Exhibit 10.8

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT,  made and entered into as of this 13th day of October,
1998, by and between  Immucor,  Inc., a Georgia  corporation  with its executive
offices at 3130 Gateway Drive,  Norcross,  Georgia 30091 (herein  referred to as
"Employer" or the "Company"),  and Edward L. Gallup, residing at 80 Skyland Dr.,
Roswell, Georgia 30075 (herein referred to as "Employee").


                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to enter into an  agreement  for
Employer's  employment  of  Employee  on the  terms and  conditions  hereinafter
states.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.   Relationship Established

Employer hereby employs Employee as President and CEO of Employer to perform the
services  and  duties  normally  and  customarily   associated  with  Employee's
position,  such duties as specified  in the  Employer's  bylaws,  and such other
duties  as may  from  time to time  be  specified  by the  Employer's  Board  of
Directors.  Employee  will be retained in this  position  during the term of his
employment  under this Employment  Agreement,  and hereby agrees to perform such
services and duties in this capacity.

2.   Extent of Services

Employee shall devote  substantially all his business time,  attention skill and
efforts  to the  performance  of his  duties  hereunder,  and shall use his best
efforts to promote the success of the Employer's  business.  Employer recognizes
that  Employee  has  agreed to  employment  at  Employer's  offices  located  in
Norcross,  Georgia.  Should Employer's  executive offices be relocated to, or if
Employer  otherwise  shall  require that  Employee work at, a place greater than
thirty (30) miles from  Employee's  principal  residence  noted in Section 13(b)
hereof, then Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment hereunder
and such  termination  shall be deemed to be a  termination  under  Section 3(c)
hereof for all purposes hereunder.

3.   Term of Employment

Employee's  employment hereunder shall commence on October 13, 1998 (hereinafter
called the "Effective  Date," and shall continue for a period of five (5) years,
unless sooner terminated by the first to occur of the following:

(a)  The death or complete  disability of Employee.  "Complete  disability",  as
     used herein, shall mean the inability of Employee, due to illness, accident
     or any other  physical  or  mental  incapacity,  to  perform  the  services
     provided  for  hereunder  for an  aggregate  of 12 months  during  the term
     hereof.

(b)  The discharge of Employee by Employer for Cause. Employee's discharge shall
     be "for Cause" if due to any of the following:

     (i)      Employee's dishonesty,
     (ii)     An act of defalcation committed by Employee,
     (iii)    Employee's   continuing   inability   or  refusal  to  perform
                  reasonable  duties  assigned  to him  hereunder  (unless  such
                  refusal  occurs  following  the  occurrence  of  a  Change  of
                  Control, as defined herein) or
     (iv)     Employee's moral turpitude.

     Disability  because  of  illness or  accident  or  any  other  physical  or
     mental disability shall not constitute a basis for discharge for Cause.

(c)  The discharge of Employee by Employer  without Cause (which shall be deemed
     to have  occurred  if  Employee's  employment  hereunder  terminates  under
     Section 7 hereof).

(d)  At  Employee's  request  and with the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(e)  At  Employee's  election  upon 120 days  notice (or such  lesser  notice as
     Employer  may  accept),  without  the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(f)  At the end of the term of the Agreement,  or any extension thereof,  if the
     either  the  Employer  or  Employee  gives 60 days  notice  to the other of
     non-renewal of the Agreement.

     If not sooner terminated under the provisions of Sections 3(a) through 3(f)
     above,  the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder  shall  automatically
     renew for an additional period of five (5) years.

4.   Compensation

(a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(e), Employer will pay to Employee as
     base  compensation  for the services to be performed by him  hereunder  the
     base compensation  specified on Schedule A attached hereto.  Schedule A may
     be amended  from time to time upon the parties'  revision and  re-execution
     thereof,  whereupon  the  amended  Schedule  A shall  be  attached  hereto;
     provided,  however,  the amended  Schedule A shall be  effective  upon such
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(b)  The Employee may be entitled to  additional  bonus  compensation  as may be
     determined  by the Board of  Directors of Employer  from time to time,  any
     such  determination  to be final,  binding,  conclusive on Employee and all
     other persons.

(c)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under  Section 3(c)
     hereof,  the Employee  shall be paid an amount equal to the Average  Annual
     Compensation  payable to Employee under Schedule A for the remainder of the
     term of this Agreement in accordance with the payment schedule set forth on
     Schedule  A, to be paid over the  remainder  of the term of this  Agreement
     following  termination.  For  purposes  of this  Section,  "Average  Annual
     Compensation" shall mean the Employee's annual base compensation payable to
     Employee under Schedule A in accordance with the payment schedule set forth
     on Schedule A together with his Average Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean
     the  average  bonus paid to  employee  over the last two years in which the
     Employee was eligible to receive a bonus or such lesser  number of years in
     which Employee was eligible to receive a bonus.

(d)  As long as Employee is employed hereunder,  Employer, at its election, will
     either (a) supply to Employee an automobile of a type  consistent  with his
     duties and  salary,  and will pay the  reasonable  expenses  of  operating,
     maintaining  the automobile and insuring the automobile and its driver,  or
     (b) provide  Employee an  automobile  allowance  as specified on Schedule A
     attached  hereto,  and  will  pay the  reasonable  expenses  of  operating,
     maintaining  the  automobile  and insuring the  automobile  and its driver.
     Schedule A may be amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and
     re-execution  thereof  whereupon  the amended  Schedule A shall be attached
     hereto;  provided,  however, the amended Schedule A shall be effective upon
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(e)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under Section 3(a),
     3(b), 3(d), 3(e) or 3(f) hereof, all of Employer's  obligations to Employee
     hereunder will cease  automatically  and Employee shall only be entitled to
     compensation accrued through the date of termination.

5.   Expenses

Employee shall be entitled to receive  reimbursement for, or payment directly by
the Employer of, all reasonable  expenses incurred by Employee at the request of
the Employer in the  performance  of his duties under this  Agreement,  provided
that Employee  accounts  therefor in writing and that such expenses are ordinary
and necessary  business  expenses of the Employer  within the meaning of Section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

6.   Insurance and Other Fringe Benefits

Employer will provide  Employee  with (a) health  insurance,  dental  insurance,
long-term disability insurance,  paid vacations and other fringe benefits in the
form and in dollar amounts substantially  equivalent to the benefits provided to
the  Employer's   other  employees  in  a  similar  position  and  with  similar
responsibilities,  and (b) life insurance for the benefit of the Employee and/or
the  Employer,  as  provided on  Schedule B attached  hereto.  Schedule B may be
amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and re-execution  thereof,
whereupon the amended  Schedule B shall be attached hereto;  provided,  however,
the amended Schedule B shall be effective upon such re-execution, whether or not
it is attached hereto.

7.   Termination  of Employment  Upon Sale or Change of  Control  of  Employer's
     Business; Severance

(a)  Notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement,
     either Employer or Employee may terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder
     if any of the following events occur:

     (i)          Sale of Employer's  Assets.  The sale of all or  substantially
                  all of  Employer's  assets to a single  purchaser  or group of
                  associated  purchasers,  whether in a single  transaction or a
                  series of related transactions.

     (ii)         Sale of  Employer's  Shares.  The  sale,  exchange,  or  other
                  disposition,  in one  transaction,  or in a series of  related
                  transactions,  of twenty  percent  (20%) or more of Employer's
                  outstanding shares of capital stock.

     (iii)        Merger  or  Consolidation.  The  merger  or  consolidation  of
                  Employer in a transaction or series of  transactions  in which
                  Employer's  shareholders  receive  or retain  less than  fifty
                  percent (50%) of the  outstanding  voting shares of the new or
                  surviving corporation.

     (iv)         Other  Changes in  Control.  The  occurrence  of any change in
                  control  of  the  Employer   within  the  meaning  of  federal
                  securities law.

(b)  If, within 60 days after an event described in Sections  7(a)(i),  (a)(ii),
     (a)(iii)  or  (a)(iv) (a "Change of  Control"),  the  Employee  voluntarily
     terminates his employment with the Employer, or if within two years after a
     Change of Control Employer  terminates  Employee's  employment (whether for
     Cause or without Cause) the Employer terminates Employee's employment, then
     Employer  shall pay  Employee  (instead of the amount  specified in Section
     4(c),  if any, but together  with the amount  specified in Section 7(d), if
     any)  an  amount  equal  to  five  times  the  Employee's   Average  Annual
     Compensation (as defined below), to be paid in a single payment at the time
     of  termination.  In  consideration  of such  payment  and  his  employment
     hereunder through the date of such  termination,  Employee agrees to remain
     bound by the  provisions of this  agreement  which  specifically  relate to
     periods, activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of
     Employee's employment.

(c)  Upon a Change of Control,  Employee's  existing  options  under any Immucor
     Inc. (the "Company") option plan, including the Company's 1990 Stock Option
     Plan,  the Company's  1995 Stock Option Plan,  and the Company's 1998 Stock
     Option Plan, if any, shall immediately vest and become  exercisable in full
     and shall remain  exercisable  for the full term stated in such option plan
     or in any stock option agreement between the Company and the Employee.

(d)  If,  within  60  days  after a  Change  of  Control,  either  the  Employee
     voluntarily  terminates  his  employment  with the Employer or the Employer
     terminates  Employee's employment other than for Cause, then Employer shall
     pay to  Employee  an  outplacement  assistance  benefit  for the purpose of
     assisting  Employee with  counseling,  travel and other expenses related to
     finding new  employment.  Such  amount  shall be paid in cash in the amount
     specified  on Schedule A attached  hereto.  Schedule A may be amended  from
     time to time upon the parties' revision and re-execution thereof, whereupon
     the amended Schedule A shall be attached  hereto;  provided,  however,  the
     amended  Schedule A shall be effective upon such  re-execution,  whether or
     not it is attached hereto.

(e)  For purposes of this Section,  "Average Annual Compensation" shall mean the
     Employee's annual base compensation payable to Employee under Schedule A in
     accordance with the payment  schedule set forth on Schedule A together with
     his Average  Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean the average of the bonuses
     paid to Employee over the last two years (or such lesser number of years in
     which  Employee  was eligible to receive a bonus) in which the Employee was
     eligible to receive a bonus.

(f)  Certain Additional Payments by Employer. In the event that Employee becomes
     entitled  to  severance  benefits  or any other  benefits  or  payments  in
     connection  with  this  Agreement,  whether  pursuant  to the terms of this
     Agreement or otherwise (collectively, the "Total Benefits") and (ii) any of
     the Total  Benefits  will be subject to the excise tax imposed  pursuant to
     Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Excise Tax"),  which tax may be
     imposed if the payments made to Employee are deemed to be "excess parachute
     payments"  within the meaning of Section  280G of the Code,  then  Employer
     shall pay to Employee an additional  amount (the  "Gross-Up  Payment") such
     that the net amount retained by Employee, after deduction of any Excise Tax
     on the Total Benefits and any federal, state and local income taxes, Excise
     Tax, and FICA and Medicare  withholding taxes upon the payment provided for
     by this Section, will be equal to the Total Benefits so that Employee shall
     be, after  payment of all taxes,  in the same  financial  position as if no
     taxes under  Section  4999 had been  imposed upon him. For purposes of this
     Section, Employee will be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest
     marginal rate of federal income  taxation in the calendar year in which the
     Excise Tax is (or would be) payable and state and local income taxes at the
     highest  marginal  rate of taxation in the state and locality of Employee's
     residence  on the Date of  Termination,  net of the  reduction  in  federal
     income taxes that could be obtained from  deduction of such state and local
     taxes  (calculated  by assuming that any reduction  under Section 68 of the
     Internal  Revenue  Code in the amount of itemized  deductions  allowable to
     Employee  applies first to reduce the amount of such state and local income
     taxes that would otherwise be deductible by Employee).

