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Agreement For Service As Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 AGREEMENT FOR SERVICE AS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective as of June 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Curis,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Company”) and James McNab, an individual (“Director”). 
  
 1. Term. 
  
 (a) This Agreement shall continue for as long as Director is serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors (“Chairman”) of Company. 

 
 2. Responsibilities. 
  
 (a) Chairman Responsibilities. Director shall perform such duties and
responsibilities (“Services”) as may be established by the Board of Directors and/or set forth from time to time in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Corporate Governance
Guidelines”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Director’s Services shall include those services described on Exhibit A. Director shall comply with the statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental or
quasi-governmental authority, which are applicable to the performance of the Services, and Company’s rules, regulations, and practices as they may from time-to-time be adopted or modified. 
  
 (b) Other Activities. To the extent not inconsistent with the Corporate
Governance Guidelines or any other policies or guidelines established from time to time by the Board of Directors, Director may serve on other Boards of Directors and may engage in any other business activity (whether or not pursued for pecuniary
advantage), as long as such outside activities do not violate Director’s obligations under this Agreement or Director’s fiduciary obligations to the Company and its shareholders. 
  
 3. Compensation for Services as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

  
 (a) Director’s Fee. In consideration of the services to
be rendered as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Company shall pay Director an annual fee equal to One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) per year, which shall be paid in equal monthly installments. In addition, for service as the Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Director shall be entitled to receive annual and periodic awards of options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock and/or awards of restricted Common Stock in such amounts and upon such terms as may be
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. 
  
 (b)
Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Director for all reasonable business expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as Chairman of the Board of Directors in accordance with expense reimbursement guidelines established by
the Board of Directors from time to time and shall also reimburse the Director’s annual medical insurance premiums in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per annum. 

 (c) Benefits. Director shall not be entitled to any benefits, coverage or privileges, including, without
limitation, social security, unemployment, medical or pension payments, made available to employees of the Company. 
  
 (d) Board Authority to Establish Compensation. The compensation of Director for service as Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be increased or
decreased solely by the Board of Directors in accordance with the policies and principals set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines or such other policies and principals established by the Board of Directors from time to time. 
  
 4. Termination. 
  
 (a) Right to Terminate Service. At any time, the Board of Directors may vote
to appoint a successor Chairman of the Board of Directors. . In addition, Director may resign as Chairman by providing written notice of such resignation to the Chief Executive Officer, Secretary or Board of Directors of the Company. Director may be
removed from his service as a director of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Bylaws or as provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. 
  
 (b) Effect of Termination as Chairman. This Agreement will terminate and have no further force or effect upon (1) the
Board’s appointment of a successor Chairman of the Board of Directors, (2) the Director’s voluntary resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, (3) upon removal of the Director as a director of the Corporation by the affirmative
vote of the stockholders in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation and/or applicable law, or (4) upon the death of the Director. In the event of termination in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence,
except as provided herein or as specified to the contrary in the Company’s Bylaws, the Company shall pay to Director all compensation and benefits to which Director is entitled for his service as Chairman of the Board of Directors up through
the date of termination, and thereafter, all of the Director’s and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall cease, except as provided in this Section 4(b) and Sections 5, 6, 7 and 10. 
  
 5. Termination Obligations. 
  
 (a) Director agrees that all property, including, without limitation, all
equipment, tangible proprietary information, documents, records, notes, contracts, and computer-generated materials provided to or prepared by Director incident to his services belong to Company and shall be promptly returned at the request of
Company. 
  
 (b) Upon termination of this Agreement, Director
shall continue to serve as a director in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended, and applicable law. Director agrees that following any termination of this Agreement, he shall cooperate with Company in
the winding up or transferring to 

 other directors of any pending work and shall also cooperate with Company (to the extent allowed by law, and at
Company’s expense) in the defense of any action brought by any third party against Company that relates to the Services. 
  
 6. Nondisclosure Obligations. Director shall maintain in confidence and shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or use, either during or after the
term of this Agreement, any Proprietary Information (as defined below), confidential information, or trade secrets belonging to Company, whether or not it is in written or permanent form, except to the extent necessary to perform the Services, as
required by a lawful government order or subpoena, or as authorized in writing by Company. These nondisclosure obligations also apply to Proprietary Information belonging to collaboration partners of Company, and other third parties, learned by
Director as a result of performing the Services. “Proprietary Information” means all information pertaining in any manner to the business of Company, unless (i) the information is or becomes publicly known through lawful means; (ii) the
information was part of Director’s general knowledge prior to his relationship with Company; or (iii) the information is disclosed to Director without restriction by a third party who rightfully possesses the information and did not learn of it
from Company. 
  
 7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to any choice of law principle that would dictate the application of the law of another jurisdiction. The parties to this Agreement
hereby irrevocably consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Commonwealth of Massachusetts or Federal court sitting in Boston in any action or proceeding of any type whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Agreement 

 
 8. Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended except by a
writing signed by Director and by a duly authorized representative of the Company other than Director. Failure to exercise any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right. 
  
 9. Assignment. This is a personal contract and Director will not assign any
rights or obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 10. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court or arbitrator to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, such provision shall be enforced to fullest extent permitted by law, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect. In the event that the time period or scope of any provision is declared by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum time period or scope that such court or arbitrator deems enforceable, then such court or
arbitrator shall reduce the time period or scope to the maximum time period or scope permitted by law. 
  
 11. No Right to Employment. For the sake of clarity, this Agreement is being entered into with Director solely with respect to his service as the
non-employee Chairman of the Board of Directors. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as granting the Director any right to employment by the Company in any capacity. 

