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Big Flash Corp.: Exhibit 10.2 - Prepared by TNT Filings Inc.

 

CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT executed at Montreal, Quebec, this 1st
day of December, 2005 

	BETWEEN:	
    INTELGENX CORP., a corporation constituted under the
    laws of Canada, having its head office at 6425 Abrams, Ville St.-Laurent,
    Quebec H4S 1X9 duly represented herein by Horst Zerbe, President & CEO duly
    authorized to do so as he declares. 

    (Hereinafter referred to
    as the "Company")

	 	 
	AND:	
    6100864 Canada Inc. a
    corporation constituted under the laws of Canada, having its head office in
    the city of Montreal, Quebec, duly represented herein by Joel Cohen,
    President duly authorized to do so as he declares.
    (Hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant")
    

WHEREAS the Company wishes to retain
the Consultant, hereby accepting, to provide certain services, on a consulting
basis, on the terms and conditions set forth herein; 

BOTH PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.     TERM 

1.1  
This Agreement has been entered into for an indefinite period of time commencing
on the date of the Company listing its common shares on the Bulletin Board, the
whole subject to the terms and conditions and the termination provisions set out
herein below. 

2.     
SERVICES 

2.1   The
Company hereby retains the Consultant, who hereby agrees, to provide the
services described in Schedule A (the "Services") together with such other
services as may from time to time be agreed to in writing by the parties. 

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2.2  
Subject to the provisions hereof, the Consultant shall perform the Services at
such time and place and in such fashion as he shall consider appropriate and in
keeping with the day to day requirements of the Company. 

2.3  
The Consultant shall use his best efforts, skill, energy and attention in the
performance of the Services and shall perform same act in accordance with the
usual practices and rules of art. 

2.4   In
carrying out his duties hereunder, the Consultant shall interact and liaise with
the President & CEO of the Company. 

2.5  
Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall comply with all
applicable requirements of law in the performance of the Services and shall
obtain and continue to hold, at his own expense, all permits, registrations and
other authorizations required to permit the Consultant to provide the Services
in compliance with the provisions hereof. 

2.6  
The Consultant is an independent contractor. No relation of subordination exists
between the Consultant and the Company and the Consultant is not and will not
become or be considered an employee of the Company 

2.7  
This Agreement is non-exclusive for both parties. Subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, the Company may engage other consultants to provide the same
services as the Consultant and the Consultant shall be free to provide
consulting services to other parties. 

2.8  
The Consultant hereby warrants and represents that none of his commitments or
obligations to any other client shall preclude him from entering into this
Agreement or from performing the Services 

2.9  
The Consultant will not originate any publicity, news releases or other public
announcements of any nature regarding the Company, whether written or oral,
without the prior written consent of the Company. 

3.    
COMPENSATION 

3.1  
In consideration of the Services performed by the Consultant hereunder, the
Company agrees to pay to the Consultant a consulting fee in the amount of
$60,000 per annum (the Base Fee"), plus all applicable GST and PST payable in
respect of such fee. The Consultant may also receive an additional fee equal to
50% of the Base Fee ( the "Variable Fee") plus all applicable GST and PST
payable in respect of such fees subject to approval of the board of directors.
The Base Fee shall be paid to the Consultant, in lawful currency of Canada, in
equal consecutive semi-monthly installments or in such other manner as may from
time to time be agreed between the Company and the Consultant. The Variable Fee
shall be paid as set out by the board of directors. 

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3.2  
The Consultant covenants and agrees that he shall solely be responsible for the
payment, deduction and remittance of any and all taxes, fees, charges,
contributions, assessments, interest and/or penalties of whatever nature or
kind, including without restriction, income taxes, sales taxes and goods and
services taxes, in respect of the payment of the consulting fees and any other
benefits hereunder. 

3.3  
The Company agrees to grant to the Consultant 550,000 options, to acquire the
common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the price per share of
the Company at the closing of the financing with an expiration of five (5) years
from the date of issuance and subject to the terms and conditions as set out in
the Company's stock option plan 

3.4  
The Company shall arrange and pay for the Consultant's travel when same is
required for the Consultant to make presentations on behalf of the Company in
accordance with Schedule A of this Agreement. 

3.5  
The Company agrees to indemnify the Consultant in accordance with the provisions
of its by-laws, as such provisions may be expanded from time to time. The
Company shall obtain directors and officers liability insurance. 

