EXHIBIT 10.2



December 11, 1996

Toby Simon, M.D.
6210 East Oak
Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Dear Toby:

I am pleased on behalf of Serologicals, Inc. (the "Corporation"), to offer 
you ("you" or the "Executive") employment with Serologicals, Inc. (the 
"Employment") on the terms set forth herein (the "Offer").

1.  Position, Duties and Responsibilities.

     a.  You shall serve as the Vice President, Medical and Scientific 
Affairs, responsible for the duties outlined in the attached Job 
Description.

     b.  You will devote all your business time and attention to the 
business and affairs of the Corporation consistent with your position with 
the Corporation.  Nothing herein, however, shall preclude you from engaging 
in charitable and community affairs, or giving attention to your investments 
provided that such activities do not interfere with the performance of your 
duties and responsibilities enumerated herein.

     c.  Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, you shall be 
subject to all of the requirements and provisions described in the 
Corporation's employee handbook, as it may be amended from time to time.

     d.  Your Employment shall commence hereunder effective on or about 
March 1 - May 1, 1997 (the "Effective Date") and continue for successive one 
(1) year periods following the completion of your probationary period (first 
90 days of employment) (such 90 day period being hereinafter referred to as, 
the "Probationary Period"), unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the 
provisions hereof.

2.  Compensation and Related Matters.

     a.  Base Salary.  You shall be paid a base salary (the "Base Salary") 
equal to $145,000 per year.  The Base Salary shall be payable to you in the 
manner and on the date(s) on which the Corporation pays its other 
executives, but in no event less frequently than monthly.

     b.  Incentive Compensation.  You shall be eligible to participate in 
such bonus and incentive compensation plans of the Corporation in which 
other officers of the Corporation are generally eligible to participate, as 
the Board or a Committee thereof shall determine from time to time in its sole
discretion, subject to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of
such plans.

     c.  Stock Options.  You are hereby granted 40,000 Options (Board, 
Compensation Committee and/or Stockholder approval required) of the 
Corporation's $.01 par value common stock at an initial exercise price equal 
to the fair market value of Corporation stock on the date of commencing 
employment.  The Options shall have a term of ten (10) years and, so long as 
you are then employed by the Corporation, the right to exercise the Options 
shall vest and be fully exercisable at the rate of 10,000 per year 
commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date.  Such options 
shall be issued pursuant to a stock option agreement entered into by you and 
the Corporation and shall be subject to all the other terms and conditions 
contained in the Plan, the provisions of which shall be determined in the 
sole discretion of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.  In the 
event of termination of your Employment prior to the vesting in full of your 
Options, the Options will continue to vest until the end of your severance 
period, if any.

     d.  Employee Benefit Programs.  You shall be eligible, subject to the 
satisfactory completion of a physical examination, to receive fringe 
benefits now provided or may hereinafter be provided by the Corporation to 
its executives.

All newly hired employees remain in a probationary status for the first 
ninety (90) days of employment.  Upon successful completion of the 
Probationary Period, you will become eligible for participation in the 
Corporation benefits set forth below.  In addition, the Corporation agrees 
to reimburse you for your COBRA expenses for existing medical/dental 
benefits during the Probationary Period.

     --  Comprehensive medical/dental insurance, including Prescription Card 
         Service

     --  Corporation paid life insurance (two times your annual salary)

     --  Serologicals Corporation's Employees' Retirement Plan - 401(k)

     --  Short-term Disability Insurance

     --  Long-term Disability Insurance

     --  Flexible Spending Account (Medical and Dependent Care)

     --  Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     e.  Reimbursement of Expenses.  It is contemplated that in connection 
with your Employment hereunder, you may be required to incur business, 
entertainment and travel expenses.  The Corporation agrees to promptly 
reimburse you in full for all reasonable out-of-pocket business, 
entertainment and other related expenses (including all expenses of travel 
and living expenses while away from home on business or at the request of, 
and in service of, the Corporation) incurred or expended by you incident to 
the performance of your duties hereunder; provided, that you properly 
account for such expenses in accordance with the policies and procedures 
established by the Board and applicable to the executives of the 
Corporation.

