  | PERMITTED TENANT'S VARIATIONS                                |  | 14
|11 |  | INSPECTION                                                   |  | 15
|12 |  | ACCESS DATE AND PRACTICAL COMPLETION                         |  | 16
|13 |  | MEASUREMENT AND RENT                                         |  | 17
|14 |  | TENANT'S WORKS                                               |  | 18
|15 |  | ACCESS FOR TENANT'S WORKS                                    |  | 19
|16 |  | RENT                                                         |  | 21
|17 |  | THE GRANT OF THE LEASE AND LICENCE TO COMPLETE THE BIO WORKS |  | 21
|18 |  | INSURANCE                                                    |  | 22
|19 |  | NO ASSIGNMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT TO A FUND             |  | 23
|20 |  | OCCUPATION PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE LEASE                  |  | 23
|21 |  | TITLE                                                        |  | 24
|22 |  | REGISTRATION OF NOTICE                                       |  | 25
|23 |  | NON MERGER                                                   |  | 25
|24 |  | DEFECTS LIABILITY PROVISIONS                                 |  | 25
|25 |  | PROVISO FOR RE-ENTRY                                         |  | 26
|26 |  | NOTICES                                                      |  | 26
|27 |  | NO RESTRICTIONS ON ADJOINING LAND                            |  | 27
|28 |  | VAT                                                          |  | 27
|29 |  | DISPUTES                                                     |  | 27
|30 |  | LIMITATION OF DEVELOPER'S LIABILITY                          |  | 28
|31 |  | THE EMPLOYER'S REPRESENTATIVE AND THE TENANT'S SURVEYOR      |  | 28
|32 |  | LIMITATION OF SUCCESSORS IN TITLE'S LIABILITY                |  | 28
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|33 |  | INTEREST               |  | 28
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|34 |  | NO REPRESENTATIONS     |  | 28
|35 |  | ENTIRE AGREEMENT       |  | 28
|36 |  | THIRD PARTIES          |  | 28
|37 |  | MUTUAL CO-OPERATION    |  | 29
|38 |  | CONFIDENTIALITY        |  | 29
|39 |  | STANDARD CONDITIONS    |  | 29
|40 |  | JURISDICTION           |  | 29
|41 |  | OPERATION OF THIS DEED |  | 29
|42 |  | STAMP DUTY             |  | 29

|SCHEDULE 1 ACCESS CRITERIA |  | 30
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|SCHEDULE 2 PRE-CONDITIONS  |  | 31

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|DATE OF AGREEMENT FOR LEASE |  | 23 DECEMBER 2003
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IN WITNESSwhereof the parties hereto have signed this document the day and year first above written.

|SIGNEDby |  | /s/SIMON PARKER                              |  | )  
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|         |  | for and on behalf ofINTERCITY PHARMA
LIMITED |  | )
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|SIGNEDby |  | /s/JOHN LAMBERT                              |  | )  
|         |  | for and on behalf ofEVANS VACCINES
LIMITED   |  | )
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SCHEDULE 1  Access Criteria

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SCHEDULE 2  Pre-Conditions

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APPENDIX A  THE FORM OF THE LEASE

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APPENDIX B  SPECIFICATION

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APPENDIX C  THE FORM OF WARRANTIES

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APPENDIX D  STANDARD FORM OF LICENCE FOR ALTERATIONS

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APPENDIX E  PLAN  SITE PLAN  ZONE PLAN

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APPENDIX F  ACCESS DRAWINGS

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APPENDIX G  FORM OF BUILDING CONTRACT

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