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EXHIBIT 10.7

EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY, TRADE SECRETS
AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT

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Recitals



|A. |  | BioReliance Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (
collectively, the Corporation) is involved in a broad range of
biological research, testing and manufacturing services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|B. |  | The Employee recognizes that the Corporations success in a highly
competitive marketplace depends upon maintaining the confidentiality of
its proprietary information, trade secrets, and client and prospective
client information. The Employee also recognizes that, while employed by
the Corporation, he/she will have access to and might become familiar with
various proprietary and confidential information and trade secrets
relating to, owned by and regularly used in the operation of the
Corporation and its affiliated entities including, but not limited to,
processes, formulas, designs, customer lists, business contacts, methods
of operation, results of analysis, business, marketing and pricing plans
and strategies, financial data, costs, revenues and similar information
(Confidential Information). The Employee acknowledges that his/her
employment with the Corporation will, of necessity, provide him/her with
specialized knowledge and familiarity with such Confidential Information
which, if used in competition with the Corporation or any of its
affiliated entities could cause serious harm to the Corporation.

Agreements

IN CONSIDERATION OF the Corporations agreement to employ the Employee, and the
Employees agreement to accept employment with the Corporation, the parties
acknowledge the receipt of sufficient consideration and agree as follows:

Section 1. Exclusive Services



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| | While employed by the Corporation, the Employee shall devote his or her
complete business time, attention, energies, efforts and skills to the
Corporations business; shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any
other business activity without the express written consent of the
Corporations Chief Executive Officer and shall not, directly or
indirectly (either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent or in any
other capacity), engage or participate in any business that is in any
manner whatsoever in, or the Employee knows to be contemplating entering
into, competition with business of the Corporation or any of its
affiliated entities.





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Section 2. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Corporation Documents



| | (a) |  | Non-Disclosure. The Employee shall maintain the
confidentiality of all Confidential Information and shall not
disclose, either directly or indirectly, Confidential Information to
any person, firm or business, or use Confidential Information, except
as required in the course of employment with the Corporation or as
authorized in writing by the Corporations Chief Executive Officer,
during the term of such employment or at any time thereafter.
Similarly, the Employee shall maintain the confidentiality of all
Confidential Information of any third party with whom the Corporation
has a business relationship, provided that such Confidential
Information is disclosed to the Employee in the course of the
Employees employment with the Corporation.
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| | (b) |  | Exception to Non-Disclosure. This section shall not apply to,
and the Employee may use or discuss freely, any Confidential
Information which is now, or subsequently becomes, in the public
domain, provided the employees actions did not cause such
information to enter into the public domain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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| | (c) |  | Corporation Property. All files, records, documents, drawings,
equipment and other similar items relating in any manner to the
Corporations business, whether prepared by the Employee or otherwise
coming into his or her possession (collectively,
Documents), shall
remain the exclusive property of the Corporation and shall not be
removed without the prior written consent of the Corporations Chief
Executive Officer, and upon termination of employment, the Employee
shall immediately return any and all Documents, or reproductions of
such Documents, to the Corporation.                                                                                                                                                                                

Section 3. Rights to Intellectual Property



| | (a) |  | Ownership. Any and all inventions, processes, discoveries,
know-how, improvements, patent rights, letters patent, programs,
copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks and applications
thereof, in the United States and all other countries, and any and
all rights and interest in, to and under the same, made, invented,
acquired or possessed by the Employee, resulting or arising out of,
directly or indirectly, the services performed by the Employee for
the Corporation (the Intellectual Property), shall be promptly
disclosed to the Corporation and shall be the exclusive property of
the Corporation.
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| | (b) |  | Assignment of Intellectual Property. The Employee shall, without
additional compensation (unless authorized by the Corporation),
execute all documents, and perform any and all other acts necessary
or desired by the Corporation, to fully and completely vest and
confirm in the Corporation all rights contemplated by Section 3(a)
of this Agreement. The failure of the Corporation to execute the
documents or perform the acts required to vest in the Corporation
all rights contemplated by Section 3(a) shall not constitute a
waiver of the Corporation of any rights available under this
agreement.
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| | (c) |  | Employees Unpatented Inventions. Within seven (7) days of the
Hiring Date referred to above, the Employee shall provide the
Corporation with a list describing all unpatented inventions made or
conceived by the Employee prior to the date of this agreement. The
Corporation shall attach this list to, and maintain a copy of the
list with, this Agreement. Any inventions described on the list
shall be excluded from the requirement of this Section 3 and shall
remain the exclusive property of the Employee.                                                                                         

Section 4. Noncompetition



| | (a) |  | Non-Compete. While employed by the Corporation, and for a
period of one year after the termination or expiration thereof, the
Employee will not directly or indirectly:
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|(i)   |  | as an individual proprietor, partner,
stockholder, officer, employee, director, joint venturer,
investor, lender, or in any other capacity whatsoever (other
than as the holder of not more than one percent (1%) of the
total outstanding stock of a publicly held Corporation),
engage in the business of developing, producing, marketing
or selling services or products of the kind or type
developed or being developed, produced, marketed or sold by
the Corporation while the Employee was employed by the
Corporation; or
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|(ii)  |  | recruit, solicit or induce, or attempt to
induce, any employee or employees of the Corporation to
terminate their employment with, or otherwise cease their
relationship with, the Corporation; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|(iii) |  | solicit, divert or take away, or attempt
to divert or to take away, the business or patronage of any
of the clients, customers or accounts, or prospective
clients, customers or accounts, of the Corporation which
were contacted, solicited or served by the Employee while
employed by the Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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| | (b) |  | Enforceability. If any restriction set forth in this Section 4
is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable
because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a
range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be
interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of
activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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| | (c) |  | Reasonable Restrictions. The restrictions contained in this
Section 4 are necessary for the protection of the business and
goodwill of the Corporation and are considered by the employee to be
reasonable for such purpose and are not an unreasonable restriction
on the Employees livelihood. The employee agrees that any breach of
this Section 4 will cause the Corporation substantial and irreparable
damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to
such other remedies which may be available, the Corporation shall
have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief.

Section 5. Other Obligations



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| | Except as otherwise disclosed to the Corporations Chief Executive Officer
in writing prior to the execution of this Agreement, the execution and
performance of this Agreement by the Employee, and the performance by the
Employee of his or her employment responsibilities with the Corporation,
will not conflict with or result in a breach of or a default under any
terms, condition, or provisions of any contract or agreement, including,
but not limited to, any employment, confidentiality or non-competition
agreements, to which the Employee is a party.

Section 6. Remedies



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| | In the event of a breach or a threatened breach of this Agreement by the
Employee, or, in the event the Employees employment with the Corporation
breaches any other contract to which the Employee is a party, the
Corporation shall be entitled to all remedies available at law and equity,
including recovery from the Employee of all damages, costs and expenses
incurred by the Corporation in protecting or enforcing its rights
hereunder, including reasonable attorneys fees. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of the Corporation of any rights
available under any law, including Maryland Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

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Section 7. Miscellaneous



| | (a) |  | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be constructed in
accordance with, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of
Maryland.                                                                                                                                                    
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| | (b) |  | Separability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not impair the validity or
enforceability of any other provision.                                                                                                                            
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| | (c) |  | Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
contained herein. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior
agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to
such subject matter.
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| | (d) |  | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
successors and assigns.                                                                                                                                          

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of ______, 2000.

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| |  | BioReliance Corporation
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9/25/00

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