     f.  Paid Time Off.  You shall be entitled, in each calendar year of 
your Employment, to the number of paid vacation days determined by the 
Corporation from time to time to be appropriate for its executives, but in 
no event less than four (4) weeks in any such year during your Employment 
(pro-rated, as necessary, for partial calendar years during your Employment 
).  You may take your allotted vacation days at such times as are mutually 
convenient for the Corporation and you, consistent with the Corporation's 
vacation policy in effect with respect to its executives.  Additionally, you 
shall also be entitled to sixteen (16) hours of personal time off and eighty 
(80) hours of sick leave per calendar year (pro-rated, as necessary, for 
partial calendar years during your Employment ).  You shall also be entitled 
to all paid holidays given by the Corporation to its executives.

     g.  Relocation.  Serologicals, Inc. agrees to reimburse you for the 
following relocation expenses:

     --  Reimbursement on costs associated with the sale and purchase of 
         residence within eighteen (18) months of the Effective Date, 
         including without limitation realtor's fees, not more than one 
         mortgage loan financing point, appraisals,  and other standard 
         closing costs (including reasonable attorney's fees in connection 
         with such closings.)  There will be no reimbursement for loss of
         any equity on the sale of the Executive's current residence.
 
      --  Reimbursement of temporary housing expense (not to exceed six 
          months), not to exceed $2,200/month.
 
      --  Full reimbursement of reasonable moving expenses, including the 
          actual costs of packing, shipping, unpacking, and placing household 
          goods and personal effects from one residence.  Full value 
          insurance protection.
 
      --  Temporary storage of household goods (not to exceed 90 days).
 
      --  One-time relocation payment equal to two (2) weeks pay to help 
          cover the cost of incidental moving expenses.
 
      --  Two (2) one (1) week trips for employee and spouse travel to 
          Atlanta for the purpose of house hunting (airfare, hotel, rental 
          car included).
 
     --  One-time gross-up to cover tax liability for relocation payments 
         made under this Section g.  Payment is made at year end.

3.  Termination by the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 
Corporation may terminate your employment at any time.  In the event of 
termination resulting from the elimination of your position, you shall be 
entitled to continue to receive your Base Salary for a nine (9) month period 
from effective date of termination.  Under no other termination 
circumstances will you be eligible for any form of salary continuation.

4.  Nondisclosure.  You acknowledge and agree that, during your employment 
by the Corporation hereunder, you will come to have knowledge and 
information with respect to trade secrets or confidential or secret plans, 
projects, materials, business methods, operations, techniques, customers, 
employees, financial conditions, policies and accounts of the Corporation 
with respect to the business of the Corporation, including, but not limited 
to, the identity of donors and donor lists of the Corporation, its 
successors or assigns or any of its affiliates ("Confidential Information").  
You agree that you will not at any time divulge, furnish or make accessible 
to anyone (other than in the regular course of your performance of services 
for the benefit of the Corporation, its successors or assigns) any 
Confidential Information of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
Confidential Information shall not include any information which (i) is 
known generally to the public (other than as a result of unauthorized 
disclosure by you), (ii) was available to you on a nonconfidential basis 
prior to its disclosure to you by the Corporation or (iii) is required to be 
disclosed pursuant to the valid order of a governmental agency or a judicial 
court of competent jurisdiction, in which case you shall give prompt written 
notice to the Corporation of such requirement so that the Corporation may 
take such action as it deems appropriate.

5.  Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation.  As a material inducement to the 
Corporation to enter into this letter, you agree that at all times during 
your Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination 
of your Employment, you will not, in any way, directly or indirectly, 
solicit, divert, or take away or attempt to solicit, divert, or take away 
customers, the business, or any of the donors of the Corporation that dealt 
with the Corporation in any capacity through its donor center operations 
during your Employment.  