4.    
LIABILITY 

4.1   The
Consultant undertakes to indemnify, and save harmless the Company in respect of:

(a)   
Any claim, charge, tax, penalty, interest, fine, assessment or demand by any
statutory body of any country or province for any withholdings, charge, tax,
assessment, contribution, fee, deduction or amount which, according to said
entities, ought to have been paid or withheld on or in respect of any amount
paid under the present Agreement. 

5. 
    CONFIDENTIALITY

The Consultant
acknowledges that, in the course of his consulting with the Company, he will
continue to have access to and be entrusted with confidential and proprietary
information and trade secrets of or relating to the Company, which information
is not part of the public domain, and which the Company has a legitimate
interest in protecting. Such information and trade secrets include, but are not
limited to the following: 

(a)  
the identity of the Company's clients; the Company's client lists; the
products and/or services offered or provided to the Company's clients, the
prices charged for such products or services; the volume of sales made to
such clients, the particular needs of such clients; and the methods or 
arrangements implemented by the Company or any Member thereof to service or do
business with such clients;

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(b)  
the identity of the Company's suppliers; lists of suppliers; the products and/or
services purchased from such suppliers, the prices paid to such suppliers, and
the financial or other particular arrangements made between such suppliers and
the Company or any Member thereof; 

(c)  
the identity of the Company's employees, the list(s) of employees of any Member
of the Company, the salary, remuneration, other employment benefits and/or
training provided to such employees; 

(d)  
any information concerning the actual or planned creation, production,
development, marketing, sale, distribution and/or licensing of any products or
services by the Company or any Member thereof; 

(e)  
any technique, process, method of doing business, or sales, marketing, product
development or business plans or strategies, surveys, designs, inventions or
other intellectual property of the Company or any Member thereof, including all
antecedent derivative works; and 

(f)   
any information concerning the financial affairs of the Company or any Member
thereof and any negotiations, licensing or other business agreements between any
Member of the Company and third parties. 

(hereinafter referred
to collectively as "Confidential Information"). The Consultant acknowledges and
agrees that the foregoing are only examples of the types of trade secrets,
confidential and proprietary information that will be made known to him by
reason of his consulting with the Company, and are not to be construed as an
exhaustive list of such information. It is also understood that the term
"Confidential Information" does not include information which is or becomes
generally known to the public without any breach by the Consultant of his
obligations hereunder or any fault on the part of the Consultant or which is
already in the possession of the Consultant at the time of disclosure to the
Consultant by the Company. 

The Consultant
covenants and agrees that, during the term of the present Agreement, and at all
times subsequent to the termination of such Agreement, for whatever reason,
whether voluntary or involuntary, he shall not, directly or indirectly, in any
manner or for any purpose whatsoever, except for the business purposes of the
Company and as may be reasonably required in the normal and loyal performance of
his consulting duties hereunder or unless and to the extent he is specifically
required to do so by Court order, use, copy or reproduce or allow to be used,
copied or reproduced any Confidential Information or disclose, transmit,
transfer or communicate or allow to be disclosed,
transmitted, transferred or communicated any Confidential Information to any
person, firm, business, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, syndicate, association, governmental organization or
authority, or any other type of entity or
group, endowed or not with juridical personality.

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The
Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information, and all
materials, documents, files and records relating thereto, are and shall remain
the exclusive property of the Company and the other members of the Company, as
the case may be. The Consultant covenants and agrees that, upon the request of
the Company and, in any event, upon the termination of the present Agreement,
for whatever reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, he will return to the
Company immediately, without making or keeping any copies or reproductions
thereof, in whatever form, all Confidential Information, however captured,
stored or recorded, as well as all materials, documents, files, records,
diskettes, notebooks, and other property of the Corporation which are in his
possession, or under his custody or control. 

6.    
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

(a)  
Any inventions and improvements thereon, processes, information, data, reports,
specifications or other materials prepared, made, conceived and /or compiled by
the Consultant specifically in the performance of the Services (collectively the
"Inventions"), shall be the property of the Company exclusively and shall be
maintained in confidence by the Consultant; 

