Document:

Exhibit 10.1

September 27, 2007

Dr. Robin L. Smith
930 Fifth Avenue
Suite 8H
New York, NY  10021

Dear Robin:

This letter is being written to serve as an amendment to the employment
agreement by and between you and NeoStem, Inc. (the "Company") dated as of May
26, 2006 pursuant to which you serve as the Company's Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer (the "Agreement") and letter dated January 26, 2007.
Except as set forth herein, your employment agreement shall remain unchanged.
Initially capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meaning set forth in the Agreement.

1.   Base Salary.
On October 1, 2007, your Base Salary shall be increased to $275,000. During the
Term of the Agreement, your Base Salary shall be increased by 10% on each one
year anniversary of the execution of this Amendment.

2.   Cash and Stock Bonuses.
$187,500 cash bonus shall be paid for 2007 on October 1, 2007. $250,000 cash
bonus shall be paid for 2008 on October 1, 2008. Additionally, the company will
pay membership and annual fees for a club in NY of your choice that can be used
for business entertainment, meetings etc.

3.   Term.
The Term of the Agreement is hereby extended until December 31, 2010.

4.   Severance
Section 7(b)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

        "(b) Termination of Your Employment by the Company Without Cause or
        Voluntary Termination by You With Good Reason. If the Company terminates
        your employment without Cause or if you terminate your employment with
        Good Reason the following shall apply:

           (i) The Company shall pay to you the Base Salary at the time of
           termination for a period equal to two years following the date of
           such termination (the "Severance Period"). Payments of severance can
           be

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           paid in equal installments over a 12 month period to begin the day of
           termination. You shall be under no obligation to secure alternative
           employment during the Severance Period, and payment of the Base
           Salary shall be made without regard to any subsequent employment you
           may obtain."

5.   Acknowledgement of Stock Option Grant.
You hereby acknowledge the grant to you on Sept 27, 2007 of an option under the
EPP to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $.001 par value
(the "Common Stock") at a per share exercise price equal to market vesting as to
(i) 150,000 shares now; (ii) 100,000 shares upon the achievement of certain
business milestones set by the compensation committee, and shall otherwise be
subject to all of the terms and conditions of the EPP.

Except as provided in this letter agreement, the terms of the Employment
Agreement shall remain unchanged.

Very truly yours,

NeoStem, Inc.
By:  /s/ Richard Berman
Name:  Richard Berman
Title:  Chair, Compensation Committee

Accepted and Agreed:

/s/ Robin Smith
Robin Smith

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September 28, 2007

Mr. Mark Weinreb
9 Colgate Lane
Woodbury, NY  11797

Dear Mark:

This letter is being written to serve as an amendment to the employment
agreement dated February 6, 2003 by and between you and NeoStem, Inc. (formerly
Corniche Group Incorporated and Phase III Medical, Inc.) (the"Company"), as
amended, pursuant to which you serve as the Company's President (the
"Agreement").

On October 1, 2007, your Base Salary shall be increased to $210,000. The sole
bonus to which you are entitled under the Agreement shall be a quarterly bonus
of $7500 payable at the end of each quarterly period during the term commencing
as of September 30, 2007. Any unused vacation to which you are entitled under
the Agreement in any calendar year shall be forfeited without compensation.
Further, in the event of any termination of the Agreement, any severance
payments to which you are entitled under the Agreement shall equal the lesser of
one year of your base salary or your base salary payable for the remainder of
the term of the Agreement, in each case paid out in equal installments over a
twelve (12) month period in accordance with the Company's payroll practices.

Except as provided in this letter agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall
remain unchanged.

Very truly yours,

NeoStem, Inc.