 12. Date of Agreement. The parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

			
	FOR DIRECTOR:	 	FOR COMPANY:
		
	 /s/ James McNab

	 	 /s/ Daniel Passeri

	James McNab	 	Daniel PasseriLetter Agreement, dated December 28, 1999

 Exhibit 10.33 
  
 COMPANY PRIVATE  
  
 December 28, 1999 
  
 Richard Stroman 
 1940 Gray Lynn Drive 
 Walla Walla, WA 99362 
  
 Dear Richard: 
  
 eMERGE Interactive, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you the position of
Vice President, Business Development. This position reports directly to me as Chief Operating Officer. We would like you to begin work on Monday, January 10, 2000. The terms of this employment offer are as follows: 
  

			
	 Base Salary:
	  	Bi-weekly salary of $5,000.00, if annualized, $130,000.00.
		
	 Annual Incentive Bonus:
	  	30% of annual base salary, prorated, based on the number of full months of employment completed after your start date. Actual bonus to be paid on achievement of annual targets set by me with
your input.
		
	 Equity Terms:
	  	Subject to approval by the Company’s compensation committee (the “Committee”) or Board of Directors (the “Board”), and to the terms of 1999 Equity Compensation Plan
(the “Plan”), you will receive an Incentive Stock Option relating to 55,000 shares of eMERGE Interactive, Inc. common stock. This option will have a grant date equal to your hire date and vest over a three year period, with 25% vesting
upon hire, and the remainder vesting 25% annually thereafter. This option will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.
		
	 Signing Bonus
	  	You will receive a one time sign on bonus of $25,000. In the event you terminate your employment with the Company for any reason during the first twelve (12) months of your employment, or you
are fired for cause, you agree to refund the total amount of the signing bonus to the Company.
		
	 Termination for cause:
	  	You may be terminated for cause for the following reasons: (1) dishonesty or willful misconduct which harms the company or its reputation, (2) conviction of a crime which in the
Company’s view makes you unfit to continue in your position, (3) substance abuse for which you fail, after notice, to complete or undergo treatment, or (4) repeated or willful failure to carry out the lawful directions of the Chief Operating
Officer, Chief Executive Officer or the Board after written notice and a fifteen day period to cure.
		
	 Stock Buyback Provisions:
	  	Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, prior to the Company’s initial public offering, the Company will have the (i) right to repurchase any or part of any Company common stock distributed
to you under the Plan (the “Option Shares”) after you cease to be employed by the Company for any reason at a price equal to the value paid by you for such Option Shares unless otherwise determined by the Board or Committee and (ii) the
right of first refusal to purchase any Option Shares upon any proposed sale by you of your Option Shares.

							
	Relocation:	 	The Company will provide you with a relocation package to include reimbursement of reasonable and customary moving expenses incurred in the physical move of your household goods
and one vehicle, and reimbursement of temporary living expenses for up to 90 days. In addition, the Company will reimburse your closing costs on property in Florida, and applicable realtor’s fees up to 6% of the sale price for your property in
Washington.
		
	Salary Continuance:	 	If the Company terminates you without cause, whether or not it is precipitated by a change of control as defined below, you will receive a salary and prorated earned bonus (if
any) continuation as severance for a period continuing until the later of 12 months after the commencement of your employment or 6 months after termination. You must agree not to compete with the Company during the period of your salary
continuance.
		
	Change of Control:	 	 For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events:
  

	 	 	(a)	 	An acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any voting securities of the Company (the “Voting Securities”) by any person” (as the term is used for
purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) immediately after which such Person has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of a
majority of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that in determining whether a Change in Control has occurred, Voting Securities which are acquired in a “Non -
Control Acquisition” (as hereinafter defined) shall not constitute a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition by (1) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (a) the
Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or its equity securities or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), (2) the Company or any Subsidiary, or (3)
any Person in connection with a “Non - Control Transaction (as hereinafter defined):
			
	 	 	 (b)
  
	 	 Consummation of:
  

	 	 	 	 	(1)	  	A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company, unless persons who are stockholders of the Company immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, directly
or indirectly, beneficially owned at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such a merger or consolidation or reorganization (the “Surviving
Corporation”).
				
	 	 	 	 	 	  	A transaction described in this Section (b) (1) shall herein be referred to as a “Non-Control Transaction”‘
				
	 	 	 	 	(2)	  	A sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a Subsidiary).

			
	Other Agreements:	  	Your offer is contingent on your execution of our standard non-disclosure and assignment of inventions agreement (the “NDA”), which will include an agreement not to solicit or hire
any of the company’s employees within one year after termination of your employment.
		
	Benefits:	  	You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Medical, and Dental Insurance on your 1st day of hire and Life Insurance on your 31st day of employment.
Eligibility in the Company’s matching 401(k) plan will occur on the 1st of the quarter following the completion
of 90 days of employment. You will accrue three weeks vacation your first year at a rate of 2.31 hours per week.
		
	Employment Type:	  	At will.

  
 Richard, this offer is valid until
January 4, 2000 and contingent upon the execution of the NDA and the completion and negative results of a pre-employment drug screen paid for by the Company. 
  
 Please signify your acceptance of this offer by signing below and returning by fax at 561-581-7316 to the attention of Elaine Swigart, Director of Human Resources.

  
 I look forward to working with you and am confident we are going to have a lot
of fun while realizing significant rewards over the coming years. 
  
 Sincerely,

  

	
	 /s/ Scott Mathews

	Scott Mathews
	Chief Operating Officer

  

			
	Enclosures:	  	Benefits Summary
	 	  	Drug Screen Policy
	 	  	Drug Screen Chain of Custody Form
	 	  	Travel and Entertainment Policy
	 	  	Non-Disclosure and Invention Assignment Agreement

  

					
	Accepted:	  	 /s/ Richard Stroman

	  	Date: 12/28/1999

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