(b)  
The Consultant agrees to and does hereby assign to the Company or any person or
organization designated in writing by Company, at no additional consideration
other than the consideration for this Consulting Agreement, and without any
limitation whatsoever, all of Consultant's rights, title and interest in any
Inventions made in the direct performance of the Services by the Consultant
under this Consulting Agreement, whether conceived and/or reduced to practice
either solely or jointly with others. Further, the Consultant hereby waives,
without any limitation whatsoever, to the benefit of the Company, its
successors, assigns and licensees any moral rights which he may have with
respect to the Inventions for the term of such right. In addition, the
Consultant agrees to render all assistance reasonably requested by the Company
in order to enable Company to file, obtain and enforce any Letters Patent,
whether foreign or domestic on said invention, including the execution of such
papers and documents as may be necessary to obtain patents in Canada and abroad,
and in order to assign and convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right,
title and interest in and to such Inventions, applications and patents and the
Consultant shall otherwise provide full cooperation to the Company in obtaining
those patents in which the Consultant is named as an inventor or co-inventor,
even though such cooperation may be required to take place at a time following
the expiration and/or termination of this Agreement. The Company agrees to
promptly reimburse Consultant for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in
providing the assistance required by this paragraph upon the submission to
Company of an itemized statement of such expense; and

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(c)  
The Consultant shall promptly inform and disclose to the Company all inventions,
improvements, processes, applications, data and/or other information made,
conceived and/or compiled by him in connection with the Services during the term
of this Agreement. 

7.     NON-COMPETITION
AND NON-SOLICITATION COVENANTS 

7.1  
The Consultant expressly covenants and agrees that, during the term of the
present Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months from the date on which
such Agreement terminates, for whatever reason, whether voluntary or
involuntary, he will not, directly or indirectly: 

(a) 
  Anywhere in North America, engage in,
whether as a sole proprietor, partner, shareholder or in any other proprietary
capacity whatsoever, or provide support and/or assistance in any other form
whatsoever, to any person, firm or corporation engaged in developing,
manufacturing, 
licensing, marketing or distributing any
Competitive Product; provided that investments in securities representing less
than 10% of the voting securities of any entity the shares of which are publicly
traded shall not be deemed a violation of this subparagraph a);

(b)  
Anywhere in North America, be employed by, act as a consultant or adviser to, or
be the agent or representative of any person, firm or corporation engaged in
developing, manufacturing, licensing, marketing or distributing any Competitive
Product. It is specifically understood and agreed that the Consultant's current
work functions as an employee of McGill University do not constitute a violation
of this Sub-section (b); 

(c)   
Solicit or attempt to solicit any customer or entice any such customer of the
Company to cease dealing with the Company, in all such cases with a view to
giving, selling or providing to such customer any products or services similar
to the products or services sold or provided by the Company at the time of the
cessation of his consulting services hereunder; 

(d)   
Solicit, induce, or otherwise persuade any executive, employee or consultant of
the Company to terminate his employment or consulting relationship with the
Company or to cease providing services to the Company.

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7.2   
In the event that in any legal proceedings before a competent tribunal in any
jurisdiction, it is determined that either of Sub-sections a), b), c) or d) of
Section 7.1 above, or any part of the said Sub-sections, is invalid with respect
to any particular transaction, that Sub-section or part thereof shall be deemed
to be severed from this Agreement for the purposes only of the particular legal
proceedings in question, and the said Sub-section shall, in every other respect,
continue in full force and effect. 

8.     
VIOLATION 

8.1  
The Consultant hereby agrees that the restrictions in the foregoing sections and
paragraphs are reasonable and necessary in order to permit the Company to
adequately protect its legitimate interests and competitive position in the
marketplace. 

8.2
  The Consultant acknowledges that, in the event of
any breach by him of any of his obligations under sections 5, 6 and 7 above,
such breach shall cause the Company serious and irreparable harm and that
injunctive relief will be necessary in such event, without prejudice to any
other recourses or remedies available to the Company.

9.     GENERAL 

9.1  
The Consultant acknowledges that this Agreement is a contract by mutual
agreement which has been negotiated and discussed between the parties and
entered into as a result thereof. 

9.2  
Each and every term, condition and provision of this Agreement is and shall be
severable one from the other, and in the event that any term, condition or
provision hereof is at any time declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be void, invalid or unenforceable, same shall not extend to invalidate, make
void or make unenforceable any condition or provision of this Agreement, and
such term, condition or provision so declared to be void, invalid or
unenforceable shall be severed from the rest of this Agreement. 

9.3   The
Consultant may not assign any of his rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company. 

9.4  
The terms of the present Agreement may in the future be amended, but only by a
written document which is signed by both the Consultant and, on behalf of the
Company, by a duly authorized officer. No waiver of any breach of any provision
of this Agreement shall be effective or binding unless made in writing and
signed by the party purporting to give the same and, unless otherwise provided
in the written waiver, shall be limited to the specific breach waived. 