8.   Employer shall promptly  reimburse  Employee for any and all legal fees and
     expenses  incurred  by him  as a  result  of a  termination  of  employment
     described  in  Section  7(b),  including  without  limitation  all fees and
     expenses incurred to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

9.   Prohibited Practices.

During the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder,  for a period of two years
after such  employment is terminated  for any reason,  in  consideration  of the
compensation being paid to Employee hereunder, Employee shall:

(a)  not solicit business from anyone who is or becomes an active or prospective
     customer of Employer or its affiliates and with whom the Employee had dealt
     with or had  material  contact  during  his term of  employment  under this
     Agreement.

(b)  not  solicit  for  employment  or hire  any  employee  of  Employer  or its
     affiliates that the Employee had contact with during his term of employment
     under this Agreement.

10.      Non-Disclosure.

a.   Protection of Trade Secrets.  Employee  acknowledges that during the course
     of his or her  employment,  Employee will have  significant  access to, and
     involvement with, the Company's Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
     Employee  agrees to maintain in strict  confidence and, except as necessary
     to perform his or her duties for the Company, Employee agrees not to use or
     disclose  any  Trade  Secrets  of the  Company  during  or after his or her
     employment. Employee agrees that the provisions of this subsection shall be
     deemed sufficient to protect Trade Secrets of third parties provided to the
     Company under an obligation  of secrecy.  As provided by Georgia  statutes,
     "Trade Secret" shall mean any information  (including,  but not limited to,
     technical or non-technical  data, a formula,  a pattern,  a compilation,  a
     program, a device, a method, a technique,  a drawing, a process,  financial
     data,  financial  plans,  product  plans,  or a list of actual or potential
     customers) that: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential,  from not
     being  generally  known to, and not being readily  ascertainable  by proper
     means by, other persons who can obtain  economic  value from its disclosure
     or use;  and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are  reasonable  under the
     circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

b.   Protection of Other Confidential Information.  In addition, Employee agrees
     to maintain in strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform his or
     her  duties  for  the  Company,  not to use or  disclose  any  Confidential
     Information of the Company during his or her employment and for a period of
     12 months  following  termination of Employee's  employment.  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean any internal,  non-public  information (other than
     Trade Secrets already addressed above) concerning (without  limitation) the
     Company's financial position and results of operations (including revenues,
     assets, net income, etc.); annual and long-range business plans; product or
     service  plans;  marketing  plans and methods;  training,  educational  and
     administrative  manuals;   supplier  information  and  purchase  histories;
     customers or clients; personnel and salary information; and employee lists.
     Employee  agrees that the  provisions  of this  subsection  shall be deemed
     sufficient to protect Confidential Information of third parties provided to
     the Company under an obligation of secrecy.

c.   Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
     Company  alone  shall be  entitled  to all  benefits,  profits  and results
     arising from or  incidental  to  Employee's  performance  of his or her job
     duties to the Company.  To the greatest extent possible,  any work product,
     property,  data,  invention,  "know-how",  documentation  or information or
     materials prepared, conceived, discovered, developed or created by Employee
     in connection with performing his or her employment responsibilities during
     Employee's employment with the Company shall be deemed to be "work made for
     hire" as defined in the  Copyright  Act,  17 U.S.C.A.  ss. 101 et seq.,  as
     amended,  and owned  exclusively and  perpetually by the Company.  Employee
     hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company
     all intellectual  property or other rights, title and interest Employee may
     currently have (or in the future may have) by operation of law or otherwise
     in or to any work  product.  Employee  agrees to execute and deliver to the
     Company any transfers,  assignments,  documents or other  instruments which
     the  Company  may  deem  necessary  or  appropriate  to vest  complete  and
     perpetual title and ownership of any work product and all associated rights
     exclusively  in the  Company.  The  Company  shall have the right to adapt,
     change,  revise,  delete from, add to and/or  rearrange the work product or
     any part thereof  written or created by  Employee,  and to combine the same
     with  other  works to any  extent,  and to change or  substitute  the title
     thereof,  and in this connection  Employee hereby waives the "moral rights"
     of  authors  as that  term is  commonly  understood  throughout  the  world
     including,  without  limitation,  any similar  rights or  principles of law
     which  Employee may now or later have by virtue of the law of any locality,
     state,  nation,  treaty,  convention  or  other  source.  Unless  otherwise
     specifically  agreed,  Employee  shall not be  entitled  to any  additional
     compensation,  beyond his or her salary, for any exercise by the Company of
     its rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

d.   Return of Materials. Employee shall surrender to the Company, promptly upon
     its request and in any event upon termination of Employee's employment, all
     media,  documents,  notebooks,  computer programs,  handbooks,  data files,
     models,  samples, price lists, drawings,  customer lists, prospect data, or
     other material of any nature whatsoever (in tangible or electronic form) in
     the  Employee's  possession  or  control,  including  all  copies  thereof,
     relating to the Company, its business,  or its customers.  Upon the request
     of the  Company,  employee  shall  certify in writing  compliance  with the
     foregoing requirement.

11.  Severability.

It is the intention of the parties that if any of the  restrictions or covenants
contained  herein  is held to cover a  geographic  area or to be for a length of
time or to apply to business  activities  which is not  permitted by  applicable
law,  or in any way  construed  to be too broad or to any extent  invalid,  such
provision shall not be construed to be null,  void and of no effect,  but to the
extent such provision  would be valid or  enforceable  under  applicable  law, a
court of competent  jurisdiction  shall  construe  and  interpret or reform this
Section to provide  for a covenant  having the  maximum  enforceable  geographic
area,  time period and any other  provisions  (not greater than those  contained
herein)  as shall be valid  and as shall be valid  and  enforceable  under  such
applicable law.

If any provision contained in this Section shall for any reason be held invalid,
illegal  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such  invalidity,  illegality  or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Section, but this
Section  shall  be  construed  as if  such  invalid,  illegal  or  unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.

12.  Waiver of Provisions

Failure of either party to insist,  in one or more instances,  on performance by
the other in strict  accordance  with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or
of the future  performance of any such term or condition or of any other term of
condition of this Agreement,  unless such waiver's contained in a writing signed
by the party against whom the waiver or relinquishment is sought to be enforced.

13.  Notices

Any notice or other  communication  to a party  required or permitted  hereunder
shall be in a writing and shall be deemed  sufficiently  given when  received by
the party  (regardless  of the method of delivery),  or if sent by registered or
certified mail, postage and fees prepaid,  addressed to the party as follows, on
the third business day after mailing:

(a)  If to Employer: 3130 Gateway Drive Norcross, GA 30091

(b)  If to Employee: 80 Skyland Drive Roswell, GA 30075

or in each case to such other address as the party may time to time designate in
writing to the other party.

14.  Governing Law

This  Agreement  shall be governed by and  construed  and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Georgia.

15.  Enforcement.

In the event of any breach or  threatened  breach by  Employee  of any  covenant
contained  in  Sections 9 or 10 hereof,  the  resulting  injuries to the Company
would be difficult or impossible to estimate accurately, even though irreparable
injury  or  damages  would  certainly  result.  Accordingly,  an  award of legal
damages,  if without other  relief,  would be inadequate to protect the Company.
Employee,  therefore,  agrees that in the event of any such breach,  the Company
shall be entitled to obtain from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction
to restrain the breach or anticipated breach of any such covenant, and to obtain
any other available legal,  equitable,  statutory, or contractual relief. Should
the Company have cause to seek such relief,  no bond shall be required  from the
Company,  and Employee shall pay all  attorney's  fees and court costs which the
Company may incur to the extent the Company prevails in its enforcement action.

16.  Entire Agreement; Modification and Amendment

This Agreement  contains the sole and entire  agreement  between the parties and
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the matters  addressed  herein,  and any such prior agreement shall, from and
after  the date  hereof,  be null and  void.  This  Agreement  and the  attached
Schedules  shall not be modified or amended  except by an  instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.

17.  Parties Benefited.

This  Agreement  shall insure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,  Employee,
his  heirs,  executors  and  administrators,  and  Employer,  its  subsidiaries,
affiliates, and successors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first mentioned above.


         IMMUCOR, INC.                               EMPLOYEE



         By:      /s/ Steven C. Ramsey               By: /s/ Edward L. Gallup
                  Steven C. Ramsey, Secretary


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                                   SCHEDULE A


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
EDWARD L. GALLUP.

Base  compensation:  $211,219.00  a year  payable in 26  installments  every two
weeks.

Outplacement Assistance Benefit: $30,000.00.


Automobile Allowance:  $9,600.00 a year payable in 12 monthly installments.



Immucor, Inc.                               Employee



By: /s/ Steven C. Ramsey                  By: /s/ Edward L. Gallup
        Steven C. Ramsey, Secretary


Date:   October 13, 1998                  Date:  October 13, 1998



(This Schedule A supersedes  and replaces any Schedule A previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)


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                                   SCHEDULE B


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
EDWARD L. GALLUP

Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employer:  N/A

Insured:

Face Amount: $

Owner of Policy:  Employer

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:

Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employee:

Insured:  Edward L. Gallup

Face Amount:  $Variable

Owner of Policy:  Edward L. Gallup

Policy Number: 2,356,486

Insurance Company: Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company


Immucor, Inc.                               Employee



By: /s/ Steven C. Ramsey                  By: /s/ Edward L. Gallup
        Steven C. Ramsey, Secretary


Date:   October 13, 1998                  Date:  October 13, 1998

(This Schedule B supersedes  and replaces any Schedule B previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)

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Exhibit 10.9

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT,  made and entered into as of this 13th day of October,
1998, by and between  Immucor,  Inc., a Georgia  corporation  with its executive
offices at 3130 Gateway Drive,  Norcross,  Georgia 30091 (herein  referred to as
"Employer"  or the  "Company"),  and Ralph A. Eatz,  residing at 1350  Treebrook
Court, Roswell, Georgia 30075 (herein referred to as "Employee").


                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to enter into an  agreement  for
Employer's  employment  of  Employee  on the  terms and  conditions  hereinafter
states.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.       Relationship Established

Employer  hereby  employs  Employee  as Senior  Vice  President,  Operations  of
Employer to perform the services and duties normally and customarily  associated
with Employee's position, such duties as specified in the Employer's bylaws, and
such other duties as may from time to time be specified by the Employer's  Board
of Directors.  Employee will be retained in this position during the term of his
employment  under this Employment  Agreement,  and hereby agrees to perform such
services and duties in this capacity.

2.       Extent of Services

Employee shall devote  substantially all his business time,  attention skill and
efforts  to the  performance  of his  duties  hereunder,  and shall use his best
efforts to promote the success of the Employer's  business.  Employer recognizes
that  Employee  has  agreed to  employment  at  Employer's  offices  located  in
Norcross,  Georgia.  Should Employer's  executive offices be relocated to, or if
Employer  otherwise  shall  require that  Employee work at, a place greater than
thirty (30) miles from  Employee's  principal  residence  noted in Section 13(b)
hereof, then Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment hereunder
and such  termination  shall be deemed to be a  termination  under  Section 3(c)
hereof for all purposes hereunder.

3.       Term of Employment

Employee's  employment hereunder shall commence on October 13, 1998 (hereinafter
called the "Effective  Date," and shall continue for a period of five (5) years,
unless sooner terminated by the first to occur of the following:

(a)  The death or complete  disability of Employee.  "Complete  disability",  as
     used herein, shall mean the inability of Employee, due to illness, accident
     or any other  physical  or  mental  incapacity,  to  perform  the  services
     provided  for  hereunder  for an  aggregate  of 12 months  during  the term
     hereof.

