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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2001, by and between Medi-Ject
Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), and Franklin Pass, an
individual resident of Hennepin County in the state of Minnesota ("Executive").

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ Executive to render services for the
Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Executive
wishes to be retained and employed by the Company on such terms and conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective undertakings
of the Company and Executive set forth below, the Company and Executive agree as
follows:

1.   Employment. The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive accepts
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     such employment and agrees to perform services for the Company, for the
     period and upon the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.   Term. Unless terminated at an earlier date in accordance with Section 11 of
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     this Agreement, the term of Executive's employment hereunder shall be for a
     period commencing on the date of this Agreement (the "Commencement Date")
     and terminating at the end of three years thereafter.

3.   Position and Duties.
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     01  Service with Company. Executive shall serve as a member of the Board of
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         Directors of the Company for a term ending at the annual meeting of the
         Company in 2002. In addition, Executive agrees to evaluate new
         technology opportunities for the Company; to assume responsibility for
         certain business development activities; to represent the Company in
         industry affairs; and to perform such other reasonable employment
         duties as the Board of Directors of the Company shall assign to him
         from time to time.

     02  Performance of Duties. Executive agrees to serve the Company faithfully
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         and to the best of his ability and to devote his full time, attention
         and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company during the term
         of this Agreement. Executive hereby confirms that, other than as set
         forth herein, he is under no contractual commitments inconsistent with
         his obligations set forth in this Agreement, and that for the term of
         this Agreement, he will not render or perform services for any other
         corporation, firm, entity or person that are inconsistent with the
         provisions of this Agreement.

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     03  Outside Activities. Executive may engage in other activities ("Outside
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         Activity") as long as such Outside Activity is not competitive to the
         business of the Company nor interferes with Executive's obligations
         under this Agreement. Executive agrees that prior to engaging in any
         Outside Activity, he shall present said Outside Activity to the Chief
         Executive Officer of the Company for permission to engage in such
         Outside Activity upon a determination that such Outside Activity is not
         competitive to the business of the Company and will not interfere with
         Executive's obligations under this Agreement. The Company agrees that
         such permission shall not be unreasonable withheld.

4.   Compensation.
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     01  Salary. The Company shall pay to Executive a base annual salary of
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         $228,000, which salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company's
         normal payroll procedures and policies.

     02  Bonus. In addition to the salary set forth above, Executive shall be
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         entitled to the following bonuses:

         i)    $25,000, payable at the closing (the "Closing") of the
               transaction set forth in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement
               entered into among the Company ("Buyer") and Permatec Holdings
               AG, Permatec Pharma AG, Permatec Technologie AG and Permatec NV
               (collectively, the "Sellers"); and

         ii)   $25,000, payable at the Closing in the event Executive is
               successful in negotiating revisions in the licensing agreement
               between the Company and Elan Corporation PLC.. Said revisions
               shall include new definitions of the object of the License and
               "Field", alteration of license fees and reduction in royalty
               rates, elimination of the costs of the active ingredients in the
               Device for the calculation of royalties if the Company sells
               Devices with drugs. Said revisions are subject to the approval of
               Jacques Gonella, which approval shall not be unreasonable
               withheld.

     03  Stock Options. In addition to the salary and bonus set forth above, as
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         of the commencement of this Agreement, Executive will receive an option
         to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the
         Company's Stock Option Plan. The purchase price for such shares shall
         be the price of the last trade on the Commencement Date (or, if no
         trades were made on the Commencement Date, as of the preceding day on
         which such shares were traded). The options shall vest and become
         exercisable at the rate of 33 1/3% per year on the day before each
         anniversary of the Commencement Date, unless the Company shall have
         terminated this Agreement under Section 11(01)(111) below. Any vested,
         unexercised options must be exercised within 12-months following
         termination of Executive's employment.

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     04   Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
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          reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the
          performance of his duties under this Agreement, subject to the
          presentment of appropriate vouchers in accordance with the Company's
          normal policies for expense verification.

