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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.36

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

            This Employment Agreement is made and entered into effective as of
November 1, 2003 (the "Effective Date"), by and between NEOPROBE CORPORATION, a
Delaware Corporation with a place of business at 425 Metro Place North, Suite
300, Dublin, Ohio 43017-1367 (the "Company") and RICHARD N. LINDER, JR. of
Collierville, Tennessee (the "Employee").

      WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee wish to establish terms, covenants,
and conditions for the Employee's continued employment with the Company through
this agreement ("Employment Agreement").

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein set
forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1.    DUTIES. From and after the Effective Date, and based upon the terms
            and conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to employ the
            Employee and the Employee agrees to be employed by the Company, as
            Vice President Sales and Marketing of the Company and in such
            equivalent, additional or higher executive level position or
            positions as shall be assigned to him by the Company's President and
            CEO. While serving in such executive level position or positions,
            the Employee shall report to, be responsible to, and shall take
            direction from the President and CEO of the Company. The Company
            shall not require the Employee to perform any task that is
            inconsistent with the position of an Executive Officer. During the
            Term of this Employment Agreement (as defined in Section 2 below),
            the Employee agrees to devote substantially all of his working time
            to the position he holds with the Company and to faithfully,
            industriously, and to the best of his ability, experience and
            talent, perform the duties, which are assigned to him. The Employee
            shall observe and abide by the reasonable corporate policies and
            decisions of the Company in all business matters.

            The Employee represents and warrants to the Company that Exhibit A
            attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list of (a) all
            offices, directorships and other positions held by the Employee in
            corporations and firms other than the Company and its subsidiaries
            and (b) any investment or ownership interest in any corporation or
            firm other than the Company beneficially owned by the Employee
            (excluding investments in life insurance policies, bank deposits,
            publicly traded securities that are less than five percent (5%) of
            their class and real estate). The Employee will promptly notify the
            Board of Directors of the Company of any additional positions
            undertaken or investments made by the Employee during the Term of
            this Employment Agreement if they are of a type, which if they had
            existed on the date hereof, should have been listed on Exhibit A
            hereto. As long as the Employee's other positions or investments in
            other firms do not create a conflict of interest, violate the
            Employee's obligations under Section 7 below or cause the Employee
            to neglect his duties hereunder, such activities and positions shall
            not be deemed to be a breach of this Employment Agreement.

      2.    TERM OF THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Subject to Sections 4 and 5
            hereof, the Term of this Employment Agreement shall be for a period
            of fourteen (14) months, commencing November 1, 2003 and terminating
            December 31, 2004.

      3.    COMPENSATION. During the Term of this Employment Agreement, the
            Company shall pay, and the Employee agrees to accept as full
            consideration for the services to be rendered by the Employee
            hereunder, compensation consisting of the following:

            A.    SALARY. Beginning on the first day of the Term of this
                  Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay the Employee a
                  salary of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000)
                  per year, payable in semi-monthly or monthly installments as
                  requested by the Employee.

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            B.    BONUS. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
                  will, on an annual basis, review the performance of the
                  Company and of the Employee and will pay such bonus as it
                  deems appropriate, in its discretion, to the Employee based
                  upon such review. Such review and bonus shall be consistent
                  with any bonus plan adopted by the Compensation Committee,
                  which covers the executive officers and employees of the
                  Company generally.

            C.    BENEFITS. During the Term of this Employment Agreement, the
                  Employee will receive such employee benefits as are generally
                  available to all employees of the Company.

            D.    STOCK OPTIONS. The Compensation Committee of the Board of
                  Directors may, from time-to-time, grant stock options,
                  restricted stock purchase opportunities and such other forms
                  of stock-based incentive compensation as it deems appropriate,
                  in its discretion, to the Employee under the Company's 2002
                  Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan"). The terms of the
                  relevant award agreements shall govern the rights of the
                  Employee and the Company thereunder in the event of any
                  conflict between such agreement and this Employment Agreement.
                  With the signing of this agreement, the Employee is granted
                  stock options to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock.

            E.    VACATION. The Employee shall be entitled to fifteen (15) days
                  of vacation during each full calendar year during the Term of
                  this Employment Agreement.

            F.    EXPENSES. The Company shall reimburse the Employee for all
                  reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the
                  performance of his duties hereunder, including expenses for
                  travel, entertainment and similar items, promptly after the
                  presentation by the Employee, from time-to-time, of an
                  itemized account of such expenses.