By: /s/ Robin Smith
Name:  Robin Smith, Chairman and CEO

Accepted and Agreed:

/s/ Mark Weinreb
Mark Weinreb

                                      -7-EXHIBIT 4.1

              THE 2007 INCENTIVE PLAN OF LASALLE BRANDS CORPORATION

LaSalle Brands Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby adopts
the 2007 Incentive Plan of LaSalle Brands Corporation (the "Plan") this 5th day
of September, 2007. Under the Plan, the Company may issue stock, or grant
options to acquire the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 (the "Stock"),
from time to time to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, all on the
terms and conditions set forth herein ("Benefits"). In addition, at the
discretion of the Board of Directors, Benefits may from time to time be granted
under this Plan to other individuals, including consultants or advisors, who
contribute to the success of the Company or its subsidiaries but are not
employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, provided that bona fide services
shall be rendered by consultants and advisors and such services must not be in
connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction. No stock may be issued, or option granted under the benefit plan to
consultants, advisors, or other persons who directly or indirectly promote or
maintain a market for the Company's securities.

1. Purpose of the Plan. The Plan is intended to aid the Company in maintaining
and developing a management team, attracting qualified officers and employees
capable of assuring the future success of the Company, and rewarding those
individuals who have contributed to the success of the Company. The Company has
designed this Plan to aid it in retaining the services of executives and
employees and in attracting new personnel when needed for future operations and
growth and to provide such personnel with an incentive to remain employees of
the Company, to use their best efforts to promote the success of the Company's
business, and to provide them with an opportunity to obtain or increase a
proprietary interest in the Company. It is also designed to permit the Company
to reward those individuals who are not employees of the Company but who
management perceives to have contributed to the success of the Company or who
are important to the continued business and operations of the Company. The above
goals will be achieved through the granting of Benefits.

2. Administration of this Plan. Administration of this Plan shall be determined
by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Subject to compliance with
applicable provisions of the governing law, the Board may delegate
administration of this Plan or specific administrative duties with respect to
this Plan on such terms and to such committees of the Board, as it deems proper
(hereinafter the Board or its authorized committee shall be referred to as "Plan
Administrators"). The interpretation and construction of the terms of this Plan
by the Plan Administrators thereof shall be final and binding on all
participants in this Plan absent a showing of demonstrable error. No member of
the Plan Administrators shall be liable for any action taken or determination
made in good faith with respect to this Plan. Any Benefit approved by a majority
vote of those Plan Administrators attending a duly and properly held meeting
shall be valid. Any Benefit approved by the Plan Administrators shall be
approved as specified by the Board at the time of delegation.

3. Shares of Stock Subject to this Plan. A total of Three million (3,000,000)
shares of Stock may be subject to, or issued pursuant to, Benefits granted under
this Plan. If any right to acquire Stock granted under this Plan is exercised by
the delivery of shares of Stock or the relinquishment of rights to shares of
Stock, only the net shares of Stock issued (the shares of stock issued less the
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shares of Stock surrendered) shall count against the total number of shares
reserved for issuance under the terms of this Plan.

4. Reservation of Stock on Granting of Option. At the time any option is granted
under the terms of this Plan, the Company will reserve for issuance the number
of shares of Stock subject to such option until it is exercised or expires. The
Company may reserve either authorized but unissued shares or issued shares
reacquired by the Company.

5. Eligibility. The Plan Administrators may grant Benefits to employees,
officers, and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, as may be existing
from time to time, and to other individuals who are not employees of the Company
or its subsidiaries, including consultants and advisors, provided that such
consultants and advisors render bona fide services to the Company or its
subsidiaries and such services are not rendered in connection with the offer or
sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. In any case, the Plan
Administrators shall determine, based on the foregoing limitations and the
Company's best interests, which employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors are eligible to participate in this Plan. Benefits shall be in the
amounts, and shall have the rights and be subject to the restrictions, as may be
determined by the Plan Administrators, all as may be within the provisions of
this Plan.