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9.5   This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the parties
hereto, their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns. 

10.     TERMINATION 

10.1 
Subject to Sections 10.2 and 10.3 below, either party may terminate this
Agreement by giving to the other twelve (12) months' prior written notice. If
this Agreement is terminated by the Consultant under this Section 10.1, the
Company shall retain the right to waive such notice, in whole or in part. If the
Company terminates this Agreement in accordance with this Section 10.1, it may,
instead of providing such notice, provide the Consultant with an indemnity
representing the amount of consulting fees that would have been paid during the
notice period, or with a combination of notice and indemnity covering the same
period. 

10.2 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1 above, the Company may terminate
this Agreement at any time for cause, without prior notice or any indemnity in
lieu thereof. For the purposes of this Section 10.2, the term "cause" shall
include, but shall not be limited to, the Consultant's inability to provide the
Services, dishonesty, theft, conviction for a felony or crime of moral
turpitude, a material breach of this Agreement, and the Consultant's failure to
perform the Services as required by this Agreement or his failure to correct
such deficiency within seven (7) days' written notice to such effect from the
Company; 

10.3  Upon any
termination of this Agreement, whether by the Consultant or the Company: 

a)    
subject to any payments required if the Company terminates this Agreement under
Section 10.1 above, the Company will be required to pay the Consultant only for
work performed through to the date of termination; 

b)    
the Consultant shall continue to be bound by his obligations to the Company
which are intended to survive the termination of this Agreement, including
notably his obligations under Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement; 

c)    
the Company shall continue to be bound by the terms of Section 3.6 of this
Agreement. 

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11.    APPLICABLE LAW 

11.1  
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
Province of Quebec. 

12.     NOTICE 

12.1 The addresses
of the parties for notice purposes are as follows : 

INTELGENX CORP. 

6425 Abrams 

Ville St.-Laurent, Quebec 

H4S 1X9 

Attention: Horst Zerbe, President &
CEO 

6100864 CANADA INC. 

19 Le Royer West Suite 304 

Montreal, Quebec 

H2Y 1W4 

Attention: Joel Cohen, President

Or such other address
as may be given by either party to the other in writing from time to time, all
notices shall be sent by registered mail postage prepaid or by personal
delivery; 

13.    LANGUAGE 

13.1 La présente
convention a été rédigée en anglais à la demande des parties. This agreement has
been drawn in English at the request of all parties. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have duly signed this Agreement
in two (2) counterparts on the ______day of _______2006. 

	 	INTELGENX CORP.	 	6100864 CANADA INC.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Per:	 	 	Per :	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Horst Zerbe	 	Joel Cohen

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SCHEDULE A 

THE SERVICES 

A)    
The Consultant shall be nominated to the board of directors of the Company.

B)     
The Consultant agrees to fulfill, through Joel Cohen, the role of Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer and Joel Cohen will hold such titles. The
role will include notably the following:

  	
    Assist in strategic planning

	Assist in corporate structuring and growth
	Assist in proper corporate governance
	Oversee all fund raising activities
	Financial and cash flow management
	Oversee the preparation of budgets and financial
    statements
	Assist in financial statement audits
	Managing all filings with the security regulations and
    the exchange
	Officially represent the company as its EVP and CFO, if
    and where requiredBig Flash Corp.: Exhibit 10.3 - Prepared by TNT Filings Inc.

 

 

December 1, 2005 

Strictly Private and Confidential 

Ingrid E. Zerbe 

714 Main Road 

Hudson (Quebec) J0P 1H0 

 

Dear Mrs. Zerbe: 

We are pleased to offer you employment with Intelgenx Corp. (the "Company")
on the terms set out below: 

Position 

You will be employed as Director, Finance and Administration,
reporting to the Chief Financial Officer of the company. 

At the discretion of Dr. Zerbe or his designate, you may hereafter be
employed by the Company in a position other than as Director, Finance and
Administration. 

Commencement Date 

Your employment will commence on December 1, 2005. 

Transitional Period 

You will initially be employed on a part-time basis (the
"Transitional Period"). Depending upon the financial situation of the Company,
the transitional period will end on March 31, 2006, at which time the part-time
employment will be converted into a full-time employment. 

Hours 

The regular working day is from 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m. with
forty-five minutes for lunch although we are flexible in this area to
accommodate personal preferences, subject to it not interfering with the
completion of duties and responsibilities. 

