Document:

Exhibit
10.2

NON-COMPETITION,
NON-DISCLOSURE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This Non-competition, Non-disclosure and
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
entered into as of March 24, 2007, is hereby made by and between BECKMAN
COULTER,INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and, BIOSITE
INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Employer”), on the one hand, and
Kenneth Buechler, an individual, who is
a resident of and employed in the State of California  (“Employee”), on the other hand.

A.                                   The
Company, Employer, and Louisiana Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of March 24, 2007 (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for
the acquisition of Employer by the Company, upon which Employer would become a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

B.                                     Employee,
Beckman and Employer desire to enter into this Agreement in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, contingent and effective
upon the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

C.                                     Employee
is the owner of 256,993 shares of Common Stock of Employer and has options to
purchase 362,896 shares of Common Stock of Employer, and thereby stands to benefit
by, and receive consideration from, the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement.

D.                                    Contingent
and effective upon the Effective Time, Employee will become employed by
Employer.

E.                                      Beckman
and Employer desire to protect their interest in the business acquired,
including the goodwill of that business, from unfair competition or
misappropriation of the intellectual property of the business.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1.                                       Assignment
of Intellectual Property Rights.

(a)                                  Definition of “Inventions.” 
As used herein, the term “Inventions” shall mean all inventions,
discoveries, improvements, original works of authorship, trade secrets,
formulas, techniques, data, programs, systems, specifications, documentation,
algorithms, flow charts, logic diagrams, source codes, object codes, processes,
and other technical, business, product, marketing or financial information,
plans, or other subject matter pertaining to the Company, Employer or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, consultants or
licensees, whether or not patented, tested, reduced to practice, or subject to
patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, mask work or other forms of
protection (including 

all rights to obtain,
register, perfect, renew, extend, continue, divide and enforce these
proprietary interests), which are made, created, authored, conceived, modified,
enhanced or reduced to practice by Employee, either alone or jointly with
others, during Employee’s employment with Employer or the Company or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and for so long as
Employee is otherwise employed by any of them, whether or not during normal
working hours, which (A) relate to the actual or anticipated business,
activities, research, or investigations of Employer or the Company or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or (B) result from or are
suggested by work performed by Employee for Employer or the Company or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates (whether or not made or
conceived during normal working hours or on the premises of Employer), or
(C) which result, to any extent, from use of the time, material, proprietary
information, premises or property of Employer or the Company or any of their
respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.

(b)                                 Work for Hire. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee expressly acknowledges that all
copyrightable aspects of the Inventions are to be considered “works made for
hire” within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended (the “Act”),
and that Employer is to be the “author” within the meaning of such Act for all
purposes.  All such copyrightable works,
as well as all copies of such works in whatever medium fixed or embodied, shall
be owned exclusively by Employer as of its creation, and Employee hereby
expressly disclaims any and all interest in any of such copyrightable works and
waives any right of droit morale or similar
rights.

(c)                                  Assignment.  Subject
to Section 1(d), Employee acknowledges and agrees that all Inventions shall be
the sole property of Employer or any other entity designated by Employer.  Employee hereby conveys and irrevocably
assigns to Employer, without further consideration, all his right, title and
interest in and to, and all claims for past infringement of, all Inventions,
including, with respect to any of the foregoing, all rights of copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret, mask works, and any and all other proprietary
rights therein, the right to modify and create derivative works, the right to
invoke the benefit of any priority under any international convention, and all
rights to register and renew same.  This
assignment is intended to and does extend to Inventions which have not yet been
created.

(d)                                 Exceptions. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and provided that Employee does not
wrongfully misappropriate any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets,
Employee understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring disclosure
and assignment of Inventions to Employer do not apply to any invention which
qualifies under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870 set forth
in Schedule A or any similar law 

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applicable to Employer or
Employee.  Employee agrees to identify
all Inventions made by Employee that Employee believes meet the criteria of
California Labor Code Section 2870 to Employer in confidence to permit a
determination as to whether or not the Inventions are the property of Employer,
and Employee agrees to disclose all information Employer reasonably requests
about Inventions, including those Employee contends qualify under this
exception to his duty to assign Inventions. “Trade Secrets” shall mean
the whole or any portion or phase of any plan, technique, method, design,
process, procedure, or improvement of Employer, the Company or any of their
respective affiliates or subsidiaries that is valuable and not generally known
to Competitors, whether or not in written or tangible form.  Trade Secrets shall not include any materials
or information that is or becomes publicly known through no fault of Employee
or is disclosed by the Company to third parties without an obligation of
confidentiality.

(e)                                  Proprietary Notices; No Filings; Waiver of Moral Rights.  Employee acknowledges that subject to Section
1(d), all Inventions shall, at the sole option of Employer, bear Employer’s
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and mask work notices.  Subject to Section 1(d), Employee agrees not
to file any patent, copyright, or trademark applications relating to any
Invention, except with the prior written consent of an authorized
representative of the Company.  Subject
to Section 1(d), Employee hereby expressly disclaims any and all interest in
any Inventions and waives any right of droit morale or similar rights, such as
rights of integrity or the right to be attributed as the creator of the
Invention.