5.   Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee
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     benefit plans or programs (including vacation time) of the Company to the
     extent that his position, title, tenure, salary, age, health and other
     qualifications make him eligible to participate. The Company does not
     guarantee the adoption or continuance of any particular employee benefit
     plan or program during the term of this Agreement, and Executive's
     participation in any such plan or program shall be subject to the
     provisions, rules and regulations applicable thereto. In addition to the
     normal employee benefit plans of the Company, the Company also shall pay,
     or reimburse Executive for, the premiums on $2,000,000 of additional
     personal life insurance on the life of Executive. Provided, however, in no
     event shall the aggregate cost of the benefits provided to Executive under
     this provision exceed $25,000 per year.

     01   Post-Retirement Benefits. The Company agrees to continue to provide
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          these benefits to Executive for a period of seven years following the
          termination of Executive's employment with the Company (or to his
          spouse in the event Executive shall die prior to the expiration of
          said seven year period).

6.   Restrictions on Sale of Stock. Executive agrees that any sales of any
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     shares of the Company's stock owned by Executive shall be subject to the
     following restrictions:

     01   None of said shares may be sold for a period commencing on the date
          hereof and continuing until the earlier of (i) three years following
          the Commencement Date or (ii) termination of Executive's membership on
          the Board of Directors of the Company. Provided however, in no event
          shall Executive sell any of said shares for a period of one year
          following the Commencement Date.

     02   Executive may sell up to 50% of said shares following the expiration
          of the period set forth in Section 6(01) above.

     03   There shall be no further restrictions on the sale of said shares by
          Executive upon the earlier of (i) one year following the expiration of
          the period set forth in Section 6(01) above or (ii) such time as
          Executive is no longer either a member of the Board of Directors or an
          employee of the Company. Provided, however, in no event may Executive
          sell any of said shares prior to one-year following the Commencement
          Date.

7.   Confidential Information. Except as permitted or directed by the Company's
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     Board of Directors, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of
     five years thereafter, Executive shall not divulge, furnish or make
     accessible to anyone or use in any way (other than in the ordinary course
     of the business of the Company) any confidential or secret knowledge or
     information of the Company which Executive has acquired or become
     acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with prior to the
     termination of the

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     period of his employment by the Company (including employment by the
     Company or any affiliated companies prior to the date of this Agreement),
     whether developed by himself or by others, concerning any trade secrets,
     confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, plans, devices or
     material (whether or not patented or patentable) directly or indirectly
     useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any customer or
     supplier lists of the Company, or any other confidential or secret aspects
     of the business of the Company. Executive acknowledges that the above-
     described knowledge or information constitutes an unique and valuable asset
     of the Company and represents a substantial investment of time and expense
     by the Company and its predecessors, and that any disclosure or other use
     of such knowledge or information other than for the sole benefit of the
     Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company.
     Both during and after the term of this Agreement, Executive will refrain
     from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of such knowledge or
     information to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality,
     however, shall not apply to any knowledge or information which is now
     published or which subsequently becomes publicly known in the form of which
     it was obtained from the Company, other than as a direct or indirect result
     of the breach of this Agreement by Executive.

8.   Ventures. During the term of this Agreement, it is anticipated that
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     Executive will be engaged in or associated with the planning and
     implementing of projects, programs and ventures involving the Company and
     third parties, and Executive hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that
     all rights in such projects, programs and ventures shall belong to the
     Company. Except as formally approved by the Company's Board of Directors,
     Executive shall not be entitled to any interest in such projects, programs
     and ventures or to any commission, finder's fee or other compensation in
     connection therewith, other than the compensation to be paid to Executive
     as provided in this Agreement, described in Section 4. of this Agreement.

9.   Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenants.
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     01   Agreement Not to Compete. Executive agrees that, during the term of
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          his employment by the Company and for a period of one (1) year
          thereafter, he shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in
          competition with the Company in any manner or capacity (e.g., as an
          advisor, principal, agent, partner, officer, director, stockholder,
          employee, member of any association, or otherwise) in any phase of the
          business that the Company is conducting during the term of this
          Agreement, including the design, development, manufacture,
          distribution, marketing, leasing or selling of accessories, devices,
          or systems related to the products or services being sold by the
          Company.

