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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

               LICENSOR'S CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE BETWEEN
                         CARESCIENCE, INC., ("ASSIGNOR")
                                       AND
                           QUOVADX, INC. ("ASSIGNEE")

         3550 University City Science Center Associates ("Licensor"), the
Licensor in connection with that certain License Agreement between Licensee and
Assignor as Licensee dated July 20, 2001 (the "License") pursuant to which
Licensor licensed to Assignor certain office space located in the building known
as 3550 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the "Building") containing
approximately 831 square feet of office space on the second floor of the
Building as more fully described in the License (the "Licensed Premises") hereby
consents to the Assignment of the License from Assignor to Assignee (the
"Assignment") to be effectuated by merger of the Assignor and Assignee pursuant
to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger among Assignor, Assignee and
Carlton Acquisition Corp. dated as of August 13, 2003 (the "Assignment") upon
the following conditions:

         1.       This consent to the Assignment is executed by Licensor only to
                  evidence Licensor's consent to the Assignment of the Licensed
                  Premises and the conditions related to such consent and for no
                  other purpose.

         2.       Assignee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions
                  of the License from and after the date of the Assignment.
                  Further, Assignee agrees to perform all of the duties and
                  obligations of Assignor under the License from and after the
                  date of the Assignment.

         3.       Assignor shall have performed all of its obligations to
                  Licensor up to and including the date of the Assignment.
                  Assignee shall perform all of the duties and obligations as
                  Licensee under the License after the date of the Assignment.

         4        Provided that: (i) Assignor has performed all of its
                  obligations and duties to Licensor arising under the License
                  up to and including the date of the Assignment and (ii)
                  Assignee has assumed all of the duties and obligations of
                  Assignor under the License after the date of the Assignment,
                  Licensor hereby agrees to release Assignor from its further
                  duties and obligations under the License.

         5.       Nothing contained in this consent to Assignment shall be
                  construed to otherwise modify the rights and obligations of
                  the parties under the License.

         6.       Licensor has fully performed all obligations owed to Assignor
                  or Assignee as of the date of this consent to Assignment.


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         7        Except for the assignment between Assignor and Assignee, the
                  License remains unmodified and in full force and effect.

         8.       The date of the Assignment pursuant to the merger of the
                  Assignor and Assignee is September 18, 2003.

         9.       The parties acknowledge and agree that the License erroneously
                  referred to "University City Science Center" as the Licensor.
                  The correct name of the Licensor is acknowledged and agreed to
                  be "3550 University City Science Center Associates".


         UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER

By: /s/ JILL FELIX
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Its: President & CEO
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Date: 9-15-03
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3550 UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER ASSOCIATES

By: University City Science Center, its General Partner

By: /s/ JILL FELIX
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Its: President & CEO
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Date: 9-15-03
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BY ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE:

          ASSIGNOR:

          CARESCIENCE, INC.

          By: /s/ GARY T. SCHERPING
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          Its: VICE PRESIDENT
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          Date: 2-9-04
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          ASSIGNEE:

          QUOVADX, INC.


          By: /s/ GARY T. SCHERPING
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          Its:  Gary T. Scherping
                EVP, Finance and CFO
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          Date: 2-9-04
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