6. Term of Options issued as Benefits and Certain Limitations on Right to
   Exercise.

     a.   Each option issued as a benefit hereunder ("Option"), shall have its
          term established by the Plan Administrators at the time the Option is
          granted.

     b.   The term of the Option, once it is granted, may be reduced only as
          provided for in this Plan and under the express written provisions of
          the Option.

     c.   Unless otherwise specifically provided by the written provisions of
          the Option or required by applicable disclosure or other legal
          requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
          ("Commission"), no participant of this Plan or his or her legal
          representative, legatee, or distributee will be, or shall be deemed to
          be, a holder of any shares subject to an Option unless and until such
          participant exercises his or her right to acquire all or a portion of
          the Stock subject to the Option and delivers the required
          consideration to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Plan
          and then only as to the number of shares of Stock acquired. Except as
          specifically provided in this Plan or as otherwise specifically
          provided by the written provisions of the Option, no adjustment to the
          exercise price or the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option
          shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date
          is prior to the date on which the Stock subject to the Option is
          acquired by the holder.

     d.   Options shall vest and become exercisable at such time or times and on
          such terms as the Plan Administrators may determine at the time of the
          grant of the Option.

     e.   Options may contain such other provisions, including further lawful
          restrictions on the vesting and exercise of the Options as the Plan
          Administrators may deem advisable.

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     f.   In no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of its
          term.

     g.   Options shall be non-transferable, except by the laws of descent and
          distribution.

7. Exercise Price. The Plan Administrators shall establish the exercise price
payable to the Company for shares to be obtained pursuant to Options which
exercise price may be amended from time to time, as the Plan Administrators
shall determine.

8. Payment of Exercise Price. The exercise of any Option shall be contingent on
receipt by the Company of the exercise price paid in either cash, certified or
personal check payable to the Company.

9. Withholding. If the grant of a Benefit hereunder, or exercise of an Option
given as a benefit is subject to withholding or other trust fund payment
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or
applicable state or local laws, the Company will initially pay the optionee's
liability and will be reimbursed by optionee no later than six months after such
liability arises. Optionee hereby agrees to such reimbursement terms.

10. Dilution or Other Adjustment. The shares of Stock subject to this Plan and
the exercise price of outstanding Options are subject to proportionate
adjustment in the event of a stock dividend or a change in the number of issued
and outstanding shares as a result of a stock split, consolidation, or other
recapitalization. The Company, at its option, may adjust the Options, issue
replacements, or declare Options void.

11. Benefits to Foreign Nationals. The Plan Administrators may, in order to
fulfill the purpose of this Plan and without amending this Plan, grant benefits
to foreign nationals or individuals residing in foreign countries that contain
provisions, restrictions, and limitations different from those set forth in this
Plan and the Benefits made to United States residents in order to recognize
differences among the countries in law, tax policy, and custom. Such grants
shall be made in an attempt to give such individuals essentially the same
benefits as contemplated by a grant to United States residents under the terms
of this Plan.

12. Listing and Registration of Shares. Each Option shall be subject to the
requirement that if at any time the Plan Administrators shall determine, in
their sole discretion, that it is necessary or desirable to list, register, or
qualify the shares covered thereby on any securities exchange or under any state
or federal law, or obtain the consent or approval of any governmental agency or
regulatory body as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such
Option or the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, such Option may not be
exercised in whole or in part unless and until such listing, registration,
consent, or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions
not acceptable to the Plan Administrators.

13. Expiration and Termination of this Plan. This Plan may be abandoned or
terminated at any time by the Plan Administrators except with respect to any
Options then outstanding under this Plan. This Plan shall otherwise terminate on
the earlier of the date that is five years from the date first appearing in this
Plan or the date on which the three millionth share is issued hereunder.

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14. Amendment of this Plan. This Plan may not be amended more than once during
any six month period, other than to comport with changes in the Code or the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Plan Administrators may modify and amend this Plan in any
respect; provided, however, that to the extent such amendment or modification
would cause this Plan to no longer comply with the applicable provisions of the
Code governing incentive stock benefits as they may be amended from time to
time, such amendment or modification shall also be approved by the shareholders
of the Company.

ATTEST:

/s/ Frank Holdraker
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Frank Holdraker, Chairman

By: /s/ Scott Campbell
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    Scott Campbell, as President & Chief Financial Officer

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