(f)                                    Further Assurances. 
Employee agrees to assist Employer, or any party designated by Employer,
promptly on Employer’s reasonable request and at Employer’s expense, whether
before or after the termination of employment, however such termination may
occur, in perfecting, registering, maintaining, and enforcing, in any
jurisdiction, Employer’s rights in the Inventions by performing all acts and
executing all documents and instruments deemed necessary or convenient by
Employer, including, by way of illustration and not limitation:

(i)                                     Executing
assignments, applications, and other documents and instruments in connection
with (A) obtaining patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, or other
proprietary protections for the Inventions and (B) confirming the
assignment to Employer of all right, title, and interest in the Inventions or
otherwise establishing Employer’s exclusive ownership rights therein.

(ii)                                  Cooperating
in the prosecution of patent, copyright, trademark and mask work applications,
as well as in the enforcement of Employer’s rights in the Inventions,
including, but not limited to,

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testifying in court or
before any patent, copyright, trademark or mask work registry office or any
other administrative body.

Employee shall be reimbursed for all out-of-pocket
costs incurred in connection with the foregoing, if such assistance is
requested by Employer.  In addition, to
the extent that, after the termination of employment for whatever reason,
Employee’s technical expertise shall be required in connection with the
fulfillment of the aforementioned obligations, Employer shall compensate
Employee at a reasonable rate for the time actually spent by Employee at
Employer’s request rendering such assistance.

(g)                                 Power of Attorney. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee hereby irrevocably appoints Employer
to be his attorney-in-fact to execute any document and to take any action in
his name and on his behalf solely for the purpose of giving to Employer the
full benefit of the assignment provisions set forth above to the extent that
after reasonable effort by Employer, Employee does not comply with his obligations
set forth in this Section 1.

(h)                                 Disclosure of Inventions. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee shall make full and prompt disclosure
to Employer of all Inventions subject to assignment to Employer and all
information relating thereto in Employee’s possession or under his control as
to possible applications and use thereof.

2.                                       Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information, Exclusive Services/Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation.

(a)                                  Confidentiality. 
Employee acknowledges that in his employment with Employer or the
Company he will occupy a position of trust and confidence.  Employee shall not, except as may be required
in the normal course of business to perform his duties hereunder or as required
by applicable law, without limitation in time or until such information shall
have become public other than by Employee’s unauthorized disclosure, disclose
to others or use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential
Information.  “Confidential
Information” shall mean confidential or proprietary information about
Employer, or the Company, or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or
their respective clients and customers, that is not disclosed by Employer for
financial reporting purposes and that was learned by Employee in the course of
his employment by Employer or the Company, or their respective parents,
subsidiaries or affiliates (or during any period in which Employee performed
services for or on behalf of Employer), including (without limitation) any
proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, data, formulae, information and client
and customer lists and all papers, resumes, and records (including computer
records) of the documents containing such Confidential 

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Information.  Employee acknowledges that such Confidential
Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to Employer,
its subsidiaries or affiliates, and that such information gives Employer a
competitive advantage.  Employee agrees
to (i) deliver or return to Employer, at Employer’s request at any time or
upon termination or expiration of his employment or as soon thereafter as
possible, (A) all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists,
data, drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof)
furnished by Employer, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or prepared by Employee
for so long as Employee is employed by Employer, its subsidiaries or
affiliates, and (B) subject to Section 1(d), all notebooks and other data
relating to research or experiments or other work conducted by Employee in the
scope of his employment or any Inventions made, created, authored, conceived,
or reduced to practice by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, and
(ii) subject to Section 1(d), make full disclosure relating to any
Inventions.  If Employee would like to
keep certain property, such as material relating to professional societies or
other non-confidential material, upon the termination of employment with
Employer, he agrees to discuss such issues with Employer. Where such a request
does not put Confidential Information at risk, such request shall not be
unreasonably denied.

(b)                                 Exclusive Services/Non-Competition.  Employee acknowledges that the Employer and
the Company do business throughout the world, that he is disposing of his
entire interest in Employer, and that he will have access to Confidential
Information of Employer and the Company. 
In order to protect Employer’s and the Company’s interest in its
Confidential Information and goodwill, for the greater of: (1) the period that
Employee is employed by Employer, the Company, or their respective parents,
subsidiaries or affiliates; or (2) two (2) years following the Effective Time
(the “Restricted Period”), Employee shall not, anywhere in the world,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Employer:

(i)                                     perform
some or all of the duties assigned to Employee during his employment with
Employer or any of its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, with or without
pay, for his own account or that of any business, individual, partner, firm,
corporation, or other entity, whether as an employee, consultant, owner,
manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner, lender or otherwise, to the
extent Employee or such other business, individual, partner, firm, corporation
or other entity is then a Competitor (as defined herein) of Employer or the
Company, or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competitor”
is any person or entity engaged in the design, development, manufacture and
world wide sale of automated and manual in vitro diagnostic products for drug
testing, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and thromboebolic
diseases (the “Biosite Business”); or

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(ii)                                  perform
any services, with or without pay, for his own account or that of any business,
individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity, whether as an
employee, consultant, owner, manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner,
lender or otherwise, to the extent Employee or such other business, individual,
partner, firm, corporation or other entity is then a Competitor of Employer or
the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with
respect to the Biosite Business.

