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EXHIBIT 10.74

CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS Agreement (Agreement), effective June 18, 2001 is entered into by and
between Gene Logic Inc. (GLGC), whose place of business is at 708 Quince
Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, and J. Stark Thompson, whose
address is: 207 Walnut Ridge Lane, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317
(Consultant).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, GLGC is engaged in the business of generating and commercializing a
database comprising, in part, biological sequences and/or expression profiling;
and

WHEREAS, Consultant has knowledge and expertise regarding general
corporate matters and

WHEREAS, GLGC desires to make use of the specialized knowledge and
expertise of Consultant;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
contained herein, Consultant and GLGC agree as follows:



|1. |  | Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
GLGC hereby appoints Stark Thompsonas a consultant to its business and
Consultant hereby accepts such appointment. Consultant shall provide
advice, suggestions and recommendations to GLGC, based on the
proprietary and/or confidential information provided by GLGC, and devote
such time as reasonably necessary to assist the company in developing
and advancing such program. Consultant agrees to utilize his expertise
and creative talents in providing these services and shall perform them
in a timely and professional manner consistent with industry standards.
Consultant agrees that during the term of this Agreement, and any
subsequent extension thereto, he will provide his services under the
direction of Mark Gessler, Chairman and CEO (or his designee).
Consultants responsibilities as a consultant shall include but not be
limited to consultation with regard to general corporate matters.
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|   |  | When necessary, Consultant will consult at GLGCs facilities or at such other
locations as GLGC may designate. Consultant will make reports to GLGC as appear
reasonable and necessary to
GLGC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|2. |  | Compensation.In consideration for the services during the term of
this Agreement and while this Agreement is in force, Consultant shall
receive compensation at a rate of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per hour
of services rendered on a per diem basis. Consultant will keep and
maintain a record by date of the hours of work and description of work
performed. This record shall be reflected in Consultants monthly
invoice to GLGC, whereupon GLGC shall make payment to Consultant within
thirty (30) days of receiving said invoice. In addition, Consultant will
be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses
(including travel, lodging, and the like), which are incurred at the
request of and approved in advance by GLGC pursuant to GLGCs current
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|3. |  | Confidentiality.In view of GLGCs proprietary rights and interests
concerning its facilities and technology, Consultant agrees that during
the term of this Agreement and any subsequent extension(s) thereto and
for a period of five (5) years thereafter, Consultant agrees to keep
strictly confidential and not use for his/her own benefit or for the
benefit of any third party any information which he/she may acquire
relating to GLGCs business, whether such information is disclosed or
made known by GLGC to Consultant or is generated by Consultant in the
course of performing the services hereunder. By way of illustration and
not limitation, such shall include all information, communicated by any
means, relating to the business of GLGC that is not available to the
general public, including its technical and business information,
products, assets, inventions, know-how, research programs, biological
materials, processes, designs, trade secrets, security systems, media
and/or cell lines, improvements, discoveries, databases, software
programs, software source documents, codes, passwords, development
tools, budgets and unpublished financial information, licenses, and
other data, both technical and non-technical, prospects, protocols,
clinical parameters or markers and other information associated with
this Agreement and the methods by which GLGC generates and manages gene
expression data, whether or not patentable or copyrightable.
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|   |  | Consultant shall not disclose such information to any third party or use such
information for any purpose, except as provided herein, without the prior
written approval of GLGC. Consultant shall have no obligation with respect to
any portion of such information which:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         



| | a) |  | is or later becomes generally available to the public by use
publication or the like, through no fault of Consultant;                                      
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| | b) |  | is obtained from a third party who had the legal right to disclose
the same to Consultant and who is not under an obligation of
confidentiality to GLGC; or
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| | c) |  | Consultant already possesses, as evidenced by written records,
predating receipt thereof from GLGC.                                                        



|   |  | Specific information disclosed to Consultant by GLGC shall not be deemed to be
available to the public or in prior possession of Consultant merely because
such specific information is embraced by more general information available to
the public or in prior possession of Consultant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|4. |  | New Developments. Consultant agrees that any information, including
but not limited to discoveries, inventions, innovations, suggestions,
know-how, ideas and reports made by Consultant which either results from
information disclosed by GLGC, or is developed as a result of
Consultants services under this Agreement, shall become the sole
property of GLGC without further compensation to Consultant and shall be
promptly disclosed to GLGC. Consultant will treat such new developments
as information which is subject to the confidentiality provisions of
Paragraph 3 herein. GLGC shall have the unrestricted right to use all
new developments under this Agreement.