      4.    TERMINATION.

            A.    FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate the employment of the
                  Employee prior to the end of the Term of this Employment
                  Agreement "for cause." Termination "for cause" shall be
                  defined as a termination by the Company of the employment of
                  the Employee occasioned by the failure by the Employee to cure
                  a willful breach of a material duty imposed on the Employee
                  under this Employment Agreement within 15 days after written
                  notice thereof by the Company or the continuation by the
                  Employee after written notice by the Company of a willful and
                  continued neglect of a duty imposed on the Employee under this
                  Employment Agreement. In the event of termination by the
                  Company "for cause," all salary, benefits and other payments
                  shall cease at the time of termination, and the Company shall
                  have no further obligations to the Employee.

            B.    RESIGNATION. If the Employee resigns for any reason, all
                  salary, benefits and other payments (except as otherwise
                  provided in paragraph G of this Section 4 below) shall cease
                  at the time such resignation becomes effective. At the time of
                  any such resignation, the Company shall pay the Employee the
                  value of any accrued but unused vacation time, and the amount
                  of all accrued but previously unpaid base salary through the
                  date of such termination. The Company shall promptly reimburse
                  the Employee for the amount of any expenses incurred prior to
                  such termination by the Employee as required under paragraph F
                  of Section 3 above.

            C.    DISABILITY OR DEATH. The Company may terminate the employment
                  of the Employee prior to the end of the Term of this
                  Employment Agreement if the Employee has been unable to
                  perform his duties hereunder for a continuous period of six
                  (6) months due to a physical or mental condition that, in the
                  opinion of a licensed physician, will be of indefinite
                  duration or is without a reasonable probability of recovery.
                  The Employee agrees to submit to an examination by a licensed
                  physician of his choice in order to obtain such opinion, at
                  the request of the Company, made after the Employee has been
                  absent from his place of employment for at least six (6)
                  months. The Company shall pay for any such examination.
                  However, this provision does not abrogate either the Company's
                  or the Employee's rights and

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                  obligations pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of
                  1993, and a termination of employment under this paragraph C
                  shall not be deemed to be a termination for cause.

                  If during the Term of this Employment Agreement, the Employee
                  dies or his employment is terminated because of his
                  disability, all salary, benefits and other payments shall
                  cease at the time of death or disability, provided, however,
                  that the Company shall provide such health, dental and similar
                  insurance or benefits as were provided to Employee immediately
                  before his termination by reason of death or disability, to
                  Employee or his family for the longer of twelve (12) months
                  after such termination or the full unexpired Term of this
                  Employment Agreement on the same terms and conditions
                  (including cost) as were applicable before such termination.
                  In addition, for the first six (6) months of disability, the
                  Company shall pay to the Employee the difference, if any,
                  between any cash benefits received by the Employee from a
                  Company-sponsored disability insurance policy and the
                  Employee's salary hereunder. At the time of any such
                  termination, the Company shall pay the Employee, the value of
                  any accrued but unused vacation time, and the amount of all
                  accrued but previously unpaid base salary through the date of
                  such termination. The Company shall promptly reimburse the
                  Employee for the amount of any expenses incurred prior to such
                  termination by the Employee as required under paragraph F of
                  Section 3 above.

            D.    TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. A termination without cause is a
                  termination of the employment of the Employee by the Company
                  that is not "for cause" and not occasioned by the resignation,
                  death or disability of the Employee. If the Company terminates
                  the employment of the Employee without cause, (whether before
                  the end of the Term of this Employment Agreement or, if the
                  Employee is employed by the Company under paragraph E of this
                  Section 4 below, after the Term of this Employment Agreement
                  has ended) the Company shall, at the time of such termination,
                  pay to the Employee the severance payment provided in
                  paragraph F of this Section 4 below together with the value of
                  any accrued but unused vacation time and the amount of all
                  accrued but previously unpaid base salary through the date of
                  such termination and shall provide him with all of his
                  benefits under paragraph C of Section 3 above for the longer
                  of six (6) months or the full unexpired Term of this
                  Employment Agreement. The Company shall promptly reimburse the
                  Employee for the amount of any expenses incurred prior to such
                  termination by the Employee as required under paragraph F of
                  Section 3 above.

                  If the Company terminates the employment of the Employee
                  because it has ceased to do business or substantially
                  completed the liquidation of its assets or because it has
                  relocated to another city and the Employee has decided not to
                  relocate also, such termination of employment shall be deemed
                  to be without cause.