Employee and Employer acknowledge and agree that the
business of Employer is global in nature, and that the terms set forth herein
shall apply on a worldwide basis.

Employee acknowledges that during the period of his
employment with Employer, the Company and their respective parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, he will owe a duty of loyalty to his employer,
and, consequently, understands and agrees that he will not perform any
services, with or without pay, for his own account or that of any business,
individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity, whether as an
employee, consultant, owner, manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner,
lender or otherwise, to the extent Employee or such other business, individual,
partner, firm, corporation or other entity is then a Competitor of Employer or
the Company, or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates,
with respect to any business then engaged in by the Employer, the Company or
any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “beneficial
ownership” by Employee, either individually or as a member of a “group,” as
such terms are used in Regulation 13D of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
of not more than five percent (5%) of the voting stock of any publicly held
corporation shall not constitute a violation of this Agreement.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, continued
service by Employee during the Restricted Period as a member of the board of
directors and/or as a scientific, clinical, technical or strategic advisor to
any business, firm, corporation or other entity for which Employee is providing
such services as of the date of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation
of this Section 2(b).

(c)                                  Non-Solicitation of Customers and Suppliers.  During the Restricted Period, Employee shall
not, directly or indirectly, use any Confidential Information to influence or
attempt to influence customers or suppliers of Employer or the Company, or any
of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with whom he had contact during
his employment with Employer, the Company or any of their respective
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business to any
Competitor.  During the Restricted
Period, Employee shall not directly or indirectly, use influence or attempt to
influence customers or suppliers of Employer or the Company, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with whom he had contact during his
employment with Employer, the Company or any of their respective affiliates, to
divert their business to any Competitor with respect to the Biosite Business.

(d)                                 Non-Solicitation of Employees.  Employee recognizes that he possesses and
will possess confidential information about other employees of Employer and the
Company, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, relating to
their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and
inter-personal relationships with customers of Employer, the Company, and any
of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates.  Employee recognizes that the information he
possesses and will possess about these other employees is not generally known,
is of substantial value to Employer and the Company, and their respective
subsidiaries or affiliates in developing their business and in securing and
retaining customers, and has been and will be acquired by him because of his
business position with Employer, its subsidiaries and affiliates.  Employee agrees that, during the Restricted
Period, he will not, directly or indirectly, use Confidential Information of
Employer or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates
to solicit, directly or indirectly, any person who is then an employee of
Employer, the Company or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates
to terminate or limit their employment relationship with Employer, the Company
or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, or to accept
employment with any other person or entity. 
The foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted
at Employer employees or by Employee’s responding in any lawful manner to any
person that initiates contact with Employee during the Restricted Period.

(e)                                  Injunctive Relief.  It
is expressly agreed that Employer and/or the Company will or would suffer
irreparable injury if Employee were to breach any of the provisions of this
Section 2 and that Employer and/or the Company would by reason of any such
breach be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction without
the need to post a bond or other security and without the need to demonstrate
special damages.  The aforementioned
injunctive relief is and shall be in addition to any other remedies that may be
available to Employer or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries
or affiliates under this Agreement or otherwise.

(f)                                    Survival of Provisions. 
The obligations contained in this Section 2 shall survive the
termination or expiration of Employee’s employment with Employer, the Company
or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall be
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obligations contained in
Section 2(a) and through the end of the Restricted Period in all other
cases.  If it is determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 2
is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the
laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction
may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by the law of that state.

(g)                                 No Additional Obligations of Employee Excused.  All of the provisions of this Section 2 are
in addition to any other written agreements on the subjects covered herein that
Employee may have with Employer and/or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates,
and are not meant to and do not excuse any additional obligations that Employee
may have under such agreements.

(h)                                 Tolling for Periods of Breach.  The Restricted Period shall be extended for a
period equal to any period during which Employee is in material breach of this
Section 2 with respect to the portion of this Section 2 as to which Employee is
in breach, provided that within a reasonable period of time after becoming
aware of the breach, the Company and/or Employer notifies Employee that it
believes Employee is in breach of this Section 2.

(i)                                     Third-Party Beneficiaries. 
Employer’s parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Company, and
its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates shall be third-party beneficiaries of
this Section 2 of this Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce its
provisions against Employee.

(j)                                     Termination of Obligations. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Employee’s
obligations under Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) shall immediately terminate and
be of no further force or effect if the Company fails to make the payments to
Employee required under Employer’s Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan,
and fails to cure within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice
from Employee of its failure to pay.