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|5.  |  | Patent Rights and Licenses.If patentable subject matter results
hereunder, Consultant shall assist GLGC in the preparation and
prosecution of appropriate patent applications and shall without further
compensation execute appropriate documents acknowledging the assignment
of his/her rights in such subject matter and applications to GLGC. All
expenses incidental to the filing and prosecution of any such patent
applications shall be borne by GLGC. The disclosure of proprietary information by GLGC to Consultant
shall not result in any obligation to grant Consultant any rights in and
to said proprietary subject matter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|6.  |  | Non-Confidentiality. Consultant agrees that during the term of this
Agreement, he/she will not disclose to GLGC any information which is
confidential or proprietary to any third party.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|7.  |  | Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation. Consultant agrees that he/she will not
work on the development of products for competing companies that will
directly compete in the marketplace with products worked on while
employed by GLGC, for a period of one year after termination of work
completed hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, Products shall
mean a database comprising, in part, biological sequences and/or gene
expression profiles. Consultant further agrees that, during the period
of his/her retention by GLGC, he/she will not engage in any other
activities which conflict with his/her obligations to GLGC as related to
the scope of the services hereunder. For the period of his/her retention
by GLGC and for one (1) year after the date of termination of the
Agreement for any reason, Consultant will not (i) induce any employee of
GLGC to leave the employ of GLGC or (ii) solicit the business of any
client, alliance partner or customer of GLGC (other than on behalf of
GLGC).
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|8.  |  | Independent Contractor. For the purposes of this Agreement,
Consultant shall be an independent contractor without the authority to
bind or act as agent for GLGC or its employees for any purpose. All
taxes and social security payments shall be the sole responsibility of
Consultant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|9.  |  | Publicity. Neither party hereto will use the name of the other party
in publicity or advertising involving this Agreement without the prior
written approval of the other party hereto.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|10. |  | Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by Consultant without
the prior written consent of GLGC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|11. |  | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Maryland. Consultant hereby expressly consents
to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in
Maryland for any lawsuit filed there against him/her by GLGC arising
from or relating to this Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|12. |  | Warranties. The parties warrant and represent that they have the
right to enter into this Agreement. Consultant further warrants and
represents that the terms of this Agreement are not inconsistent with
other contractual obligations, express or implied, which he\she may
have.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|13. |  | Term and Termination. This Agreement shall be effective for a one (1)
year period beginning June 18, 2001 and ending June 17, 2002 and may be
extended in writing by mutual consent of the parties. Either party may
terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice. Any
rights or obligations set forth herein which are accrued prior to the
termination of this Agreement, shall survive termination of this
Agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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|14. |  | Amendments.No modification to this Agreement shall be effective
unless made in writing and duly executed by or on behalf of each party.                                                                                                                              
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|15. |  | Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties
(whether written or oral) relating to said subject matter.
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|16. |  | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, including by facsimile transmission, each of which shall
be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.                                    

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates
set forth below.

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|Gene Logic Inc. |                                 | Stark Thompson
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|By:             | /s/ MARK D. GESSLER             |                | /s/ J. STARK THOMPSON
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|                | Mark D. Gessler, Chairman & CEO |                |                       | Stark Thompson
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|Date:           | 6/25/01                         |                | Date:                 | 7/02/01       
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TERMINATION AGREEMENT

The undersigned agree that the Consulting Services Agreement (the
Agreement), effective June 18, 2001, entered into by and between Gene Logic
Inc. and J. Stark Thompson is hereby terminated effective immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Termination
Agreement effective as of the 31st day of December, 2001.

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| |  | GENE LOGIC INC
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| |  | By:            |  | /s/ Mark D. GesslerMark D. Gessler
Chairman, CEO and President
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| |  | By:            |  | /s/ J. Stark ThompsonJ. Stark Thompson