(b)  The discharge of Employee by Employer for Cause. Employee's discharge shall
     be "for Cause" if due to any of the following:

     (i)      Employee's dishonesty,
     (ii)     An act of defalcation committed by Employee,
     (iii)    Employee's   continuing   inability   or  refusal  to  perform
                  reasonable  duties  assigned  to him  hereunder  (unless  such
                  refusal  occurs  following  the  occurrence  of  a  Change  of
                  Control, as defined herein) or
     (iv)     Employee's moral turpitude.

     Disability  because  of  illness or  accident  or  any  other  physical  or
     mental disability shall not constitute a basis for discharge for Cause.

(c)  The discharge of Employee by Employer  without Cause (which shall be deemed
     to have  occurred  if  Employee's  employment  hereunder  terminates  under
     Section 7 hereof).

(d)  At  Employee's  request  and with the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(e)  At  Employee's  election  upon 120 days  notice (or such  lesser  notice as
     Employer  may  accept),  without  the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(f)  At the end of the term of the Agreement,  or any extension thereof,  if the
     either  the  Employer  or  Employee  gives 60 days  notice  to the other of
     non-renewal of the Agreement.

     If not sooner terminated under the provisions of Sections 3(a) through 3(f)
     above,  the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder  shall  automatically
     renew for an additional period of five (5) years.

4.       Compensation

(a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(e), Employer will pay to Employee as
     base  compensation  for the services to be performed by him  hereunder  the
     base compensation  specified on Schedule A attached hereto.  Schedule A may
     be amended  from time to time upon the parties'  revision and  re-execution
     thereof,  whereupon  the  amended  Schedule  A shall  be  attached  hereto;
     provided,  however,  the amended  Schedule A shall be  effective  upon such
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(b)  The Employee may be entitled to  additional  bonus  compensation  as may be
     determined  by the Board of  Directors of Employer  from time to time,  any
     such  determination  to be final,  binding,  conclusive on Employee and all
     other persons.

(c)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under  Section 3(c)
     hereof,  the Employee  shall be paid an amount equal to the Average  Annual
     Compensation  payable to Employee under Schedule A for the remainder of the
     term of this Agreement in accordance with the payment schedule set forth on
     Schedule  A, to be paid over the  remainder  of the term of this  Agreement
     following  termination.  For  purposes  of this  Section,  "Average  Annual
     Compensation" shall mean the Employee's annual base compensation payable to
     Employee under Schedule A in accordance with the payment schedule set forth
     on Schedule A together with his Average Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean
     the  average  bonus paid to  employee  over the last two years in which the
     Employee was eligible to receive a bonus or such lesser  number of years in
     which Employee was eligible to receive a bonus.

(d)  As long as Employee is employed hereunder,  Employer, at its election, will
     either (a) supply to Employee an automobile of a type  consistent  with his
     duties and  salary,  and will pay the  reasonable  expenses  of  operating,
     maintaining  the automobile and insuring the automobile and its driver,  or
     (b) provide  Employee an  automobile  allowance  as specified on Schedule A
     attached  hereto,  and  will  pay the  reasonable  expenses  of  operating,
     maintaining  the  automobile  and insuring the  automobile  and its driver.
     Schedule A may be amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and
     re-execution  thereof  whereupon  the amended  Schedule A shall be attached
     hereto;  provided,  however, the amended Schedule A shall be effective upon
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(e)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under Section 3(a),
     3(b), 3(d), 3(e) or 3(f) hereof, all of Employer's  obligations to Employee
     hereunder will cease  automatically  and Employee shall only be entitled to
     compensation accrued through the date of termination.

5.       Expenses

Employee shall be entitled to receive  reimbursement for, or payment directly by
the Employer of, all reasonable  expenses incurred by Employee at the request of
the Employer in the  performance  of his duties under this  Agreement,  provided
that Employee  accounts  therefor in writing and that such expenses are ordinary
and necessary  business  expenses of the Employer  within the meaning of Section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

6.       Insurance and Other Fringe Benefits

Employer will provide  Employee  with (a) health  insurance,  dental  insurance,
long-term disability insurance,  paid vacations and other fringe benefits in the
form and in dollar amounts substantially  equivalent to the benefits provided to
the  Employer's   other  employees  in  a  similar  position  and  with  similar
responsibilities,  and (b) life insurance for the benefit of the Employee and/or
the  Employer,  as  provided on  Schedule B attached  hereto.  Schedule B may be
amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and re-execution  thereof,
whereupon the amended  Schedule B shall be attached hereto;  provided,  however,
the amended Schedule B shall be effective upon such re-execution, whether or not
it is attached hereto.

7.       Termination of Employment Upon Sale or Change of Control of Employer's
         Business; Severance

(a)  Notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement,
     either Employer or Employee may terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder
     if any of the following events occur:

     (i)          Sale of Employer's  Assets.  The sale of all or  substantially
                  all of  Employer's  assets to a single  purchaser  or group of
                  associated  purchasers,  whether in a single  transaction or a
                  series of related transactions.

     (ii)         Sale of  Employer's  Shares.  The  sale,  exchange,  or  other
                  disposition,  in one  transaction,  or in a series of  related
                  transactions,  of twenty  percent  (20%) or more of Employer's
                  outstanding shares of capital stock.

     (iii)        Merger  or  Consolidation.  The  merger  or  consolidation  of
                  Employer in a transaction or series of  transactions  in which
                  Employer's  shareholders  receive  or retain  less than  fifty
                  percent (50%) of the  outstanding  voting shares of the new or
                  surviving corporation.

     (iv)         Other  Changes in  Control.  The  occurrence  of any change in
                  control  of  the  Employer   within  the  meaning  of  federal
                  securities law.

(b)  If, within 60 days after an event described in Sections  7(a)(i),  (a)(ii),
     (a)(iii)  or  (a)(iv) (a "Change of  Control"),  the  Employee  voluntarily
     terminates his employment with the Employer, or if within two years after a
     Change of Control Employer  terminates  Employee's  employment (whether for
     Cause or without Cause) the Employer terminates Employee's employment, then
     Employer  shall pay  Employee  (instead of the amount  specified in Section
     4(c),  if any, but together  with the amount  specified in Section 7(d), if
     any)  an  amount  equal  to  five  times  the  Employee's   Average  Annual
     Compensation (as defined below), to be paid in a single payment at the time
     of  termination.  In  consideration  of such  payment  and  his  employment
     hereunder through the date of such  termination,  Employee agrees to remain
     bound by the  provisions of this  agreement  which  specifically  relate to
     periods, activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of
     Employee's employment.

(c)  Upon a Change of Control,  Employee's  existing  options  under any Immucor
     Inc. (the "Company") option plan, including the Company's 1990 Stock Option
     Plan,  the Company's  1995 Stock Option Plan,  and the Company's 1998 Stock
     Option Plan, if any, shall immediately vest and become  exercisable in full
     and shall remain  exercisable  for the full term stated in such option plan
     or in any stock option agreement between the Company and the Employee.

(d)  If,  within  60  days  after a  Change  of  Control,  either  the  Employee
     voluntarily  terminates  his  employment  with the Employer or the Employer
     terminates  Employee's employment other than for Cause, then Employer shall
     pay to  Employee  an  outplacement  assistance  benefit  for the purpose of
     assisting  Employee with  counseling,  travel and other expenses related to
     finding new  employment.  Such  amount  shall be paid in cash in the amount
     specified  on Schedule A attached  hereto.  Schedule A may be amended  from
     time to time upon the parties' revision and re-execution thereof, whereupon
     the amended Schedule A shall be attached  hereto;  provided,  however,  the
     amended  Schedule A shall be effective upon such  re-execution,  whether or
     not it is attached hereto.

(e)  For purposes of this Section,  "Average Annual Compensation" shall mean the
     Employee's annual base compensation payable to Employee under Schedule A in
     accordance with the payment  schedule set forth on Schedule A together with
     his Average  Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean the average of the bonuses
     paid to Employee over the last two years (or such lesser number of years in
     which  Employee  was eligible to receive a bonus) in which the Employee was
     eligible to receive a bonus.

(f)  Certain Additional Payments by Employer. In the event that Employee becomes
     entitled  to  severance  benefits  or any other  benefits  or  payments  in
     connection  with  this  Agreement,  whether  pursuant  to the terms of this
     Agreement or otherwise (collectively, the "Total Benefits") and (ii) any of
     the Total  Benefits  will be subject to the excise tax imposed  pursuant to
     Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Excise Tax"),  which tax may be
     imposed if the payments made to Employee are deemed to be "excess parachute
     payments"  within the meaning of Section  280G of the Code,  then  Employer
     shall pay to Employee an additional  amount (the  "Gross-Up  Payment") such
     that the net amount retained by Employee, after deduction of any Excise Tax
     on the Total Benefits and any federal, state and local income taxes, Excise
     Tax, and FICA and Medicare  withholding taxes upon the payment provided for
     by this Section, will be equal to the Total Benefits so that Employee shall
     be, after  payment of all taxes,  in the same  financial  position as if no
     taxes under  Section  4999 had been  imposed upon him. For purposes of this
     Section, Employee will be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest
     marginal rate of federal income  taxation in the calendar year in which the
     Excise Tax is (or would be) payable and state and local income taxes at the
     highest  marginal  rate of taxation in the state and locality of Employee's
     residence  on the Date of  Termination,  net of the  reduction  in  federal
     income taxes that could be obtained from  deduction of such state and local
     taxes  (calculated  by assuming that any reduction  under Section 68 of the
     Internal  Revenue  Code in the amount of itemized  deductions  allowable to
     Employee  applies first to reduce the amount of such state and local income
     taxes that would otherwise be deductible by Employee).

8.   Employer shall promptly  reimburse  Employee for any and all legal fees and
     expenses  incurred  by him  as a  result  of a  termination  of  employment
     described  in  Section  7(b),  including  without  limitation  all fees and
     expenses incurred to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

9.       Prohibited Practices.

During the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder,  for a period of two years
after such  employment is terminated  for any reason,  in  consideration  of the
compensation being paid to Employee hereunder, Employee shall:

(a)  not solicit business from anyone who is or becomes an active or prospective
     customer of Employer or its affiliates and with whom the Employee had dealt
     with or had  material  contact  during  his term of  employment  under this
     Agreement.

(b)  not  solicit  for  employment  or hire  any  employee  of  Employer  or its
     affiliates that the Employee had contact with during his term of employment
     under this Agreement.