3.                                       Cooperation
in Third-Party Disputes.  Employee
shall reasonably cooperate with Employer or the Company, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their respective attorneys or
other legal representatives (collectively referred to as “Attorneys”) in
connection with any claim, litigation, or judicial or arbitral proceeding which
is now pending or may hereinafter be brought against Employer or the Company,
or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates by any third party
related to the period of Employee’s employment with Employer.  Employee’s duty of cooperation shall include,
but shall not be limited to, (a) meeting with Attorneys by telephone or in
person at mutually convenient times and places in order to state truthfully
Employee’s knowledge of the matters at issue and recollection of events; (b)
appearing at Attorneys’ request (and, to the extent reasonably possible, at a
time convenient to Employee that does not conflict with the needs or
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witness at depositions,
trials or other proceedings, without the necessity of a subpoena, in order to
state truthfully Employee’s knowledge of the matters at issue; and (c) signing
at Attorneys’ request declarations or affidavits that truthfully state the
matters of which Employee has knowledge. 
Employer shall promptly reimburse Employee for Employee’s actual and
reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses that Employee may incur in
cooperating with Attorneys pursuant to this Section 3. In addition, to the
extent that, after the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason,
Employee provides cooperation pursuant to this Section 3, Employer shall, upon
Employee request, compensate Employee at a reasonable rate for the time
actually spent by Employee at Employer’s request rendering such cooperation.
The provisions of this Section 3 are in addition to any other written agreements
on this subject that Employee may have with Employer or the Company, or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates and are not meant to and do not
excuse any additional obligations that Employee may have under such agreements.

4.                                       Effect
on Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan.  Employee hereby agrees that the execution of
this Agreement and the application of the terms hereof shall not in any event
constitute “Good Reason” as such term is defined in the Biosite Incorporated
Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan effective October 22, 2004.  Employee hereby waives any claims to the
contrary.

5.                                       Notices.  All notices, demands, requests, consents,
statements, satisfactions, waivers, designations, refusals, confirmations,
denials and other communications that may be required or otherwise provided for
or contemplated hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be
properly given and received (a) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by
e-mail or facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged, (b) one business
day after having been deposited for overnight delivery with Federal Express or
another comparable overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) business days
after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly
maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to his residence address (or such other address as
Employee may specify in a written notice to Employer) in the case of Employee,
or to its principal office in the case of Employer.

6.                                       Benefits/Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, heirs and legal representatives.  
Employee may not assign any of his obligations under this agreement to
any other person or entity without the prior written consent of Employer and
the Company.

7.                                       Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement and the
Merger Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all
prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, whether written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed
orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension, or discharge is
sought.

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8.                                       Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, but shall be enforced to the
maximum extent permitted by law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction.

9.                                       Arbitration.  To the fullest extent allowed by law, any
controversy, claim or dispute between Employee and Employer (and/or any of its
owners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries or agents)
relating to or arising out of Employee’s employment or the cessation of that
employment will be submitted to JAMS for final and binding arbitration, to be
held in Orange County, California, for determination in accordance with the
then current JAMS rules for the resolution of employment disputes, as the
exclusive remedy for such controversy, claim or dispute.  In any such arbitration, the parties may
conduct discovery in accordance with the applicable rules of the arbitration
forum, except that the arbitrator shall have the authority to order and permit
discovery as the arbitrator may deem necessary and appropriate in accordance
with applicable state or federal discovery statutes.  The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned,
written decision, and shall have full authority to award all remedies which
would be available in court.  The
arbitrator will also have the power to direct that the party that substantially
prevails in such arbitration proceeding be paid his or its reasonable attorneys’
fees by the other party or parties, to the extent the arbitrator deems
appropriate.  The parties shall share the
filing fees required for the arbitration. 
Employer shall pay the arbitrator’s fees and any JAMS administrative
expenses.  The award of the arbitrator
shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be entered as a judgment in
any court of competent jurisdiction. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Employer and
Employee shall have their respective rights to seek and obtain injunctive
relief through any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any
controversy, claim or dispute to the extent permitted by law if such relief is
not available, or not available in a timely manner, through arbitration.  Claims where mandatory arbitration is
prohibited by law are not covered by this arbitration agreement, and such
claims may be presented by either Employee or Employer to the appropriate court
or government agency.  BY AGREEING TO
THIS BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, BOTH EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER GIVE UP ALL
RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.  This arbitration agreement is to be construed
as broadly as is permissible under applicable law.

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10.                                 Choice
of Law.  This Agreement shall be
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without
regard to the rules of conflict of laws.

11.                                 Counterparts;
Facsimile.  This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.  Each counterpart may consist
of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed
by all of the parties hereto.  Facsimile
transmission of any signed original counterpart and/or retransmission of any
signed facsimile transmission shall be deemed the same as the delivery of an
original.

12.                                 Effectiveness
of Agreement.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Agreement shall be contingent
and effective upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, and if the Effective
Time does not occur, including as a result of the termination of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall have no effect,
and shall be null and void.

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	
  

  	
  BECKMAN COULTER, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  A Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Arnold A. Pinkston

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Senior Vice President, 

  General Counsel and Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  BIOSITE INCORPORATED

  
	
   

  	
  A Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Kim Blickenstaff

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Kim Blickenstaff

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  KENNETH BUECHLER

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Kenneth Buechler

  	
   

  
						

 

 

Signature Page to
Non-Competition, Non-Disclosure and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement

SCHEDULE
A

CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870

INVENTION ON OWN TIME-EXEMPTION FROM AGREEMENT

“(a)                            Any
provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall
assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or
her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed
entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment,
supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions
that either:

(1)                                  Relate
at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the
employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development of the employer; or

(2)                                  Result
from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

(b)                                 To
the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an
employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be
assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of
this state and is unenforceable.”Exhibit
10.3

NON-COMPETITION,
NON-DISCLOSURE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This Non-competition, Non-disclosure and
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
entered into as of March 24, 2007, is hereby made by and between  BECKMAN COULTER,INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”) and, BIOSITE INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Employer”),
on the one hand, and Gunars Valkirs, an
individual, who is a resident of and employed in the State of California  (“Employee”), on the other
hand.