     02   Geographic Extent of Covenant. The obligations of Executive under
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          Section 8.01 shall apply to any geographic area in which the Company:

          i)   has engaged in business during the term of this Agreement through
               production, promotional sales or marketing activity, or
               otherwise; or

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          ii)  has otherwise established its goodwill, business reputation, or
               any customer or supplier relations.

     03   Limitation on Covenant. Ownership by Executive, as a passive
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          investment, of less than one percent (1 %) of the outstanding shares
          of capital stock of any corporation listed on a national securities
          exchange or publicly traded in the over-the-counter market shall not
          constitute a breach of this Section 8

     04   Nonsolicitation and Noninterference. During the term of this Agreement
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          and for a period of two years thereafter, Executive shall not:

          i)   induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company to leave
               the employ of the Company, or in any way interfere adversely with
               the relationship between any such employee and the Company;

          ii)  Induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company to work
               for, render services to, provide advice to or supply confidential
               business information or trade secrets of the Company to any third
               person, firm or corporation; or

          iii) Induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee,
               licensor or other business relation of the Company to cease doing
               business with the Company, or in any way interfere with the
               relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee,
               licensor or other business relation and the Company.

     05   Indirect Competition and Interference. Executive further agrees that,
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          during the term of this Agreement and, solely with respect to Section
          9.04, the period' covered by Section 9.04, he will not, directly or
          indirectly, assist or encourage any other person in carrying out,
          directly or indirectly, any activity that would be prohibited by the
          above provisions of this Section 9 if such activity were carried out
          by Executive, either directly or indirectly; and, in particular,
          Executive agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, induce any
          employee of the Company to carry out, directly or indirectly, any such
          activity.

10.  Patent and Related Matters.
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     01   Disclosure and Assignment. Executive will promptly disclose in writing
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          to the Company complete information concerning each and every
          invention, discovery, improvement, device, design, apparatus,
          practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not, made,
          developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice
          by Executive, either solely or in collaboration with others, during
          the term of this Agreement, or within six months thereafter, whether
          or not during regular working hours, relating either directly or
          indirectly to the business, products, practices, or techniques of the
          Company (hereinafter referred to as "Developments"). Executive, to the
          extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby

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          acknowledges that any and all of said Developments are the property of
          the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any
          and all of Executive's right, title and interest in and to any and all
          of such Developments. Without limiting the foregoing, any and all
          original works of authorship which are created by Executive (solely or
          jointly with others) within the scope of Executive's employment and
          which are protectable by copyright law shall be deemed "works made for
          hire," as that term is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U. S. C.
          Section 101).

     02   Future Developments. As to any future Developments made by Executive
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          that relate to the business, products or practices of the Company and
          that are first conceived or reduced to practice during the term of
          this Agreement, or within six months thereafter, but that are claimed
          for any reason to belong to an entity or person other than the
          Company, Executive will promptly disclose the same in writing to the
          Company and shall not disclose the same to others if the Company,
          within twenty (20) days thereafter, shall claim ownership of such
          Developments under the terms of this Agreement. If the Company makes
          such claim, Executive agrees that, insofar as the rights (if any) of
          Executive are involved, it will be settled by arbitration in
          accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
          locale of the arbitration shall be Minneapolis, Minnesota (or other
          locale convenient to the Company's principal executive offices). If
          the Company makes no such claim, Executive hereby acknowledges that
          the Company has made no promise to receive and hold in confidence any
          such information disclosed by Executive.