            E.    END OF THE TERM OF THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Except as
                  otherwise provided in paragraphs F and G of this Section 4
                  below, the Company may terminate the employment of the
                  Employee at the end of the Term of this Employment Agreement
                  without any liability on the part of the Company to the
                  Employee but, if the Employee continues to be an employee of
                  the Company after the Term of this Employment Agreement ends,
                  his employment shall be governed by the terms and conditions
                  of this Agreement, but he shall be an employee at will and his
                  employment may be terminated at any time by either the Company
                  or the Employee without notice and for any reason not
                  prohibited by law or no reason at all. If the Company
                  terminates the employment of the Employee at the end of the
                  Term of this Employment Agreement, the Company shall, at the
                  time of such termination, pay to the Employee the severance
                  payment provided in paragraph F of this Section 4 below
                  together with the value of any accrued but unused vacation
                  time and the amount of all accrued but previously unpaid base
                  salary through the date of such termination. The Company shall
                  promptly reimburse the Employee for the amount of any
                  reasonable expenses incurred prior to such termination by the
                  Employee as required under paragraph F of Section 3 above.

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            F.    SEVERANCE. If the employment of the Employee is terminated by
                  the Company, at the end of the Term of this Employment
                  Agreement or, without cause (whether before the end of the
                  Term of this Employment Agreement or, if the Employee is
                  employed by the Company under paragraph E of this Section 4
                  above, after the Term of this Employment Agreement has ended),
                  the Employee shall be paid, as a severance payment at the time
                  of such termination, the amount of Eighty-Two Thousand Five
                  Hundred Dollars ($82,500) together with the value of any
                  accrued but unused vacation time.

            G.    CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE. In addition to the rights of the
                  Employee under the Company's employee benefit plans
                  (paragraphs C of Section 3 above) but in lieu of any severance
                  payment under paragraph F of this Section 4 above, if there is
                  a Change in Control of the Company (as defined below) and the
                  employment of the Employee is concurrently or subsequently
                  terminated (a) by the Company without cause, (b) by the
                  expiration of the Term of this Employment Agreement, or (c) by
                  the resignation of the Employee because he has reasonably
                  determined in good faith that his titles, authorities,
                  responsibilities, salary, bonus opportunities or benefits have
                  been materially diminished, that a material adverse change in
                  his working conditions has occurred, that his services are no
                  longer required in light of the Company's business plan, or
                  the Company has breached this Employment Agreement, the
                  Company shall pay the Employee, as a severance payment, at the
                  time of such termination, the amount of One Hundred Sixty-Five
                  Thousand Dollars ($165,000) together with the value of any
                  accrued but unused vacation time, and the amount of all
                  accrued but previously unpaid base salary through the date of
                  termination and shall provide him with all of this benefits
                  under paragraph C of Section 3 above for the longer of six (6)
                  months or the full unexpired Term of this Employment
                  Agreement. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Employee
                  for the amount of any expenses incurred prior to such
                  termination by the Employee as required under paragraph F of
                  Section 3 above.

                  For the purpose of this Employment Agreement, a Change in
                  Control of the Company has occurred when: (a) any person
                  (defined for the purposes of this paragraph G to mean any
                  person within the meaning of Section 13 (d) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")), other than
                  Neoprobe or an employee benefit plan created by its Board of
                  Directors for the benefit of its employees, either directly or
                  indirectly, acquires beneficial ownership (determined under
                  Rule 13d-3 of the Regulations promulgated by the Securities
                  and Exchange Commission under Section 13(d) of the Exchange
                  Act) of securities issued by Neoprobe having Thirty percent
                  (30%) or more of the voting power of all the voting securities
                  issued by Neoprobe in the election of Directors at the next
                  meeting of the holders of voting securities to be held for
                  such purpose; (b) a majority of the Directors elected at any
                  meeting of the holders of voting securities of Neoprobe are
                  persons who were not nominated for such election by the Board
                  of Directors or a duly constituted committee of the Board of
                  Directors having authority in such matters; (c) the
                  stockholders of Neoprobe approve a merger or consolidation of
                  Neoprobe with another person other than a merger or
                  consolidation in which the holders of Neoprobe's voting
                  securities issued and outstanding immediately before such
                  merger or consolidation continue to hold voting securities in
                  the surviving or resulting corporation (in the same relative
                  proportions to each other as existed before such event)
                  comprising eighty percent (80%) or more of the voting power
                  for all purposes of the surviving or resulting corporation; or
                  (d) the stockholders of Neoprobe approve a transfer of
                  substantially all of the assets of Neoprobe to another person
                  other than a transfer to a transferee, eighty percent (80%) or
                  more of the voting power of which is owned or controlled by
                  Neoprobe or by the holders of Neoprobe's voting securities
                  issued and outstanding immediately before such transfer in the
                  same relative proportions to each other as existed before such
                  event. The parties hereto agree that for the purpose of
                  determining the time when a Change of Control has occurred
                  that if any transaction results from a definite proposal that
                  was made before the end of the Term of this Employment
                  Agreement but which continued until after the end of the Term
                  of this Employment Agreement and such transaction is
                  consummated after the end of the Term of this Employment
                  Agreement, such transaction

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                  shall be deemed to have occurred when the definite proposal
                  was made for the purposes of the first sentence of this
                  paragraph G of this Section 4.