10.      Non-Disclosure.

a.   Protection of Trade Secrets.  Employee  acknowledges that during the course
     of his or her  employment,  Employee will have  significant  access to, and
     involvement with, the Company's Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
     Employee  agrees to maintain in strict  confidence and, except as necessary
     to perform his or her duties for the Company, Employee agrees not to use or
     disclose  any  Trade  Secrets  of the  Company  during  or after his or her
     employment. Employee agrees that the provisions of this subsection shall be
     deemed sufficient to protect Trade Secrets of third parties provided to the
     Company under an obligation  of secrecy.  As provided by Georgia  statutes,
     "Trade Secret" shall mean any information  (including,  but not limited to,
     technical or non-technical  data, a formula,  a pattern,  a compilation,  a
     program, a device, a method, a technique,  a drawing, a process,  financial
     data,  financial  plans,  product  plans,  or a list of actual or potential
     customers) that: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential,  from not
     being  generally  known to, and not being readily  ascertainable  by proper
     means by, other persons who can obtain  economic  value from its disclosure
     or use;  and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are  reasonable  under the
     circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

b.   Protection of Other Confidential Information.  In addition, Employee agrees
     to maintain in strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform his or
     her  duties  for  the  Company,  not to use or  disclose  any  Confidential
     Information of the Company during his or her employment and for a period of
     12 months  following  termination of Employee's  employment.  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean any internal,  non-public  information (other than
     Trade Secrets already addressed above) concerning (without  limitation) the
     Company's financial position and results of operations (including revenues,
     assets, net income, etc.); annual and long-range business plans; product or
     service  plans;  marketing  plans and methods;  training,  educational  and
     administrative  manuals;   supplier  information  and  purchase  histories;
     customers or clients; personnel and salary information; and employee lists.
     Employee  agrees that the  provisions  of this  subsection  shall be deemed
     sufficient to protect Confidential Information of third parties provided to
     the Company under an obligation of secrecy.

c.   Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
     Company  alone  shall be  entitled  to all  benefits,  profits  and results
     arising from or  incidental  to  Employee's  performance  of his or her job
     duties to the Company.  To the greatest extent possible,  any work product,
     property,  data,  invention,  "know-how",  documentation  or information or
     materials prepared, conceived, discovered, developed or created by Employee
     in connection with performing his or her employment responsibilities during
     Employee's employment with the Company shall be deemed to be "work made for
     hire" as defined in the  Copyright  Act,  17 U.S.C.A.  ss. 101 et seq.,  as
     amended,  and owned  exclusively and  perpetually by the Company.  Employee
     hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company
     all intellectual  property or other rights, title and interest Employee may
     currently have (or in the future may have) by operation of law or otherwise
     in or to any work  product.  Employee  agrees to execute and deliver to the
     Company any transfers,  assignments,  documents or other  instruments which
     the  Company  may  deem  necessary  or  appropriate  to vest  complete  and
     perpetual title and ownership of any work product and all associated rights
     exclusively  in the  Company.  The  Company  shall have the right to adapt,
     change,  revise,  delete from, add to and/or  rearrange the work product or
     any part thereof  written or created by  Employee,  and to combine the same
     with  other  works to any  extent,  and to change or  substitute  the title
     thereof,  and in this connection  Employee hereby waives the "moral rights"
     of  authors  as that  term is  commonly  understood  throughout  the  world
     including,  without  limitation,  any similar  rights or  principles of law
     which  Employee may now or later have by virtue of the law of any locality,
     state,  nation,  treaty,  convention  or  other  source.  Unless  otherwise
     specifically  agreed,  Employee  shall not be  entitled  to any  additional
     compensation,  beyond his or her salary, for any exercise by the Company of
     its rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

d.   Return of Materials. Employee shall surrender to the Company, promptly upon
     its request and in any event upon termination of Employee's employment, all
     media,  documents,  notebooks,  computer programs,  handbooks,  data files,
     models,  samples, price lists, drawings,  customer lists, prospect data, or
     other material of any nature whatsoever (in tangible or electronic form) in
     the  Employee's  possession  or  control,  including  all  copies  thereof,
     relating to the Company, its business,  or its customers.  Upon the request
     of the  Company,  employee  shall  certify in writing  compliance  with the
     foregoing requirement.

11.      Severability.

It is the intention of the parties that if any of the  restrictions or covenants
contained  herein  is held to cover a  geographic  area or to be for a length of
time or to apply to business  activities  which is not  permitted by  applicable
law,  or in any way  construed  to be too broad or to any extent  invalid,  such
provision shall not be construed to be null,  void and of no effect,  but to the
extent such provision  would be valid or  enforceable  under  applicable  law, a
court of competent  jurisdiction  shall  construe  and  interpret or reform this
Section to provide  for a covenant  having the  maximum  enforceable  geographic
area,  time period and any other  provisions  (not greater than those  contained
herein)  as shall be valid  and as shall be valid  and  enforceable  under  such
applicable law.

If any provision contained in this Section shall for any reason be held invalid,
illegal  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such  invalidity,  illegality  or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Section, but this
Section  shall  be  construed  as if  such  invalid,  illegal  or  unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.

12.      Waiver of Provisions

Failure of either party to insist,  in one or more instances,  on performance by
the other in strict  accordance  with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or
of the future  performance of any such term or condition or of any other term of
condition of this Agreement,  unless such waiver's contained in a writing signed
by the party against whom the waiver or relinquishment is sought to be enforced.

13.      Notices

Any notice or other  communication  to a party  required or permitted  hereunder
shall be in a writing and shall be deemed  sufficiently  given when  received by
the party  (regardless  of the method of delivery),  or if sent by registered or
certified mail, postage and fees prepaid,  addressed to the party as follows, on
the third business day after mailing:

(a)  If to Employer: 3130 Gateway Drive Norcross, GA 30091

(b)  If to Employee: 1350 Treebrook Court Roswell, Ga. 30075

or in each case to such other address as the party may time to time designate in
writing to the other party.

14.      Governing Law

This  Agreement  shall be governed by and  construed  and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Georgia.

15.      Enforcement.

In the event of any breach or  threatened  breach by  Employee  of any  covenant
contained  in  Sections 9 or 10 hereof,  the  resulting  injuries to the Company
would be difficult or impossible to estimate accurately, even though irreparable
injury  or  damages  would  certainly  result.  Accordingly,  an  award of legal
damages,  if without other  relief,  would be inadequate to protect the Company.
Employee,  therefore,  agrees that in the event of any such breach,  the Company
shall be entitled to obtain from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction
to restrain the breach or anticipated breach of any such covenant, and to obtain
any other available legal,  equitable,  statutory, or contractual relief. Should
the Company have cause to seek such relief,  no bond shall be required  from the
Company,  and Employee shall pay all  attorney's  fees and court costs which the
Company may incur to the extent the Company prevails in its enforcement action.

16.      Entire Agreement; Modification and Amendment

This Agreement  contains the sole and entire  agreement  between the parties and
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the matters  addressed  herein,  and any such prior agreement shall, from and
after  the date  hereof,  be null and  void.  This  Agreement  and the  attached
Schedules  shall not be modified or amended  except by an  instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.

17.      Parties Benefited.

This  Agreement  shall insure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,  Employee,
his  heirs,  executors  and  administrators,  and  Employer,  its  subsidiaries,
affiliates, and successors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
     Agreement as of the date first mentioned above.


         IMMUCOR, INC.                               EMPLOYEE



         By:      /s/ Edward L. Gallup               By: /s/  Ralph A. Eatz
                  Edward L. Gallup, President


<PAGE>


                                   SCHEDULE A


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
RALPH A. EATZ.


Base  compensation:  $205,041.00  a year  payable in 26  installments  every two
weeks.

Outplacement Assistance Benefit: $30,000.00.


Automobile Allowance:  $9,600.00 a year payable in 12 monthly installments.



Immucor, Inc.                                         Employee



By: /s/ Edward L. Gallup                    By:      /s/  Ralph A. Eatz
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:  October 13, 1998                     Date:    October 13, 1998



(This Schedule A supersedes  and replaces any Schedule A previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)


<PAGE>


                                   SCHEDULE B


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
RALPH A. EATZ.


Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employer:

Insured:

Face Amount:  $

Owner of Policy:  Employer

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:

Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employee:

Insured: Ralph A. Eatz

Face Amount:  $1,158,724.59

Owner of Policy:  Employee

Policy Number: 2,356,487

Insurance Company: Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company


Immucor, Inc.                                                 Employee



By: /s/ Edward L. Gallup                    By:      /s/  Ralph A. Eatz
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:  October 13, 1998                     Date:    October 13, 1998


(This Schedule B supersedes  and replaces any Schedule B previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)

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Exhibit 10.13

                               SEVERANCE AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT,  made and entered into as of this 13th day of October,
1998, by and between  Immucor,  Inc., a Georgia  corporation  with its executive
offices at 3130 Gateway Drive,  Norcross,  Georgia 30091 (herein  referred to as
the "Company"),  and Dr. Giochchino De Chirico,  currently residing at Residenza
Aceri 332 Basiglio Milano3 Italy (herein referred to as "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH


         WHEREAS, the Company's subsidiary Immucor Italia,  S.r.l. (the "Italian
Subsidiary") and Executive are party to that certain Managing Director Agreement
entered into as of December 31, 1993 (the  "Managing  Director  Agreement")  and
that  certain  Private  Agreement  entered  into as of  December  31,  1993 (the
"Private Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,   the   Company's   subsidiary   Immucor   GmbH  (the  "German
Subsidiary")  and  Executive  are  party to that  certain  Consulting  Agreement
entered into as of December 31, 1993 (the "Consulting Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are party to that certain Consulting
Agreement entered into as of April 1, 1997 (the "Consulting Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,  the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  (the  "Board")  has
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its  shareholders
for the Company to agree to provide benefits under the  circumstances  described
below  to  Executive  and  other   executives  who  are   responsible   for  the
policy-making  functions  of  the  Company  and  the  overall  viability  of the
Company's business; and

         WHEREAS,  the  Board  recognizes  that the  possibility  of a change of
control  of the  Company is  unsettling  to such  executives  and wishes to make
arrangements at this time to assure their continuing  dedication to their duties
to the Company and its subsidiaries and shareholders notwithstanding attempts by
outside parties to gain control of the Company; and

         WHEREAS, the Board believes it important, since the Company may receive
proposals from such outside parties,  to enable such  executives,  without being
distracted by the uncertainties of their own employment  situations,  to perform
their regular  duties and where  appropriate to assess such proposals and advise
the Board as to the best interest of the Company and it shareholders and to take
such other action as the Board determines to be appropriate; and

         WHEREAS, the Board also wishes to demonstrate to the Executive that the
Company  is  concerned  with their  welfare  and  intends  to assure  that loyal
executives are treated fairly.

         WHEREAS,  the  parties  intend  to  supplement  the  Managing  Director
Agreement,  the  Private  Agreement,  and the  Consulting  Agreement  with  this
Severance Agreement.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Sale or Change of Control of the Company's  Business.  The  following  events
shall be deemed a "Change of Control":

a.   Sale of the Company's  Assets.  The sale of all or substantially all of the
     Company's assets to a single  purchaser or group of associated  purchasers,
     whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.

b.   Sale of the Company's Shares. The sale, exchange, or other disposition,  in
     one transaction, or in a series of related transactions,  of twenty percent
     (20%) or more of the Company's outstanding shares of capital stock.

c.   Merger or  Consolidation.  The merger or  consolidation of the Company in a
     transaction or series of transactions  in which the Company's  shareholders
     receive or retain less than fifty percent (50%) of the  outstanding  voting
     shares of the new or surviving corporation.

d.   Other  Changes in Control.  The  occurrence of any change in control of the
     Company within the meaning of United States federal securities law.

2. Severance.

a.   If,  within 60 days after a Change of  Control  the  Executive  voluntarily
     terminates  his engagement  with the Company or the Company's  subsidiaries
     under any of the Managing Director Agreement, the Private Agreement, or the
     Consulting Agreement,  or if within two years after a Change of Control any
     of the Company's  subsidiaries  terminates Executive's engagement under the
     Managing  Director  Agreement,  the Private  Agreement,  and the Consulting
     Agreement other than for Cause as Cause is defined in such agreements, then
     Executive shall be entitled to an amount equal to five times the Employee's
     Average  Annual  Compensation  (as defined  below),  to be paid in a single
     payment  at the time of  termination.  In  consideration  of such  payment,
     Executive  agrees to remain bound by the  provisions of this  agreement and
     the Managing Director Agreement,  the Private Agreement, and the Consulting
     Agreement which specifically  relate to periods,  activities or obligations
     upon or subsequent to the termination of the Managing  Director  Agreement,
     the Private Agreement, and the Consulting Agreement.

b.   Upon a Change of Control,  Executive's existing options under the Company's
     1990 Stock  Option Plan,  the  Company's  1995 Stock  Option Plan,  and the
     Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan, if any, shall immediately vest and become
     exercisable in full and shall remain  exercisable  for the full term stated
     in such option plan or in any stock  option  agreement  between the Immucor
     Inc. and the Executive.

c.   The Company shall promptly  reimburse  Executive for any and all legal fees
     and expenses incurred by him to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

d.   If,  within  60  days  after a  Change  of  Control,  either  the  Employee
     voluntarily  terminates  his  employment  with the Employer or the Employer
     terminates  Employee's employment other than for Cause, then Employer shall
     pay to  Employee  an  outplacement  assistance  benefit of $30,000  for the
     purpose of assisting  Employee with  counseling,  travel and other expenses
     related to finding new employment. Such amount shall be paid in cash at the
     time of termination.

e.   For purposes of this Section,  "Average Annual Compensation" shall mean the
     Employee's  then  current  annual  base  compensation  payable to  Employee
     together with his Average Bonus.  "Average Bonus" shall mean the average of
     the bonuses paid to Employee over the last two years (or such lesser number
     of years in which  Employee  was  eligible to receive a bonus) in which the
     Employee was eligible to receive a bonus.

f.   This Agreement is intended to provide benefits to Executive upon a Change a
     Control  only to the extent that such  benefits  are not  already  provided
     under  applicable  law or applicable  provisions  of the Managing  Director
     Agreement, the Private Agreement, and the Consulting Agreement. The Italian
     Subsidiary or the German  Subsidiary or both, as applicable,  shall pay the
     Executive  the  amounts,  if any,  due under such  terminated  agreement or
     agreements  upon a Change of Control,  and the  Company  shall pay only the
     amounts  described in this Section 2 to the extent such amounts  exceed the
     amounts,  if any, due under such agreements or applicable law. Upon payment
     of the amounts and performance of the obligations described in this Section
     2, whether by the Company or its subsidiaries,  neither the Company nor any
     of its  subsidiaries  shall have any further  obligation to Executive under
     this  Agreement or otherwise,  including but not limited to any  obligation
     Section  2  of  the  Private  Agreement  or  Section  5 of  the  Consulting
     Agreement.