You agree that during your Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months 
after the termination for any reason of your Employment, you will not in a 
geographic area in which the Corporation was conducting business during the 
term of your Employment or at the date of termination thereof, directly, or 
indirectly through any means, including a business entity in which you have 
an ownership interest, request or induce any other employee of the 
Corporation or its affiliates or any donor to the Corporation or its 
affiliates to terminate their relationship with the Corporation or its 
affiliates and enter into an employment or consulting relationship with 
another business entity engaged in a business similar to the Corporation's.

6.  Miscellaneous.

     a.  Governing Law.  This letter is to be governed by and interpreted in 
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia applicable to agreements 
made and to be performed within that State except as provided herein.

     b.  No Attorney Provided.  The Corporation advises you that it is not 
providing legal advice in connection with your acceptance and execution 
hereof and that, if you so elect, you should consult with an attorney prior 
to such execution.

     c.  Affiliate.  References to the "Corporation" hereunder shall include 
"affiliates" thereof, as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Corporation shall have the right to 
designate as your employer hereunder Serologicals, Inc., Seramed, Inc., any 
affiliate of which the Executive shall have significant operating or 
managerial responsibility or any other affiliate to which the Executive 
agrees; provided that in the event of such designation, the Corporation 
shall remain responsible for its obligations hereunder in the event that any 
such designee fails to perform such obligation.

     d.  Severability.  If any provision of this letter shall be determined 
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other 
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest 
extent permitted by law.

     Please indicate your acceptance of this  Offer by signing in the space 
provided below.

                              Very truly yours,

                              SEROLOGICALS CORPORATION

                              By: /s/Harold J. Tenoso, Ph.D.//
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                                   Harold J. Tenoso, Ph.D.
                              Title:    President/CEO

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
this 23rd day of December, 1996.

/s/Toby Simon, M.D.//
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Toby Simon, M.D.

                                 JOB DESCRIPTION
                                     EXEMPT

                                                  DATE:  December 11, 1996


JOB TITLE:          VICE PRESIDENT, MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS

DIVISION:           SEROLOGICALS CORPORATION

DEPARTMENT:         HEALTHCARE SERVICES

INCUMBENT:          TOBY SIMON, M.D.

POSITION PURPOSE:
Manage Serologicals Corporation's medical-related affairs, including serving 
as the Corporation's Medical Director, providing senior consultation to the 
Healthcare Services Division, and providing technical guidance for research 
and development initiatives through effective strategic planning, 
communication, policy formation, delegation, and control.

MAJOR DUTIES:

1.  Assist President/CEO in developing and organizing the Corporation's 
Healthcare Services Division in conjunction with remainder of Corporation's 
business divisions.

2.  Acting as the Corporation's Medical Director, oversee and evaluate the 
Corporation's medical affairs operations to ensure compliance with state and 
federal regulations and standard operating procedures.

3.  Provide technical guidance for Corporation's research and development 
initiatives.

4.  As required, provide management services to other departments and 
divisions.


                  POSITION:  VICE PRESIDENT, MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:

                                   President/CEO
                  Executive Asst--------|---------Director, Corp Comm/
                                        |          Investor Relations
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EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
1.  Licensed Medical Physician.
2.  Comprehensive working knowledge of healthcare services industry, general 
knowledge of medical technology related to disease-state diagnosis and 
treatment.
3.  Effective communications skills in dealing with peers, direct reports, 
customers, regulatory officials, and medical professionals.
4.  Demonstrated proficiency in identifying problems, implementing solutions 
and motivating others to achieve established strategic goals.  Strong 
customer service orientation and interpersonal understanding.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1.  Ability to travel via automobile and/or airplane.
2.  Ability to articulate clearly and conduct oral presentations.
3.  Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

I acknowledge by my signature below, that the duties listed on this job 
description represent those tasks falling within my immediate 
responsibility.  I must inform my immediate supervisor and/or the Director, 
Human Resources, should I have a significant change in duties or 
responsibilities after signing this job description.

/s/Toby Simon, M.D.//                             12/23/96
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Signature of Employee                            Date

/s/Harold J. Tenoso, Ph.D.//                      12/23/96
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Signature of Supervisor/Manager                  Date

/s/Regina Bryant//                                12/23/96
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Signature of Director, Human Resources           Date