            H.    BENEFIT AND STOCK PLANS. In the event that a benefit plan or
                  Stock Plan which covers the Employee has specific provisions
                  concerning termination of employment, or the death or
                  disability of an employee (e.g., life insurance or disability
                  insurance), then such benefit plan or Stock Plan shall control
                  the disposition of the benefits or stock options.

      5.    PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT. Employee has executed a
            Proprietary Information Agreement as a condition of employment with
            the Company. The Proprietary Information Agreement shall not be
            limited by this Employment Agreement in any manner, and the Employee
            shall act in accordance with the provisions of the Proprietary
            Information Agreement at all times during the Term of this
            Employment Agreement.

      6.    NON-COMPETITION. Employee agrees that for so long as he is employed
            by the Company under this Employment Agreement and for one (1) year
            thereafter, the Employee will not:

            A.    enter into the employ of or render any services to any person,
                  firm, or corporation, which is engaged, in any part, in a
                  Competitive Business (as defined below);

            B.    engage in any directly Competitive Business for his own
                  account;

            C.    become associated with or interested in through retention or
                  by employment any Competitive Business as an individual,
                  partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal,
                  agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor, or in any other
                  relationship or capacity; or

            D.    solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to entice away from the
                  Company, any of its customers, strategic partners, or sources
                  of supply.

            Nothing in this Employment Agreement shall preclude Employee from
            taking employment in the banking or related financial services
            industries nor from investing his personal assets in the securities
            or any Competitive Business if such securities are traded on a
            national stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market and if
            such investment does not result in his beneficially owning, at any
            time, more than one percent (1%) of the publicly-traded equity
            securities of such Competitive Business. "Competitive Business" for
            purposes of this Employment Agreement shall mean any business or
            enterprise which:

            a.    is engaged in the development and/or commercialization of
                  products and/or systems for use in intraoperative detection of
                  cancer, or

            b.    reasonably understood to be competitive in the relevant market
                  with products and/or systems described in clause a above, or

            c.    the Company engages in during the Term of this Employment
                  Agreement pursuant to a determination of the Board of
                  Directors and from which the Company derives a material amount
                  of revenue or in which the Company has made a material capital
                  investment.

            The covenant set forth in this Section 6 shall terminate immediately
            upon the substantial completion of the liquidation of assets of the
            Company or the termination of the employment of the Employee by the
            Company without cause or at the end of the Term of this Employment
            Agreement.

      7.    ARBITRATION. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in
            connection with this Employment Agreement shall be settled
            exclusively by arbitration in Columbus, Ohio, in accordance with the
            non-union employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
            Association ("AAA") then in effect. If specific non-union employment
            dispute rules are not in effect, then AAA commercial

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            arbitration rules shall govern the dispute. If the amount claimed
            exceeds $100,000, the arbitration shall be before a panel of three
            arbitrators. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in
            any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall indemnify the
            Employee against and hold him harmless from any attorney's fees,
            court costs and other expenses incurred by the Employee in
            connection with the preparation, commencement, prosecution, defense,
            or enforcement of any arbitration, award, confirmation or judgment
            in order to assert or defend any right or obtain any payment under
            paragraph C of Section 4 above or under this sentence; without
            regard to the success of the Employee or his attorney in any such
            arbitration or proceeding.

      8.    GOVERNING LAW. The Employment Agreement shall be governed by and
            construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

      9.    VALIDITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or
            provisions of this Employment Agreement shall not affect the
            validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Employment
            Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

      10.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Employment Agreement constitutes the entire
            understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter
            hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions, and
            preliminary agreements. This Employment Agreement may not be amended
            except in writing executed by the parties hereto.

      11.   EFFECT ON SUCCESSORS OF INTEREST. This Employment Agreement shall
            inure to the benefit of and be binding upon heirs, administrators,
            executors, successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
            Notwithstanding the above, the Employee recognizes and agrees that
            his obligation under this Employment Agreement may not be assigned
            without the consent of the Company.

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

NEOPROBE CORPORATION                               EMPLOYEE

By: /s/ David C. Bupp                              /s/ Richard N. Linder, Jr.
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    David C. Bupp                                  Richard N. Linder, Jr.
    President and CEO

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                                    EXHIBIT A

Non paid board member of "The Solution Center"

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