A.            The Company, Employer, and Louisiana
Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, are entering
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 24, 2007 (the “Merger
Agreement”), which provides for the acquisition of Employer by the Company,
upon which Employer would become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

B.            Employee, Beckman and Employer
desire to enter into this Agreement in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, contingent and effective upon the
Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

C.            Employee is the owner of 252,010
shares of Common Stock of Employer and has options to purchase 285,306 shares
of Common Stock of Employer, and thereby stands to benefit by, and receive
consideration from, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

D.            Contingent and effective upon the
Effective Time, Employee will become employed by Employer.

E.             Beckman and Employer desire to
protect their interest in the business acquired, including the goodwill of that
business, from unfair competition or misappropriation of the intellectual
property of the business.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1.                                       Assignment
of Intellectual Property Rights.

(a)                                  Definition of “Inventions.” 
As used herein, the term “Inventions” shall mean all inventions,
discoveries, improvements, original works of authorship, trade secrets,
formulas, techniques, data, programs, systems, specifications, documentation,
algorithms, flow charts, logic diagrams, source codes, object codes, processes,
and other technical, business, product, marketing or financial information,
plans, or other subject matter pertaining to the Company, Employer or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, consultants or
licensees, whether or not patented, tested, reduced to practice, or subject to
patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, mask work or other forms of
protection (including 

all rights to obtain,
register, perfect, renew, extend, continue, divide and enforce these
proprietary interests), which are made, created, authored, conceived, modified,
enhanced or reduced to practice by Employee, either alone or jointly with
others, during Employee’s employment with Employer or the Company or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and for so long as
Employee is otherwise employed by any of them, whether or not during normal
working hours, which (A) relate to the actual or anticipated business,
activities, research, or investigations of Employer or the Company or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or (B) result from or are
suggested by work performed by Employee for Employer or the Company or any of
their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates (whether or not made or
conceived during normal working hours or on the premises of Employer), or
(C) which result, to any extent, from use of the time, material, proprietary
information, premises or property of Employer or the Company or any of their
respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.

(b)                                 Work for Hire. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee expressly acknowledges that all
copyrightable aspects of the Inventions are to be considered “works made for
hire” within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended (the “Act”),
and that Employer is to be the “author” within the meaning of such Act for all
purposes.  All such copyrightable works,
as well as all copies of such works in whatever medium fixed or embodied, shall
be owned exclusively by Employer as of its creation, and Employee hereby
expressly disclaims any and all interest in any of such copyrightable works and
waives any right of droit morale or similar
rights.

(c)                                  Assignment.  Subject
to Section 1(d), Employee acknowledges and agrees that all Inventions shall be
the sole property of Employer or any other entity designated by Employer.  Employee hereby conveys and irrevocably
assigns to Employer, without further consideration, all his right, title and
interest in and to, and all claims for past infringement of, all Inventions,
including, with respect to any of the foregoing, all rights of copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret, mask works, and any and all other proprietary
rights therein, the right to modify and create derivative works, the right to
invoke the benefit of any priority under any international convention, and all
rights to register and renew same.  This
assignment is intended to and does extend to Inventions which have not yet been
created.

(d)                                 Exceptions. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and provided that Employee does not
wrongfully misappropriate any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets,
Employee understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring disclosure
and assignment of Inventions to Employer do not apply to any invention which
qualifies under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870 set forth
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applicable to Employer or
Employee.  Employee agrees to identify
all Inventions made by Employee that Employee believes meet the criteria of
California Labor Code Section 2870 to Employer in confidence to permit a
determination as to whether or not the Inventions are the property of Employer,
and Employee agrees to disclose all information Employer reasonably requests
about Inventions, including those Employee contends qualify under this
exception to his duty to assign Inventions. “Trade Secrets” shall mean
the whole or any portion or phase of any plan, technique, method, design,
process, procedure, or improvement of Employer, the Company or any of their
respective affiliates or subsidiaries that is valuable and not generally known
to Competitors, whether or not in written or tangible form.  Trade Secrets shall not include any materials
or information that is or becomes publicly known through no fault of Employee
or is disclosed by the Company to third parties without an obligation of
confidentiality.

(e)                                  Proprietary Notices; No Filings; Waiver of Moral Rights.  Employee acknowledges that subject to Section
1(d), all Inventions shall, at the sole option of Employer, bear Employer’s
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and mask work notices.  Subject to Section 1(d), Employee agrees not
to file any patent, copyright, or trademark applications relating to any
Invention, except with the prior written consent of an authorized
representative of the Company.  Subject
to Section 1(d), Employee hereby expressly disclaims any and all interest in
any Inventions and waives any right of droit morale or similar rights, such as
rights of integrity or the right to be attributed as the creator of the
Invention.

