| Exhibit      10.45 |
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| Consulting      Agreement: Steven C. Jones |
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|   | a) | Provide      financial advice and guidance to the Company with respect to the overall      financial operations of theCompany; |
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|   | b) | Provide      strategic advice to the Company with respect to major growth initiatives      for the Company and/or potential mergers or  acquisitions; |
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|   | c) | Serve      as the Company’s Director of Investor Relations and act as liaison to the      investment community; |
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|   | d) | Provide      leadership and guidance in drafting and issuing press releases on behalf      of the Company; |
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|   | e) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance in negotiating and drafting contracts      with employees, vendors, clients, strategic partners, and other parties      with whom the Company may duebusiness; |
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|   | f) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance to the Company in raising debt or      equity capital, when requested to doso; |
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|   | g) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance with any litigation in which the      Company is now or may becomeinvolved; |
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|   | h) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance in drafting and reviewing SEC      filings; |
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|   | i) | Manage      the Company’s corporate secretary function and ensure board minutes and      other documents are properlydrafted; |
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|   | j) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance during the design, development and      launch of new products; |
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|   | k) | Provide      leadership, guidance and assistance in the development of forecast models      for various business opportunities; |
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|   | l) | Provide      expertise on technical, functional and/or business topics as may be      requested; |
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|   | m) | Travel      at the request of the Company to assist with any of the above      duties. |
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|   | n) | Such      other duties as may be assigned from time-to-time by the Chief Executive      Officer of the Company.  The spirit of this section is to try      and account for other activities or issues that have not been addressed or      identified in (a) through (m)above. |
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|   | i) | 225,000      of such warrant shares shall vest immediately;  and |
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|   | ii) | 112,500      of such warrant shares shall vest according to the passage of time, with      4,687 warrant shares vesting on the last day of each calendar month for      twenty-three (23) months, beginning with the month ending May 31, 2010 and      continuing until the month ending March 31, 2012 and 4,699 warrant shares      vesting on April 30, 2012 so long as Consultant continues to provide      services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any successor      agreement. |
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|   | iii) | 112,500      of such warrant shares shall vest according to whether or not the Company      meets certain financial targets as specified below for FY 2010 and FY      2011: |
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|   | - | 28,125      will vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2010, meets      or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board of      Directors (the “Board”) for the vesting of performance options and      warrants; and |
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|   | - | 28,125      will vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2010, meets or      exceeds the consolidated Adjusted EBITDA goals established by the Board      for the vesting of performance options and warrants;  and |
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|   | - | 28,125      will vest if the Company’s actual consolidated revenue for FY 2011, meets      or exceeds the consolidated revenue goal established by the Board for the      vesting of performance options and warrants;and |
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|   | - | 28,125      will vest if the Company’s actual Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2011, meets or      exceeds the consolidated Adjusted EBITDA goals established by the Board      for the vesting of performance options and warrants;  and |
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|   | iv) | The      vesting schedule of such warrant shall also specify that any unvested      warrant shares shall vest upon the occurrence of a change of      control. |
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|   | a) | This      Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the      parties and may not be modified or terminated orally.  The      Consultant hereby waives any claims that it might have under any previous      oral or other contract.  No modification or attempted waiver of      this Agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by the party      against whom the same is sought to beenforced. |
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|   | b) | The      provisions of this Agreement are separate and severable, and if any of      them is declared invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of competent      jurisdiction or an arbitrator, the remaining provisions shall not be      affected. |
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|   | c) | This      Agreement is the joint product of the Company and the Consultant and each      provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation      and agreement of the Company and the Consultant and shall not be construed      for or against either party hereto. |
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|   | d) | This      Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the      provisions of the law of the State of Florida, without reference to      provisions that refer a matter to the law of any other      jurisdiction.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits      itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state      courts sitting in Lee County, Florida; accordingly, any matters involving      the Company and the Consultant with respect to this Agreement may be      adjudicated only in a federal or state court sitting in Lee County,      Florida. |
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|   | e) | All      notices and other communications required or permitted under this      Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed properly given if      delivered personally, mailed by registered or certified mail in the United      States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, sent by facsimile,      or sent by Express Mail, Federal Express or nationally recognized express      delivery service, as follows: |
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|   | (i) | If      to the Company, at the address listed at the preamble to this Agreement or      its then primary executive offices to the attention of the      CEO; |
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|   | (ii) | If      to the Consultant, at the address listed as the Consultant’s primary legal      residence which is listed at the signature block of this agreement or such      other address as the Company may have on file for the      Consultant. |
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|   | Notice      given by hand, certified or registered mail, or by Express Mail, Federal      Express or other such express delivery service, shall be effective upon      actual receipt.  Notice given by facsimile transmission shall be      effective upon telephonic confirmation of receipt by the party to whom it      is addressed.  All notices by facsimile transmission shall be      followed up promptly after transmission by delivering an original copy by      hand, certified or registered mail, or by Express Mail, Federal Express or      other such delivery service.  Any party may change any address      to which notice is to be given to it by giving notice as provided above of      such change of address. |
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|   | f) | Consultant      understands and acknowledges that if this Agreement is deemed to be a      material agreement of the Company, it may need to be filed with the      Securities and Exchange Commission or provided to a regulatory body in      conjunction with any audits or investigations of the Company’s activities      and expressly gives permission to provide this Agreement as needed in such      instances. |
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|   | g) | The      parties agree that the Consultant is acting as an independent contract      under current Internal Revenue Service guidelines in the provision of      services under this Agreement and that the Consultant shall be solely      responsible for paying all taxes due on any Compensation      hereunder.  The Consultant understands and acknowledges that all      Compensation hereunder is taxable to the Consultant and the Company may      have an affirmative obligation to report such amounts of Compensation on      Form 1099 to the Internal Revenue Service each      year.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company agrees that the      Consultant may assign any compensation payable hereunder to any      corporation controlled by the Consultant upon written notice to the      Company.  The Consultant agrees to provide his social security      or an appropriate tax identification number upon  request. |
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|   | h) | This      Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by fax or Adobe PDF, each of      which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures      thereto and hereto were upon the same  instrument. |
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| NEOGENOMICS,      INC.: |                         | CONSULTANT: |                      |
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| By:                     | /s/      Douglas M. VanOort  |        | /s/      Steven C. Jones  |   |
| Name:                   | Douglas      M. VanOort      |        | Mr.      Steven C. Jones  |   |
| Title:                  | Chief      Executive Officer |        | Legal      Residence:     |   |
|                    |                         |        | 1740      Persimmon Drive |   |
|                    |                         |        | Naples,      FL 34109     |   |

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