3. Prohibited Practices.

During the term of Executive's  employment hereunder,  for a period of two years
after such  employment is terminated  for any reason,  in  consideration  of the
compensation being paid to Executive hereunder, Executive shall:

(a)  not solicit business from anyone who is or becomes an active or prospective
     customer of Company or its affiliates and with whom the Executive had dealt
     with or had  material  contact  during  his term of  employment  under this
     Agreement.

(b)  not  solicit  for  employment  or  hire  any  employee  of  Company  or its
     affiliates  that  the  Executive  had  contact  with  during  his  term  of
     employment under this Agreement.

4. Non-Disclosure.

a.   Protection of Trade Secrets.  Executive acknowledges that during the course
     of his or her employment,  Executive will have  significant  access to, and
     involvement with, the Company's Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
     Executive agrees to maintain in strict  confidence and, except as necessary
     to perform his or her duties for the Company,  Executive  agrees not to use
     or disclose  any Trade  Secrets of the  Company  during or after his or her
     employment.  Executive  agrees that the provisions of this subsection shall
     be deemed  sufficient to protect Trade Secrets of third parties provided to
     the  Company  under an  obligation  of  secrecy.  As  provided  by  Georgia
     statutes,  "Trade Secret" shall mean any  information  (including,  but not
     limited to,  technical  or  non-technical  data,  a formula,  a pattern,  a
     compilation,  a program,  a device,  a method,  a technique,  a drawing,  a
     process,  financial  data,  financial  plans,  product plans,  or a list of
     actual or potential  customers) that: (i) derives economic value, actual or
     potential,  from not  being  generally  known  to,  and not  being  readily
     ascertainable  by proper  means by, other  persons who can obtain  economic
     value from its  disclosure  or use; and (ii) is the subject of efforts that
     are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

b.   Protection of Other Confidential Information. In addition, Executive agrees
     to maintain in strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform his or
     her  duties  for  the  Company,  not to use or  disclose  any  Confidential
     Information of the Company during his or her employment and for a period of
     12 months following  termination of Executive's  employment.  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean any internal,  non-public  information (other than
     Trade Secrets already addressed above) concerning (without  limitation) the
     Company's financial position and results of operations (including revenues,
     assets, net income, etc.); annual and long-range business plans; product or
     service  plans;  marketing  plans and methods;  training,  educational  and
     administrative  manuals;   supplier  information  and  purchase  histories;
     customers or clients; personnel and salary information; and employee lists.
     Executive  agrees that the  provisions of this  subsection  shall be deemed
     sufficient to protect Confidential Information of third parties provided to
     the Company under an obligation of secrecy.

c.   Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
     Company  alone  shall be  entitled  to all  benefits,  profits  and results
     arising from or incidental  to  Executive's  performance  of his or her job
     duties to the Company.  To the greatest extent possible,  any work product,
     property,  data,  invention,  "know-how",  documentation  or information or
     materials  prepared,  conceived,   discovered,   developed  or  created  by
     Executive   in   connection   with   performing   his  or  her   employment
     responsibilities  during  Executive's  employment with the Company shall be
     deemed to be "work  made for hire" as  defined  in the  Copyright  Act,  17
     U.S.C.A. ss. 101 et seq., as amended, and owned exclusively and perpetually
     by the Company.  Executive hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers
     and assigns to the Company all intellectual property or other rights, title
     and interest  Executive may  currently  have (or in the future may have) by
     operation of law or otherwise in or to any work product.  Executive  agrees
     to execute and deliver to the Company any transfers, assignments, documents
     or other instruments which the Company may deem necessary or appropriate to
     vest complete and perpetual title and ownership of any work product and all
     associated  rights  exclusively in the Company.  The Company shall have the
     right to adapt,  change,  revise,  delete from, add to and/or rearrange the
     work product or any part thereof  written or created by  Executive,  and to
     combine  the  same  with  other  works  to any  extent,  and to  change  or
     substitute  the title  thereof,  and in this  connection  Executive  hereby
     waives the "moral  rights" of authors as that term is  commonly  understood
     throughout the world including,  without limitation,  any similar rights or
     principles  of law which  Executive  may now or later have by virtue of the
     law of any locality,  state,  nation,  treaty,  convention or other source.
     Unless otherwise  specifically  agreed,  Executive shall not be entitled to
     any additional compensation,  beyond his or her salary, for any exercise by
     the Company of its rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

d.   Return of Materials.  Executive  shall  surrender to the Company,  promptly
     upon  its  request  and  in  any  event  upon  termination  of  Executive's
     employment, all media, documents,  notebooks, computer programs, handbooks,
     data  files,  models,  samples,  price  lists,  drawings,  customer  lists,
     prospect data, or other  material of any nature  whatsoever (in tangible or
     electronic  form) in the Executive's  possession or control,  including all
     copies thereof,  relating to the Company,  its business,  or its customers.
     Upon  the  request  of the  Company,  employee  shall  certify  in  writing
     compliance with the foregoing requirement.

5. Severability.

It is the intention of the parties that if any of the  restrictions or covenants
contained  herein  is held to cover a  geographic  area or to be for a length of
time or to apply to business  activities  which is not  permitted by  applicable
law,  or in any way  construed  to be too broad or to any extent  invalid,  such
provision shall not be construed to be null,  void and of no effect,  but to the
extent such provision  would be valid or  enforceable  under  applicable  law, a
court of competent  jurisdiction  shall  construe  and  interpret or reform this
Section to provide  for a covenant  having the  maximum  enforceable  geographic
area,  time period and any other  provisions  (not greater than those  contained
herein)  as shall be valid  and as shall be valid  and  enforceable  under  such
applicable law.

If any provision contained in this Section shall for any reason be held invalid,
illegal  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such  invalidity,  illegality  or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Section, but this
Section  shall  be  construed  as if  such  invalid,  illegal  or  unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.

6. Waiver of Provisions

Failure of either party to insist,  in one or more instances,  on performance by
the other in strict  accordance  with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or
of the future  performance of any such term or condition or of any other term of
condition of this Agreement,  unless such waiver's contained in a writing signed
by the party against whom the waiver or relinquishment is sought to be enforced.

7. Notices.


Any notice or other  communication  to a party  required or permitted  hereunder
shall be in a writing and shall be deemed  sufficiently  given when  received by
the party  (regardless  of the method of delivery),  or if sent by registered or
certified mail, postage and fees prepaid,  addressed to the party as follows, on
the third business day after mailing:

(a)  If to the Company: 3130 Gateway Drive Norcross, GA 30091

(b)  If to Executive: Residenza Aceri 332 Basiglio (MI) 20080 Italy

or in each case to such other address as the party may time to time designate in
writing to the other party.

8. Enforcement.

In the event of any breach or  threatened  breach by  Executive  of any covenant
contained in Sections 3 or 4 hereof, the resulting injuries to the Company would
be difficult  or  impossible  to estimate  accurately,  even though  irreparable
injury  or  damages  would  certainly  result.  Accordingly,  an  award of legal
damages,  if without other  relief,  would be inadequate to protect the Company.
Executive,  therefore,  agrees that in the event of any such breach, the Company
shall be entitled to obtain from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction
to restrain the breach or anticipated breach of any such covenant, and to obtain
any other available legal,  equitable,  statutory, or contractual relief. Should
the Company have cause to seek such relief,  no bond shall be required  from the
Company,  and Executive  shall pay all attorney's fees and court costs which the
Company may incur to the extent the Company prevails in its enforcement action.

9. Governing Law

This  Agreement  shall be governed by and  construed  and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Georgia.

10. Modification and Amendment

This Agreement  contains the sole and entire  agreement  between the parties and
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the matters  addressed  herein,  and any such prior agreement shall, from and
after  the date  hereof,  be null and  void.  This  Agreement  and the  attached
Schedules  shall not be modified or amended  except by an  instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.

11. Parties Benefited

This Agreement  shall insure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,  Executive,
his heirs,  executors and  administrators,  and the Company,  its  subsidiaries,
affiliates, and successors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
         Agreement as of the date first mentioned above.


    IMMUCOR, INC.                              EXECUTIVE



    By:      /s/ Edward L. Gallup              By: /s/ Dr. Giochchino De Chirico
             Edward L. Gallup, President       Dr. Giochchino De Chirico

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Exhibit 10.20

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT,  made and entered into as of this 13th day of October,
1998, by and between  Immucor,  Inc., a Georgia  corporation  with its executive
offices at 3130 Gateway Drive,  Norcross,  Georgia 30091 (herein  referred to as
"Employer" or the "Company"),  and Steven C. Ramsey,  residing at 5710 Chestatee
Landing Dr., Gainesville, Georgia 30506 (herein referred to as "Employee").


                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to enter into an  agreement  for
Employer's  employment  of  Employee  on the  terms and  conditions  hereinafter
states.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Relationship Established

Employer hereby employs Employee as Vice  President-Chief  Financial  Officer of
Employer to perform the services and duties normally and customarily  associated
with Employee's position, such duties as specified in the Employer's bylaws, and
such other duties as may from time to time be specified by the Employer's  Board
of Directors.  Employee will be retained in this position during the term of his
employment  under this Employment  Agreement,  and hereby agrees to perform such
services and duties in this capacity.

2. Extent of Services

Employee shall devote  substantially all his business time,  attention skill and
efforts  to the  performance  of his  duties  hereunder,  and shall use his best
efforts to promote the success of the Employer's business.

3. Term of Employment

Employee's  employment hereunder shall commence on October 13, 1998 (hereinafter
called the  "Effective  Date," and shall  continue  for a period of twelve  (12)
months, unless sooner terminated by the first to occur of the following:

(a)  The death or complete  disability of Employee.  "Complete  disability",  as
     used herein, shall mean the inability of Employee, due to illness, accident
     or any other  physical  or  mental  incapacity,  to  perform  the  services
     provided  for  hereunder  for an  aggregate  of 12 months  during  the term
     hereof.

(b)  The discharge of Employee by Employer for Cause. Employee's discharge shall
     be "for Cause" if due to any of the following:

     (i)      Employee's dishonesty,
     (ii)     An act of defalcation committed by Employee,
     (iii)    Employee's   continuing   inability   or  refusal  to  perform
                  reasonable  duties  assigned  to him  hereunder  (unless  such
                  refusal  occurs  following  the  occurrence  of  a  Change  of
                  Control, as defined herein) or
     (iv)     Employee's moral turpitude.