Salary 

During the transitional period, you will be paid an hourly rate of $50.00.
Upon commencement of the full-time employment, you will be paid a gross annual
salary of $60,000. Salaries are paid bi-weekly, in arrears and reviewed annually
with effect from January 1 of each year. In addition, you will be eligible to
participate in the Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) that the Company will put
in place. 

Health and Dental Benefits 

Upon the commencement of your employment, you will
participate in the Company's major medical, dental, and life insurance plans
generally available to its employees from time to time. A written summary of the
benefit plans that are presently offered will be provided. 

Vacation 

Upon satisfactory completion of the Transitional Period, you will be entitled
to four weeks of vacation in the vacation year extending from May 1 to April 30.

Confidentiality 

All employees are required to sign a Confidentiality
Agreement, two copies of which are enclosed herewith. One should be signed and
returned to the Company, the other copy should be retained by you. The terms of
the Confidentiality Agreement are part of the terms and conditions of your
employment. 

Intellectual Property 

Any and all inventions and improvements thereon, processes,
information and/or data which the Recipient may make, conceive and/or compile
during his employment, whether alone or in concert with others, relating or in
any way pertaining to, or connected with any of the matters which have been, are
or may become, during his employment, the subject of the business,
investigations and/or research and development program of the Corporation or in
which the Corporation has been, is or may become interested during his
employment (collectively, the "Inventions"), shall be the sole and exclusive
property of the Corporation. The Recipient hereby assigns to the Corporation,
without any limitation whatsoever, any and all right, title and interest in and
to the Inventions. Further, the Recipient hereby waives, without any limitation
whatsoever, to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors, assigns and
licensees any moral rights which he may have with respect to the Inventions for
the term of such right. The Recipient will, whenever requested to do so by the
Corporation, either during or after the termination of his employment, for any
reason whatsoever, execute any and all applications, assignments and other
instruments which the Corporation shall deem necessary in order to apply for and
obtain letters patent of Canada and/or foreign countries for such Inventions and
in order to assign and convey to the Corporation the sole and exclusive right,
title and interest in and to such Inventions, applications and patents. 

The Recipient shall promptly inform and disclose to the
Corporation all inventions, improvements, processes, applications, data and/or
other information made, conceived and/or compiled by him/her during the Term.

Termination by the Company with Notice 

The Company may terminate your employment
without cause upon the giving of three weeks' written notice per completed year
of service, to a maximum of twelve months written notice (the "Notice Period")
to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate your employment
immediately upon continuing to pay to you an amount equivalent to your regular
salary until the earlier of (i) the date you commence alternate employment or
otherwise mitigate and (ii) the expiry of the Notice Period. In all cases, the
Company will comply with the minimum standards required by An Act Respecting
Labour Standards (Quebec) and will continue to make the benefit plan
contributions necessary to maintain your participation for the minimum period
prescribed by law in all benefit plans provided to you by the Company
immediately prior to the termination of your employment. 

In the event that you commence alternate employment or
otherwise mitigate, upon receipt of notification from you, the Company will pay
to you 50% of the outstanding amount owed from the date of receipt of such
notification until the expiry of the Notice Period, in a lump sum payment. It is
a term of payment of any amounts under this section that you advise the Company
when you find alternate employment or otherwise mitigate. 

Immediate Termination with Cause 

The Company may, notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, terminate your employment at any time with cause and without any
notice or payment of salary or benefit plan contributions in lieu of notice. 

Entire Agreement 

This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement set out the
entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to your employment and
cancel and supersede any prior understandings and agreements between you and the
Company with respect to your employment. There are no representations,
warranties, forms, conditions, undertakings or collateral agreements, express,
implied or statutory between you and the Company other than as expressly set
forth in this Agreement. 

Length of Service 

The Company is not required to take into account, for any
purpose, any prior service provided to an employer other than Intelgenx. 

Deductions 

All payments made to you under this Agreement are subject to
applicable statutory and other deductions. 

If you agree with the above, please sign both copies of this
letter and return one copy to the Company.

We are delighted that you will be joining the Company and look forward to
working with you. 

 

Yours very truly, 

INTELGENX CORP. 

 

Attachments: 

 Confidentiality Agreement (in duplicate) 

 Benefit Plans 

********

I have read, understand, and hereby voluntarily accept the foregoing terms of
employment. 

	Dated this   01 
    day of   December   2005

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