(f)                                    Further Assurances. 
Employee agrees to assist Employer, or any party designated by Employer,
promptly on Employer’s reasonable request and at Employer’s expense, whether
before or after the termination of employment, however such termination may
occur, in perfecting, registering, maintaining, and enforcing, in any
jurisdiction, Employer’s rights in the Inventions by performing all acts and
executing all documents and instruments deemed necessary or convenient by
Employer, including, by way of illustration and not limitation:

(i)                                     Executing
assignments, applications, and other documents and instruments in connection
with (A) obtaining patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, or other
proprietary protections for the Inventions and (B) confirming the
assignment to Employer of all right, title, and interest in the Inventions or
otherwise establishing Employer’s exclusive ownership rights therein.

(ii)                                  Cooperating
in the prosecution of patent, copyright, trademark and mask work applications,
as well as in the enforcement of Employer’s rights in the Inventions,
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testifying in court or
before any patent, copyright, trademark or mask work registry office or any
other administrative body.

Employee shall be reimbursed for all out-of-pocket
costs incurred in connection with the foregoing, if such assistance is
requested by Employer.  In addition, to
the extent that, after the termination of employment for whatever reason,
Employee’s technical expertise shall be required in connection with the
fulfillment of the aforementioned obligations, Employer shall compensate
Employee at a reasonable rate for the time actually spent by Employee at
Employer’s request rendering such assistance.

(g)                                 Power of Attorney. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee hereby irrevocably appoints Employer
to be his attorney-in-fact to execute any document and to take any action in
his name and on his behalf solely for the purpose of giving to Employer the
full benefit of the assignment provisions set forth above to the extent that
after reasonable effort by Employer, Employee does not comply with his obligations
set forth in this Section 1.

(h)                                 Disclosure of Inventions. 
Subject to Section 1(d), Employee shall make full and prompt disclosure
to Employer of all Inventions subject to assignment to Employer and all
information relating thereto in Employee’s possession or under his control as
to possible applications and use thereof.

2.                                       Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information, Exclusive Services/Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation.

(a)                                  Confidentiality. 
Employee acknowledges that in his employment with Employer or the
Company he will occupy a position of trust and confidence.  Employee shall not, except as may be required
in the normal course of business to perform his duties hereunder or as required
by applicable law, without limitation in time or until such information shall
have become public other than by Employee’s unauthorized disclosure, disclose
to others or use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential
Information.  “Confidential
Information” shall mean confidential or proprietary information about
Employer, or the Company, or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or
their respective clients and customers, that is not disclosed by Employer for
financial reporting purposes and that was learned by Employee in the course of
his employment by Employer or the Company, or their respective parents,
subsidiaries or affiliates (or during any period in which Employee performed
services for or on behalf of Employer), including (without limitation) any
proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, data, formulae, information and client
and customer lists and all papers, resumes, and records (including computer
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Information.  Employee acknowledges that such Confidential
Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to Employer,
its subsidiaries or affiliates, and that such information gives Employer a
competitive advantage.  Employee agrees
to (i) deliver or return to Employer, at Employer’s request at any time or
upon termination or expiration of his employment or as soon thereafter as
possible, (A) all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists,
data, drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof)
furnished by Employer, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or prepared by Employee
for so long as Employee is employed by Employer, its subsidiaries or
affiliates, and (B) subject to Section 1(d), all notebooks and other data
relating to research or experiments or other work conducted by Employee in the
scope of his employment or any Inventions made, created, authored, conceived,
or reduced to practice by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, and
(ii) subject to Section 1(d), make full disclosure relating to any
Inventions.  If Employee would like to
keep certain property, such as material relating to professional societies or
other non-confidential material, upon the termination of employment with
Employer, he agrees to discuss such issues with Employer. Where such a request
does not put Confidential Information at risk, such request shall not be
unreasonably denied.

(b)                                 Exclusive Services/Non-Competition.  Employee acknowledges that the Employer and
the Company do business throughout the world, that he is disposing of his
entire interest in Employer, and that he will have access to Confidential
Information of Employer and the Company. 
In order to protect Employer’s and the Company’s interest in its
Confidential Information and goodwill, for the greater of: (1) the period that
Employee is employed by Employer, the Company, or their respective parents,
subsidiaries or affiliates; or (2) two (2) years following the Effective Time
(the “Restricted Period”), Employee shall not, anywhere in the world,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Employer:

(i)                                     perform
some or all of the duties assigned to Employee during his employment with
Employer or any of its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, with or without
pay, for his own account or that of any business, individual, partner, firm,
corporation, or other entity, whether as an employee, consultant, owner,
manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner, lender or otherwise, to the
extent Employee or such other business, individual, partner, firm, corporation
or other entity is then a Competitor (as defined herein) of Employer or the
Company, or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competitor”
is any person or entity engaged in the design, development, manufacture and
world wide sale of automated and manual in vitro diagnostic products for drug
testing, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and thromboebolic
diseases (the “Biosite Business”); or

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(ii)                                  perform
any services, with or without pay, for his own account or that of any business,
individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity, whether as an
employee, consultant, owner, manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner,
lender or otherwise, to the extent Employee or such other business, individual,
partner, firm, corporation or other entity is then a Competitor of Employer or
the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with
respect to the Biosite Business.

Employee and Employer acknowledge and agree that the
business of Employer is global in nature, and that the terms set forth herein
shall apply on a worldwide basis.