     Disability  because  of  illness or  accident  or  any  other  physical  or
     mental disability shall not constitute a basis for discharge for Cause.

(c)  The discharge of Employee by Employer  without Cause (which shall be deemed
     to have  occurred  if  Employee's  employment  hereunder  terminates  under
     Section 7 hereof).

(d)  At  Employee's  request  and with the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(e)  At  Employee's  election  upon 120 days  notice (or such  lesser  notice as
     Employer  may  accept),  without  the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(f)  At the end of the term of the Agreement,  or any extension thereof,  if the
     either  the  Employer  or  Employee  gives 60 days  notice  to the other of
     non-renewal of the Agreement.

If   not sooner  terminated  under the  provisions of Sections 3(a) through 3(f)
     above,  the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder  shall  automatically
     renew for an additional period of twelve (12) months.

4. Compensation

(a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), Employer will pay to Employee as
     base  compensation  for the services to be performed by him  hereunder  the
     base compensation  specified on Schedule A attached hereto.  Schedule A may
     be amended  from time to time upon the parties'  revision and  re-execution
     thereof,  whereupon  the  amended  Schedule  A shall  be  attached  hereto;
     provided,  however,  the amended  Schedule A shall be  effective  upon such
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(b)  The Employee may be entitled to  additional  bonus  compensation  as may be
     determined  by the Board of  Directors of Employer  from time to time,  any
     such  determination  to be final,  binding,  conclusive on Employee and all
     other persons.

(c)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under  Section 3(c)
     hereof,  the Employee  shall be paid an amount equal to the Average  Annual
     Compensation  payable to Employee under Schedule A for the remainder of the
     term of this Agreement in accordance with the payment schedule set forth on
     Schedule  A, to be paid over the  remainder  of the term of this  Agreement
     following  termination.  For  purposes  of this  Section,  "Average  Annual
     Compensation" shall mean the Employee's annual base compensation payable to
     Employee under Schedule A in accordance with the payment schedule set forth
     on Schedule A together with his Average Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean
     the  average  bonus paid to  employee  over the last two years in which the
     Employee was eligible to receive a bonus or such lesser  number of years in
     which Employee was eligible to receive a bonus.

(d)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under Section 3(a),
     3(b), 3(d), 3(e) or 3(f) hereof, all of Employer's  obligations to Employee
     hereunder will cease  automatically  and Employee shall only be entitled to
     compensation accrued through the date of termination.

5. Expenses

Employee shall be entitled to receive  reimbursement for, or payment directly by
the Employer of, all reasonable  expenses incurred by Employee at the request of
the Employer in the  performance  of his duties under this  Agreement,  provided
that Employee  accounts  therefor in writing and that such expenses are ordinary
and necessary  business  expenses of the Employer  within the meaning of Section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

6. Insurance and Other Fringe Benefits

Employer will provide  Employee  with (a) health  insurance,  dental  insurance,
long-term disability insurance,  paid vacations and other fringe benefits in the
form and in dollar amounts substantially  equivalent to the benefits provided to
the  Employer's   other  employees  in  a  similar  position  and  with  similar
responsibilities,  and (b) life insurance for the benefit of the Employee and/or
the  Employer,  as  provided on  Schedule B attached  hereto.  Schedule B may be
amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and re-execution  thereof,
whereupon the amended  Schedule B shall be attached hereto;  provided,  however,
the amended Schedule B shall be effective upon such re-execution, whether or not
it is attached hereto.

7.  Termination  of  Employment  Upon Sale or Change of  Control  of  Employer's
Business; Severance

(a)  Notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement,
     either Employer or Employee may terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder
     if any of the following events occur:

     (i)          Sale of Employer's  Assets.  The sale of all or  substantially
                  all of  Employer's  assets to a single  purchaser  or group of
                  associated  purchasers,  whether in a single  transaction or a
                  series of related transactions.

     (ii)         Sale of  Employer's  Shares.  The  sale,  exchange,  or  other
                  disposition,  in one  transaction,  or in a series of  related
                  transactions,  of twenty  percent  (20%) or more of Employer's
                  outstanding shares of capital stock.

     (iii)        Merger  or  Consolidation.  The  merger  or  consolidation  of
                  Employer in a transaction or series of  transactions  in which
                  Employer's  shareholders  receive  or retain  less than  fifty
                  percent (50%) of the  outstanding  voting shares of the new or
                  surviving corporation.

     (iv)         Other  Changes in  Control.  The  occurrence  of any change in
                  control  of  the  Employer   within  the  meaning  of  federal
                  securities law.

(b)  If, within 60 days after an event described in Sections  7(a)(i),  (a)(ii),
     (a)(iii)  or  (a)(iv) (a "Change of  Control"),  the  Employee  voluntarily
     terminates his employment with the Employer, or if within two years after a
     Change of Control Employer  terminates  Employee's  employment (whether for
     Cause or without Cause) the Employer terminates Employee's employment, then
     Employer  shall pay  Employee  (instead of the amount  specified in Section
     4(c),  if any, but together  with the amount  specified in Section 7(d), if
     any)  an  amount  equal  to  two  times  the   Employee's   Average  Annual
     Compensation (as defined below), to be paid in a single payment at the time
     of  termination.  In  consideration  of such  payment  and  his  employment
     hereunder through the date of such  termination,  Employee agrees to remain
     bound by the  provisions of this  agreement  which  specifically  relate to
     periods, activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of
     Employee's employment.

(c)  Upon a Change of Control,  Employee's  existing  options  under any Immucor
     Inc. (the "Company") option plan, including the Company's 1990 Stock Option
     Plan,  the Company's  1995 Stock Option Plan,  and the Company's 1998 Stock
     Option Plan, if any, shall immediately vest and become  exercisable in full
     and shall remain  exercisable  for the full term stated in such option plan
     or in any stock option agreement between the Company and the Employee.

(d)  If,  within  60  days  after a  Change  of  Control,  either  the  Employee
     voluntarily  terminates  his  employment  with the Employer or the Employer
     terminates  Employee's employment other than for Cause, then Employer shall
     pay to  Employee  an  outplacement  assistance  benefit  for the purpose of
     assisting  Employee with  counseling,  travel and other expenses related to
     finding new  employment.  Such  amount  shall be paid in cash in the amount
     specified  on Schedule A attached  hereto.  Schedule A may be amended  from
     time to time upon the parties' revision and re-execution thereof, whereupon
     the amended Schedule A shall be attached  hereto;  provided,  however,  the
     amended  Schedule A shall be effective upon such  re-execution,  whether or
     not it is attached hereto.

(e)  For purposes of this Section,  "Average Annual Compensation" shall mean the
     Employee's annual base compensation payable to Employee under Schedule A in
     accordance with the payment  schedule set forth on Schedule A together with
     his Average  Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean the average of the bonuses
     paid to Employee over the last two years (or such lesser number of years in
     which  Employee  was eligible to receive a bonus) in which the Employee was
     eligible to receive a bonus.

8.   Employer shall promptly  reimburse  Employee for any and all legal fees and
     expenses  incurred  by him  as a  result  of a  termination  of  employment
     described  in  Section  7(b),  including  without  limitation  all fees and
     expenses incurred to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

9. Prohibited Practices.

During the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder,  for a period of two years
after such  employment is terminated  for any reason,  in  consideration  of the
compensation being paid to Employee hereunder, Employee shall:

(a)  not solicit business from anyone who is or becomes an active or prospective
     customer of Employer or its affiliates and with whom the Employee had dealt
     with or had  material  contact  during  his term of  employment  under this
     Agreement.

(b)  not  solicit  for  employment  or hire  any  employee  of  Employer  or its
     affiliates that the Employee had contact with during his term of employment
     under this Agreement.

10. Non-Disclosure.

a.   Protection of Trade Secrets.  Employee  acknowledges that during the course
     of his or her  employment,  Employee will have  significant  access to, and
     involvement with, the Company's Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
     Employee  agrees to maintain in strict  confidence and, except as necessary
     to perform his or her duties for the Company, Employee agrees not to use or
     disclose  any  Trade  Secrets  of the  Company  during  or after his or her
     employment. Employee agrees that the provisions of this subsection shall be
     deemed sufficient to protect Trade Secrets of third parties provided to the
     Company under an obligation  of secrecy.  As provided by Georgia  statutes,
     "Trade Secret" shall mean any information  (including,  but not limited to,
     technical or non-technical  data, a formula,  a pattern,  a compilation,  a
     program, a device, a method, a technique,  a drawing, a process,  financial
     data,  financial  plans,  product  plans,  or a list of actual or potential
     customers) that: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential,  from not
     being  generally  known to, and not being readily  ascertainable  by proper
     means by, other persons who can obtain  economic  value from its disclosure
     or use;  and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are  reasonable  under the
     circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

b.   Protection of Other Confidential Information.  In addition, Employee agrees
     to maintain in strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform his or
     her  duties  for  the  Company,  not to use or  disclose  any  Confidential
     Information of the Company during his or her employment and for a period of
     12 months  following  termination of Employee's  employment.  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean any internal,  non-public  information (other than
     Trade Secrets already addressed above) concerning (without  limitation) the
     Company's financial position and results of operations (including revenues,
     assets, net income, etc.); annual and long-range business plans; product or
     service  plans;  marketing  plans and methods;  training,  educational  and
     administrative  manuals;   supplier  information  and  purchase  histories;
     customers or clients; personnel and salary information; and employee lists.
     Employee  agrees that the  provisions  of this  subsection  shall be deemed
     sufficient to protect Confidential Information of third parties provided to
     the Company under an obligation of secrecy.

c.   Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
     Company  alone  shall be  entitled  to all  benefits,  profits  and results
     arising from or  incidental  to  Employee's  performance  of his or her job
     duties to the Company.  To the greatest extent possible,  any work product,
     property,  data,  invention,  "know-how",  documentation  or information or
     materials prepared, conceived, discovered, developed or created by Employee
     in connection with performing his or her employment responsibilities during
     Employee's employment with the Company shall be deemed to be "work made for
     hire" as defined in the  Copyright  Act,  17 U.S.C.A.  ss. 101 et seq.,  as
     amended,  and owned  exclusively and  perpetually by the Company.  Employee
     hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company
     all intellectual  property or other rights, title and interest Employee may
     currently have (or in the future may have) by operation of law or otherwise
     in or to any work  product.  Employee  agrees to execute and deliver to the
     Company any transfers,  assignments,  documents or other  instruments which
     the  Company  may  deem  necessary  or  appropriate  to vest  complete  and
     perpetual title and ownership of any work product and all associated rights
     exclusively  in the  Company.  The  Company  shall have the right to adapt,
     change,  revise,  delete from, add to and/or  rearrange the work product or
     any part thereof  written or created by  Employee,  and to combine the same
     with  other  works to any  extent,  and to change or  substitute  the title
     thereof,  and in this connection  Employee hereby waives the "moral rights"
     of  authors  as that  term is  commonly  understood  throughout  the  world
     including,  without  limitation,  any similar  rights or  principles of law
     which  Employee may now or later have by virtue of the law of any locality,
     state,  nation,  treaty,  convention  or  other  source.  Unless  otherwise
     specifically  agreed,  Employee  shall not be  entitled  to any  additional
     compensation,  beyond his or her salary, for any exercise by the Company of
     its rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

d.   Return of Materials. Employee shall surrender to the Company, promptly upon
     its request and in any event upon termination of Employee's employment, all
     media,  documents,  notebooks,  computer programs,  handbooks,  data files,
     models,  samples, price lists, drawings,  customer lists, prospect data, or
     other material of any nature whatsoever (in tangible or electronic form) in
     the  Employee's  possession  or  control,  including  all  copies  thereof,
     relating to the Company, its business,  or its customers.  Upon the request
     of the  Company,  employee  shall  certify in writing  compliance  with the
     foregoing requirement.