Employee acknowledges that during the period of his
employment with Employer, the Company and their respective parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, he will owe a duty of loyalty to his employer,
and, consequently, understands and agrees that he will not perform any
services, with or without pay, for his own account or that of any business,
individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity, whether as an
employee, consultant, owner, manager, operator, stockholder, member, partner,
lender or otherwise, to the extent Employee or such other business, individual,
partner, firm, corporation or other entity is then a Competitor of Employer or
the Company, or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates,
with respect to any business then engaged in by the Employer, the Company or
any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “beneficial
ownership” by Employee, either individually or as a member of a “group,” as
such terms are used in Regulation 13D of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
of not more than five percent (5%) of the voting stock of any publicly held
corporation shall not constitute a violation of this Agreement.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, continued
service by Employee during the Restricted Period as a member of the board of
directors and/or as a scientific, clinical, technical or strategic advisor to
any business, firm, corporation or other entity for which Employee is providing
such services as of the date of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation
of this Section 2(b).

(c)                                  Non-Solicitation of Customers and Suppliers.  During the Restricted Period, Employee shall
not, directly or indirectly, use any Confidential Information to influence or
attempt to influence customers or suppliers of Employer or the Company, or any
of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with whom he had contact during
his employment with Employer, the Company or any of their respective
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business to any
Competitor.  During the Restricted
Period, Employee shall not directly or indirectly, use influence or attempt to
influence customers or suppliers of Employer or the Company, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates, with whom he had contact during his
employment with Employer, the Company or any of their respective affiliates, to
divert their business to any Competitor with respect to the Biosite Business.

(d)                                 Non-Solicitation of Employees.  Employee recognizes that he possesses and
will possess confidential information about other employees of Employer and the
Company, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, relating to
their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and
inter-personal relationships with customers of Employer, the Company, and any
of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates.  Employee recognizes that the information he
possesses and will possess about these other employees is not generally known,
is of substantial value to Employer and the Company, and their respective
subsidiaries or affiliates in developing their business and in securing and
retaining customers, and has been and will be acquired by him because of his
business position with Employer, its subsidiaries and affiliates.  Employee agrees that, during the Restricted
Period, he will not, directly or indirectly, use Confidential Information of
Employer or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates
to solicit, directly or indirectly, any person who is then an employee of
Employer, the Company or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates
to terminate or limit their employment relationship with Employer, the Company
or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, or to accept
employment with any other person or entity. 
The foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted
at Employer employees or by Employee’s responding in any lawful manner to any
person that initiates contact with Employee during the Restricted Period.

(e)                                  Injunctive Relief.  It
is expressly agreed that Employer and/or the Company will or would suffer
irreparable injury if Employee were to breach any of the provisions of this
Section 2 and that Employer and/or the Company would by reason of any such
breach be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction without
the need to post a bond or other security and without the need to demonstrate
special damages.  The aforementioned
injunctive relief is and shall be in addition to any other remedies that may be
available to Employer or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries
or affiliates under this Agreement or otherwise.

(f)                                    Survival of Provisions. 
The obligations contained in this Section 2 shall survive the
termination or expiration of Employee’s employment with Employer, the Company
or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall be
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obligations contained in
Section 2(a) and through the end of the Restricted Period in all other
cases.  If it is determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 2
is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the
laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction
may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by the law of that state.

(g)                                 No Additional Obligations of Employee Excused.  All of the provisions of this Section 2 are
in addition to any other written agreements on the subjects covered herein that
Employee may have with Employer and/or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates,
and are not meant to and do not excuse any additional obligations that Employee
may have under such agreements.

(h)                                 Tolling for Periods of Breach.  The Restricted Period shall be extended for a
period equal to any period during which Employee is in material breach of this
Section 2 with respect to the portion of this Section 2 as to which Employee is
in breach, provided that within a reasonable period of time after becoming
aware of the breach, the Company and/or Employer notifies Employee that it
believes Employee is in breach of this Section 2.

(i)                                     Third-Party Beneficiaries. 
Employer’s parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Company, and
its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates shall be third-party beneficiaries of
this Section 2 of this Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce its
provisions against Employee.

(j)                                     Termination of Obligations. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Employee’s
obligations under Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) shall immediately terminate and
be of no further force or effect if the Company fails to make the payments to
Employee required under Employer’s Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan,
and fails to cure within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice
from Employee of its failure to pay.

3.                                       Cooperation
in Third-Party Disputes.  Employee
shall reasonably cooperate with Employer or the Company, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their respective attorneys or
other legal representatives (collectively referred to as “Attorneys”) in
connection with any claim, litigation, or judicial or arbitral proceeding which
is now pending or may hereinafter be brought against Employer or the Company,
or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates by any third party
related to the period of Employee’s employment with Employer.  Employee’s duty of cooperation shall include,
but shall not be limited to, (a) meeting with Attorneys by telephone or in
person at mutually convenient times and places in order to state truthfully
Employee’s knowledge of the matters at issue and recollection of events; (b)
appearing at Attorneys’ request (and, to the extent reasonably possible, at a
time convenient to Employee that does not conflict with the needs or
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witness at depositions,
trials or other proceedings, without the necessity of a subpoena, in order to
state truthfully Employee’s knowledge of the matters at issue; and (c) signing
at Attorneys’ request declarations or affidavits that truthfully state the
matters of which Employee has knowledge. 
Employer shall promptly reimburse Employee for Employee’s actual and
reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses that Employee may incur in
cooperating with Attorneys pursuant to this Section 3. In addition, to the
extent that, after the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason,
Employee provides cooperation pursuant to this Section 3, Employer shall, upon
Employee request, compensate Employee at a reasonable rate for the time
actually spent by Employee at Employer’s request rendering such cooperation.
The provisions of this Section 3 are in addition to any other written agreements
on this subject that Employee may have with Employer or the Company, or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates and are not meant to and do not
excuse any additional obligations that Employee may have under such agreements.

4.                                       Effect
on Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan.  Employee hereby agrees that the execution of
this Agreement and the application of the terms hereof shall not in any event
constitute “Good Reason” as such term is defined in the Biosite Incorporated
Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan effective October 22, 2004.  Employee hereby waives any claims to the
contrary.

5.                                       Notices.  All notices, demands, requests, consents,
statements, satisfactions, waivers, designations, refusals, confirmations,
denials and other communications that may be required or otherwise provided for
or contemplated hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be
properly given and received (a) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by
e-mail or facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged, (b) one business
day after having been deposited for overnight delivery with Federal Express or
another comparable overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) business days
after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly
maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to his residence address (or such other address as
Employee may specify in a written notice to Employer) in the case of Employee,
or to its principal office in the case of Employer.

6.                                       Benefits/Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, heirs and legal representatives.  
Employee may not assign any of his obligations under this agreement to
any other person or entity without the prior written consent of Employer and
the Company.

7.                                       Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement and the
Merger Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all
prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, whether written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed
orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension, or discharge is
sought.

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8.                                       Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, but shall be enforced to the
maximum extent permitted by law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any other jurisdiction.

9.                                       Arbitration.  To the fullest extent allowed by law, any
controversy, claim or dispute between Employee and Employer (and/or any of its
owners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries or agents)
relating to or arising out of Employee’s employment or the cessation of that
employment will be submitted to JAMS for final and binding arbitration, to be
held in Orange County, California, for determination in accordance with the
then current JAMS rules for the resolution of employment disputes, as the
exclusive remedy for such controversy, claim or dispute.  In any such arbitration, the parties may
conduct discovery in accordance with the applicable rules of the arbitration
forum, except that the arbitrator shall have the authority to order and permit
discovery as the arbitrator may deem necessary and appropriate in accordance
with applicable state or federal discovery statutes.  The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned,
written decision, and shall have full authority to award all remedies which
would be available in court.  The
arbitrator will also have the power to direct that the party that substantially
prevails in such arbitration proceeding be paid his or its reasonable attorneys’
fees by the other party or parties, to the extent the arbitrator deems
appropriate.  The parties shall share the
filing fees required for the arbitration. 
Employer shall pay the arbitrator’s fees and any JAMS administrative
expenses.  The award of the arbitrator
shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be entered as a judgment in
any court of competent jurisdiction. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Employer and
Employee shall have their respective rights to seek and obtain injunctive
relief through any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any
controversy, claim or dispute to the extent permitted by law if such relief is
not available, or not available in a timely manner, through arbitration.  Claims where mandatory arbitration is
prohibited by law are not covered by this arbitration agreement, and such
claims may be presented by either Employee or Employer to the appropriate court
or government agency.  BY AGREEING TO
THIS BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, BOTH EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER GIVE UP ALL
RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.  This arbitration agreement is to be construed
as broadly as is permissible under applicable law.

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10.                                 Choice
of Law.  This Agreement shall be
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without
regard to the rules of conflict of laws.

11.                                 Counterparts;
Facsimile.  This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.  Each counterpart may consist
of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed
by all of the parties hereto.  Facsimile
transmission of any signed original counterpart and/or retransmission of any
signed facsimile transmission shall be deemed the same as the delivery of an
original.

12.                                 Effectiveness
of Agreement.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Agreement shall be contingent
and effective upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, and if the Effective
Time does not occur, including as a result of the termination of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall have no effect,
and shall be null and void.

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	
  

  	
  BECKMAN COULTER, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  A Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Arnold A. Pinkston

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Arnold A. Pinkston

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Senior Vice President, 

  General Counsel and Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  BIOSITE INCORPORATED

  
	
   

  	
  A Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Chris Twomey

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Chris Twomey

  
	
   

  	
  Title: SVP, Finance, CFO and Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  GUNARS VALKIRS

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Gunars Valkirs

  	
   

  
						

 

 

Signature Page
to Non-Competition, Non-Disclosure and Intellectual Property Assignment
Agreement

 

SCHEDULE
A

CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870

INVENTION ON OWN TIME-EXEMPTION FROM AGREEMENT

“(a)                            Any
provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall
assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or
her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed
entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment,
supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions
that either:

(1)                                  Relate
at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the
employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development of the employer; or

(2)                                  Result
from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

(b)                                 To
the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an
employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be
assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of
this state and is unenforceable.”

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