11. Severability.

It is the intention of the parties that if any of the  restrictions or covenants
contained  herein  is held to cover a  geographic  area or to be for a length of
time or to apply to business  activities  which is not  permitted by  applicable
law,  or in any way  construed  to be too broad or to any extent  invalid,  such
provision shall not be construed to be null,  void and of no effect,  but to the
extent such provision  would be valid or  enforceable  under  applicable  law, a
court of competent  jurisdiction  shall  construe  and  interpret or reform this
Section to provide  for a covenant  having the  maximum  enforceable  geographic
area,  time period and any other  provisions  (not greater than those  contained
herein)  as shall be valid  and as shall be valid  and  enforceable  under  such
applicable law.

If any provision contained in this Section shall for any reason be held invalid,
illegal  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such  invalidity,  illegality  or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Section, but this
Section  shall  be  construed  as if  such  invalid,  illegal  or  unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.

This agreement supercedes any prior agreement between Employer and Employee.

12. Waiver of Provisions

Failure of either party to insist,  in one or more instances,  on performance by
the other in strict  accordance  with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or
of the future  performance of any such term or condition or of any other term of
condition of this Agreement,  unless such waiver's contained in a writing signed
by the party against whom the waiver or relinquishment is sought to be enforced.

13. Notices

Any   notice   or   other   communication  to  a  party  required  or  permitted
hereunder  shall be in a writing  and shall be deemed  sufficiently  given  when
received  by the party  (regardless  of the method of  delivery),  or if sent by
registered or certified mail,  postage and fees prepaid,  addressed to the party
as follows, on the third business day after mailing:

(a)  If to Employer: 3130 Gateway Drive Norcross, GA 30091

(b)  If to Employee: 5710 Chestatee Landing Dr Gainesville, GA 30506

or  in  each  case to  such  other  address  as  the  party  may  time  to  time
designate in writing to the other party.

14. Governing Law

This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by  and  construed  and  enforced  in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

15. Enforcement.

In the event of any breach or threatened breach by Employee of any covenant
contained  in  Sections 9 or 10 hereof,  the  resulting  injuries to the Company
would be difficult or impossible to estimate accurately, even though irreparable
injury  or  damages  would  certainly  result.  Accordingly,  an  award of legal
damages,  if without other  relief,  would be inadequate to protect the Company.
Employee,  therefore,  agrees that in the event of any such breach,  the Company
shall be entitled to obtain from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction
to restrain the breach or anticipated breach of any such covenant, and to obtain
any other available legal,  equitable,  statutory, or contractual relief. Should
the Company have cause to seek such relief,  no bond shall be required  from the
Company,  and Employee shall pay all  attorney's  fees and court costs which the
Company may incur to the extent the Company prevails in its enforcement action.

16. Entire Agreement; Modification and Amendment

This Agreement  contains the sole and entire  agreement  between the parties and
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the matters  addressed  herein,  and any such prior agreement shall, from and
after  the date  hereof,  be null and  void.  This  Agreement  and the  attached
Schedules  shall not be modified or amended  except by an  instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.

17. Parties Benefited.

This  Agreement  shall insure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,  Employee,
his  heirs,  executors  and  administrators,  and  Employer,  its  subsidiaries,
affiliates, and successors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
     Agreement as of the date first mentioned above.


         IMMUCOR, INC.                            EMPLOYEE



         By:   /s/ Edward L. Gallup               By:  /s/ Steven C. Ramsey
               Edward L. Gallup, President


<PAGE>


                                   SCHEDULE A


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
STEVEN C. RAMSEY

Base  compensation:  $175,000.00  a year  payable in 26  installments  every two
weeks.

Outplacement Assistance Benefit: $15,000.00.




Immucor, Inc.                                        Employee



By:  /s/ Edward L. Gallup                   By:     /s/ Steven C. Ramsey
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:   October 13, 1998                    Date:  October 13, 1998



(This Schedule A supersedes  and replaces any Schedule A previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)


<PAGE>


                                   SCHEDULE B


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED  AUGUST 1, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC.  AND
STEVEN C. RAMSEY


Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employer: N/A

Insured:

Face Amount:  $

Owner of Policy:  Employer

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:

Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employee:

Insured: Premium reimbursement of $2,500.00 annually.

Face Amount:  $

Owner of Policy:  Employee

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:


Immucor, Inc.                                             Employee



By:  /s/ Edward L. Gallup                   By:     /s/ Steven C. Ramsey
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:   October 13, 1998                    Date:  October 13, 1998

(This Schedule B supersedes  and replaces any Schedule B previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)


<PAGE>

Exhibit 10.22


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT,  made and entered into as of this 13th day of October,
1998, by and between  Immucor,  Inc., a Georgia  corporation  with its executive
offices at 3130 Gateway Drive,  Norcross,  Georgia 30091 (herein  referred to as
"Employer"  or the  "Company"),  and Patrick D. Waddy,  residing at 10 Homecrest
Terrace Halifax, N.S.
B3N1Y4 (herein referred to as "Employee").


                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to enter into an  agreement  for
Employer's  employment  of  Employee  on the  terms and  conditions  hereinafter
states.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Relationship Established

Employer  hereby  employs  Employee as  President  of its  Dominion  Biologicals
subsidiary  to  perform  the  services  and  duties   normally  and  customarily
associated with Employee's position,  such duties as specified in the Employer's
bylaws,  and such  other  duties  as may from time to time be  specified  by the
Employer's Board of Directors. Employee will be retained in this position during
the term of his employment under this Employment Agreement, and hereby agrees to
perform such services and duties in this capacity.

2. Extent of Services

Employee shall devote  substantially all his business time,  attention skill and
efforts  to the  performance  of his  duties  hereunder,  and shall use his best
efforts to promote the success of the Employer's business.

3. Term of Employment

Employee's  employment hereunder shall commence on October 13, 1998 (hereinafter
called the  "Effective  Date," and shall  continue  for a period of twelve  (12)
months, unless sooner terminated by the first to occur of the following:

(a)  The death or complete  disability of Employee.  "Complete  disability",  as
     used herein, shall mean the inability of Employee, due to illness, accident
     or any other  physical  or  mental  incapacity,  to  perform  the  services
     provided  for  hereunder  for an  aggregate  of 12 months  during  the term
     hereof.

(b)  The discharge of Employee by Employer for Cause. Employee's discharge shall
     be "for Cause" if due to any of the following:

     (i)      Employee's dishonesty,
     (ii)     An act of defalcation committed by Employee,
     (iii)    Employee's   continuing   inability   or  refusal  to  perform
                  reasonable  duties  assigned  to him  hereunder  (unless  such
                  refusal  occurs  following  the  occurrence  of  a  Change  of
                  Control, as defined herein) or
     (iv)     Employee's moral turpitude.

     Disability  because  of  illness or  accident  or  any  other  physical  or
     mental disability shall not constitute a basis for discharge for Cause.

(c)  The discharge of Employee by Employer  without Cause (which shall be deemed
     to have  occurred  if  Employee's  employment  hereunder  terminates  under
     Section 7 hereof).

(d)  At  Employee's  request  and with the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(e)  At  Employee's  election  upon 120 days  notice (or such  lesser  notice as
     Employer  may  accept),  without  the  express  prior  written  consent  of
     Employer.

(f)  At the end of the term of the Agreement,  or any extension thereof,  if the
     either  the  Employer  or  Employee  gives 60 days  notice  to the other of
     non-renewal of the Agreement.

If   not sooner  terminated  under the  provisions of Sections 3(a) through 3(f)
     above,  the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder  shall  automatically
     renew for an additional period of twelve (12) months.

4.   Compensation

(a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), Employer will pay to Employee as
     base  compensation  for the services to be performed by him  hereunder  the
     base compensation  specified on Schedule A attached hereto.  Schedule A may
     be amended  from time to time upon the parties'  revision and  re-execution
     thereof,  whereupon  the  amended  Schedule  A shall  be  attached  hereto;
     provided,  however,  the amended  Schedule A shall be  effective  upon such
     re-execution, whether or not it is attached hereto.

(b)  The Employee may be entitled to  additional  bonus  compensation  as may be
     determined  by the Board of  Directors of Employer  from time to time,  any
     such  determination  to be final,  binding,  conclusive on Employee and all
     other persons.

(c)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under  Section 3(c)
     hereof,  the Employee  shall be paid an amount equal to the Average  Annual
     Compensation  payable to Employee under Schedule A for the remainder of the
     term of this Agreement in accordance with the payment schedule set forth on
     Schedule  A, to be paid over the  remainder  of the term of this  Agreement
     following  termination.  For  purposes  of this  Section,  "Average  Annual
     Compensation" shall mean the Employee's annual base compensation payable to
     Employee under Schedule A in accordance with the payment schedule set forth
     on Schedule A together with his Average Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean
     the  average  bonus paid to  employee  over the last two years in which the
     Employee was eligible to receive a bonus or such lesser  number of years in
     which Employee was eligible to receive a bonus.

(d)  In the event  Employee's  employment  shall  terminate  under Section 3(a),
     3(b), 3(d), 3(e) or 3(f) hereof, all of Employer's  obligations to Employee
     hereunder will cease  automatically  and Employee shall only be entitled to
     compensation accrued through the date of termination.

5. Expenses

Employee shall be entitled to receive  reimbursement for, or payment directly by
the Employer of, all reasonable  expenses incurred by Employee at the request of
the Employer in the  performance  of his duties under this  Agreement,  provided
that Employee  accounts  therefor in writing and that such expenses are ordinary
and necessary  business  expenses of the Employer  within the meaning of Section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

6. Insurance and Other Fringe Benefits

Employer will provide  Employee  with (a) health  insurance,  dental  insurance,
long-term disability insurance,  paid vacations and other fringe benefits in the
form and in dollar amounts substantially  equivalent to the benefits provided to
the  Employer's   other  employees  in  a  similar  position  and  with  similar
responsibilities,  and (b) life insurance for the benefit of the Employee and/or
the  Employer,  as  provided on  Schedule B attached  hereto.  Schedule B may be
amended from time to time upon the parties'  revision and re-execution  thereof,
whereupon the amended  Schedule B shall be attached hereto;  provided,  however,
the amended Schedule B shall be effective upon such re-execution, whether or not
it is attached hereto.

7.  Termination  of  Employment  Upon Sale or Change of  Control  of  Employer's
Business; Severance

(a)  Notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement,
     either Employer or Employee may terminate  Employee's  employment hereunder
     if any of the following events occur:

     (i)          Sale of Employer's  Assets.  The sale of all or  substantially
                  all of  Employer's  assets to a single  purchaser  or group of
                  associated  purchasers,  whether in a single  transaction or a
                  series of related transactions.

     (ii)         Sale of  Employer's  Shares.  The  sale,  exchange,  or  other
                  disposition,  in one  transaction,  or in a series of  related
                  transactions,  of twenty  percent  (20%) or more of Employer's
                  outstanding shares of capital stock.

     (iii)        Merger  or  Consolidation.  The  merger  or  consolidation  of
                  Employer in a transaction or series of  transactions  in which
                  Employer's  shareholders  receive  or retain  less than  fifty
                  percent (50%) of the  outstanding  voting shares of the new or
                  surviving corporation.

     (iv)         Other  Changes in  Control.  The  occurrence  of any change in
                  control  of  the  Employer   within  the  meaning  of  federal
                  securities law.

(b)  If, within 60 days after an event described in Sections  7(a)(i),  (a)(ii),
     (a)(iii)  or  (a)(iv) (a "Change of  Control"),  the  Employee  voluntarily
     terminates his employment with the Employer, or if within two years after a
     Change of Control Employer  terminates  Employee's  employment (whether for
     Cause or without Cause) the Employer terminates Employee's employment, then
     Employer  shall pay  Employee  (instead of the amount  specified in Section
     4(c),  if any, but together  with the amount  specified in Section 7(d), if
     any)  an  amount  equal  to  two  times  the   Employee's   Average  Annual
     Compensation (as defined below), to be paid in a single payment at the time
     of  termination.  In  consideration  of such  payment  and  his  employment
     hereunder through the date of such  termination,  Employee agrees to remain
     bound by the  provisions of this  agreement  which  specifically  relate to
     periods, activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of
     Employee's employment.

(c)  Upon a Change of Control,  Employee's  existing  options  under any Immucor
     Inc. (the "Company") option plan, including the Company's 1990 Stock Option
     Plan,  the Company's  1995 Stock Option Plan,  and the Company's 1998 Stock
     Option Plan, if any, shall immediately vest and become  exercisable in full
     and shall remain  exercisable  for the full term stated in such option plan
     or in any stock option agreement between the Company and the Employee.

(d)  If,  within  60  days  after a  Change  of  Control,  either  the  Employee
     voluntarily  terminates  his  employment  with the Employer or the Employer
     terminates  Employee's employment other than for Cause, then Employer shall
     pay to  Employee  an  outplacement  assistance  benefit  for the purpose of
     assisting  Employee with  counseling,  travel and other expenses related to
     finding new  employment.  Such  amount  shall be paid in cash in the amount
     specified  on Schedule A attached  hereto.  Schedule A may be amended  from
     time to time upon the parties' revision and re-execution thereof, whereupon
     the amended Schedule A shall be attached  hereto;  provided,  however,  the
     amended  Schedule A shall be effective upon such  re-execution,  whether or
     not it is attached hereto.

(e)  For purposes of this Section,  "Average Annual Compensation" shall mean the
     Employee's annual base compensation payable to Employee under Schedule A in
     accordance with the payment  schedule set forth on Schedule A together with
     his Average  Bonus.  "Average  Bonus" shall mean the average of the bonuses
     paid to Employee over the last two years (or such lesser number of years in
     which  Employee  was eligible to receive a bonus) in which the Employee was
     eligible to receive a bonus.

8.   Employer shall promptly  reimburse  Employee for any and all legal fees and
     expenses  incurred  by him  as a  result  of a  termination  of  employment
     described  in  Section  7(b),  including  without  limitation  all fees and
     expenses incurred to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

9. Prohibited Practices.

During the term of Employee's  employment  hereunder,  for a period of two years
after such  employment is terminated  for any reason,  in  consideration  of the
compensation being paid to Employee hereunder, Employee shall:

(a)  not solicit business from anyone who is or becomes an active or prospective
     customer of Employer or its affiliates and with whom the Employee had dealt
     with or had  material  contact  during  his term of  employment  under this
     Agreement.

(b)  not  solicit  for  employment  or hire  any  employee  of  Employer  or its
     affiliates that the Employee had contact with during his term of employment
     under this Agreement.

10. Non-Disclosure.

a.   Protection of Trade Secrets.  Employee  acknowledges that during the course
     of his or her  employment,  Employee will have  significant  access to, and
     involvement with, the Company's Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
     Employee  agrees to maintain in strict  confidence and, except as necessary
     to perform his or her duties for the Company, Employee agrees not to use or
     disclose  any  Trade  Secrets  of the  Company  during  or after his or her
     employment. Employee agrees that the provisions of this subsection shall be
     deemed sufficient to protect Trade Secrets of third parties provided to the
     Company under an obligation  of secrecy.  As provided by Georgia  statutes,
     "Trade Secret" shall mean any information  (including,  but not limited to,
     technical or non-technical  data, a formula,  a pattern,  a compilation,  a
     program, a device, a method, a technique,  a drawing, a process,  financial
     data,  financial  plans,  product  plans,  or a list of actual or potential
     customers) that: (i) derives economic value, actual or potential,  from not
     being  generally  known to, and not being readily  ascertainable  by proper
     means by, other persons who can obtain  economic  value from its disclosure
     or use;  and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are  reasonable  under the
     circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

b.   Protection of Other Confidential Information.  In addition, Employee agrees
     to maintain in strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform his or
     her  duties  for  the  Company,  not to use or  disclose  any  Confidential
     Information of the Company during his or her employment and for a period of
     12 months  following  termination of Employee's  employment.  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean any internal,  non-public  information (other than
     Trade Secrets already addressed above) concerning (without  limitation) the
     Company's financial position and results of operations (including revenues,
     assets, net income, etc.); annual and long-range business plans; product or
     service  plans;  marketing  plans and methods;  training,  educational  and
     administrative  manuals;   supplier  information  and  purchase  histories;
     customers or clients; personnel and salary information; and employee lists.
     Employee  agrees that the  provisions  of this  subsection  shall be deemed
     sufficient to protect Confidential Information of third parties provided to
     the Company under an obligation of secrecy.

c.   Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the
     Company  alone  shall be  entitled  to all  benefits,  profits  and results
     arising from or  incidental  to  Employee's  performance  of his or her job
     duties to the Company.  To the greatest extent possible,  any work product,
     property,  data,  invention,  "know-how",  documentation  or information or
     materials prepared, conceived, discovered, developed or created by Employee
     in connection with performing his or her employment responsibilities during
     Employee's employment with the Company shall be deemed to be "work made for
     hire" as defined in the  Copyright  Act,  17 U.S.C.A.  ss. 101 et seq.,  as
     amended,  and owned  exclusively and  perpetually by the Company.  Employee
     hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company
     all intellectual  property or other rights, title and interest Employee may
     currently have (or in the future may have) by operation of law or otherwise
     in or to any work  product.  Employee  agrees to execute and deliver to the
     Company any transfers,  assignments,  documents or other  instruments which
     the  Company  may  deem  necessary  or  appropriate  to vest  complete  and
     perpetual title and ownership of any work product and all associated rights
     exclusively  in the  Company.  The  Company  shall have the right to adapt,
     change,  revise,  delete from, add to and/or  rearrange the work product or
     any part thereof  written or created by  Employee,  and to combine the same
     with  other  works to any  extent,  and to change or  substitute  the title
     thereof,  and in this connection  Employee hereby waives the "moral rights"
     of  authors  as that  term is  commonly  understood  throughout  the  world
     including,  without  limitation,  any similar  rights or  principles of law
     which  Employee may now or later have by virtue of the law of any locality,
     state,  nation,  treaty,  convention  or  other  source.  Unless  otherwise
     specifically  agreed,  Employee  shall not be  entitled  to any  additional
     compensation,  beyond his or her salary, for any exercise by the Company of
     its rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

d.   Return of Materials. Employee shall surrender to the Company, promptly upon
     its request and in any event upon termination of Employee's employment, all
     media,  documents,  notebooks,  computer programs,  handbooks,  data files,
     models,  samples, price lists, drawings,  customer lists, prospect data, or
     other material of any nature whatsoever (in tangible or electronic form) in
     the  Employee's  possession  or  control,  including  all  copies  thereof,
     relating to the Company, its business,  or its customers.  Upon the request
     of the  Company,  employee  shall  certify in writing  compliance  with the
     foregoing requirement.

11. Severability.

It is the intention of the parties that if any of the  restrictions or covenants
contained  herein  is held to cover a  geographic  area or to be for a length of
time or to apply to business  activities  which is not  permitted by  applicable
law,  or in any way  construed  to be too broad or to any extent  invalid,  such
provision shall not be construed to be null,  void and of no effect,  but to the
extent such provision  would be valid or  enforceable  under  applicable  law, a
court of competent  jurisdiction  shall  construe  and  interpret or reform this
Section to provide  for a covenant  having the  maximum  enforceable  geographic
area,  time period and any other  provisions  (not greater than those  contained
herein)  as shall be valid  and as shall be valid  and  enforceable  under  such
applicable law.

If any provision contained in this Section shall for any reason be held invalid,
illegal  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect,  such  invalidity,  illegality  or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Section, but this
Section  shall  be  construed  as if  such  invalid,  illegal  or  unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.

This agreement  supercedes any prior employment  agreement  between Employer and
Employee.

12. Waiver of Provisions

Failure of either party to insist,  in one or more instances,  on performance by
the other in strict  accordance  with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or
of the future  performance of any such term or condition or of any other term of
condition of this Agreement,  unless such waiver's contained in a writing signed
by the party against whom the waiver or relinquishment is sought to be enforced.

13. Notices

Any notice or other  communication  to a party  required or permitted  hereunder
shall be in a writing and shall be deemed  sufficiently  given when  received by
the party  (regardless  of the method of delivery),  or if sent by registered or
certified mail, postage and fees prepaid,  addressed to the party as follows, on
the third business day after mailing:

(a)  If to Employer: 3130 Gateway Drive Norcross, GA 30091

(b)  If to Employee: 10 Homecrest Terrace Halifax, NS B3N1Y4

or in each case to such other address as the party may time to time designate in
writing to the other party.

14. Governing Law

This  Agreement  shall be governed by and  construed  and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Georgia.

15. Enforcement.

In the event of any breach or  threatened  breach by  Employee  of any  covenant
contained  in  Sections 9 or 10 hereof,  the  resulting  injuries to the Company
would be difficult or impossible to estimate accurately, even though irreparable
injury  or  damages  would  certainly  result.  Accordingly,  an  award of legal
damages,  if without other  relief,  would be inadequate to protect the Company.
Employee,  therefore,  agrees that in the event of any such breach,  the Company
shall be entitled to obtain from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction
to restrain the breach or anticipated breach of any such covenant, and to obtain
any other available legal,  equitable,  statutory, or contractual relief. Should
the Company have cause to seek such relief,  no bond shall be required  from the
Company,  and Employee shall pay all  attorney's  fees and court costs which the
Company may incur to the extent the Company prevails in its enforcement action.

16. Entire Agreement; Modification and Amendment

This Agreement  contains the sole and entire  agreement  between the parties and
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the matters  addressed  herein,  and any such prior agreement shall, from and
after  the date  hereof,  be null and  void.  This  Agreement  and the  attached
Schedules  shall not be modified or amended  except by an  instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.

17. Parties Benefited.

This  Agreement  shall insure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,  Employee,
his  heirs,  executors  and  administrators,  and  Employer,  its  subsidiaries,
affiliates, and successors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
     Agreement as of the date first mentioned above.


         IMMUCOR, INC.                          EMPLOYEE



         By:  /s/ Edward L. Gallup              By: /s/ Patrick D. Waddy
         Edward L. Gallup, President


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                                   SCHEDULE A


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
PATRICK D. WADDY


Base   compensation:   CDN$100,000.00   a  year   payable  in  24   installments
semi-monthly.

Outplacement Assistance Benefit: US$15,000.00.




Immucor, Inc.                                    Employee



By:  /s/ Edward L. Gallup                 By:  /s/ Patrick D. Waddy
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:    October 13, 1998                 Date:  October 13, 1998




(This Schedule A supersedes  and replaces any Schedule A previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)


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                                                    SCHEDULE B


EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  DATED OCTOBER 13, 1998 BY AND BETWEEN  IMMUCOR,  INC. AND
PATRICK D. WADDY


Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employer: N/A

Insured:

Face Amount:  $

Owner of Policy:  Employer

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:

Life Insurance for the Benefit of Employee:

Insured: Premium reimbursement of US$2,500.00 annually.

Face Amount:  $

Owner of Policy:  Employee

Policy Number:

Insurance Company:


Immucor, Inc.                                     Employee



By:  /s/ Edward L. Gallup                 By:  /s/ Patrick D. Waddy
         Edward L. Gallup, President


Date:    October 13, 1998                 Date:  October 13, 1998


(This Schedule B supersedes  and replaces any Schedule B previously  executed by
the parties hereto.)