     03   Limitation on Sections 10.01 and 10.02. The provisions of Sections
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          10.01 and 10.02 shall not apply to any Development meeting the
          following conditions:

          i)   such Development was developed entirely on Executive's own time;

          ii)  such Development was made without the use of any Company
               equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information;

          iii) such development does not relate:

               (1)  directly to the business of the Company; or

               (2)  to the Company's actual or demonstrable anticipated
                    research;

          iv)  such Development does not result from any work performed by
               Executive for the Company.

     04   Assistance of Executive. Upon request and without further compensation
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          therefor, but at no expense to Executive, and whether during the term
          of this Agreement or thereafter, Executive will do all lawful acts,
          including, but not limited to, the execution of papers and lawful
          oaths and, the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the
          Company, its successors and assigns may be necessary or desirable in

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          obtaining, sustaining, reissuing, extending and enforcing United
          States and foreign Letters Patent, including, but not limited to,
          design patents, on any and all of such Developments, and for
          perfecting, affirming and recording the Company's complete ownership
          and title thereto, and to cooperate otherwise in all proceedings and
          matters relating thereto.

     05   Records. Executive will keep complete, accurate and authentic
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          accounts, notes, data and records of all Developments in the manner
          and form requested by the Company. Such accounts, notes, data and
          records shall be the property of the Company, and, upon its request,
          Executive will promptly surrender the same to it or, if not previously
          surrendered upon its request or otherwise, Executive will surrender
          the same, and all copies thereof, to the Company upon the conclusion
          of his employment.

     06   Obligations, Restrictions and Limitations. Executive understands that
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          the Company may enter into agreements or arrangements with agencies of
          the United States Government, and that the Company may be subject to
          laws and regulations which impose obligations, restrictions and
          limitations on it with respect to inventions and patents that may be
          acquired by it or that may be conceived or developed by employees,
          consultants or other agents rendering services to it. Executive agrees
          that he shall be bound by all such obligations, restrictions and
          limitations applicable to any such invention conceived or developed by
          him during the term of this Agreement and shall take any and all
          further action that may be required to discharge such obligations and
          to comply with such restrictions and limitations.

11.  Termination.
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     01   Grounds for Termination. This Agreement shall terminate prior to the
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          expiration of the term set forth in Section 2 or any extension thereof
          in the event that at any time during the initial term or any extension
          thereof

          i)   Executive shall die;

          ii)  The Board of Directors shall determine that the Executive has
               become disabled; provided, however, in the event of termination
               of Employment of the Executive as a result of disability, the
               Company shall continue to pay Executive the salary and benefits
               provided for in Sections 4 and 5 above, offset by any payments
               received by the Executive pursuant to the Company's group
               disability program;

          iii) The Board of Directors may terminate this Agreement for Cause, if
               it shall determine that:

               (1)  Executive has breached this Agreement in any material
                    respect, which breach is not cured by Executive or is not
                    capable of being

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                    cured by Executive within thirty (30) days after written
                    notice of such breach is delivered to Executive; or

               (2)  Executive has engaged in willful and material misconduct,
                    including willful and material failure to perform his duties
                    as an officer or employee of the Company; or

          iv)  Executive may terminate this Agreement for Cause if the Company
               has breached this Agreement in any material respect, which breach
               is not cured by the Company or is not capable of being cured by
               the company within thirty (30) days after written notice of such
               breach is delivered to the Board of Directors.

Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, Executive, in consideration
of his employment hereunder to the date of such termination, shall remain bound
by the provisions of this Agreement that specifically relate to periods,
activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of Executive's
employment

     02   Effects of Termination. In the event that the Company terminates this
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          Agreement pursuant to Sections 11(01)(1) or (iii) or if the Executive
          terminates this Agreement other than pursuant to Section 11(OI)(iv),
          then the Company's obligations to make any payments to Executive
          pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 hereunder shall cease on the date of
          termination. In the event that Executive shall terminate this
          Agreement pursuant to Section 11(Ol)(iv) or if the Company terminates
          this Agreement other than pursuant to Sections 11(Ol)(i) or (iii)
          hereof, then the Company shall be obligated to continue making the
          payments to Executive pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement.

     03   "Disability" Defined. The Board of Directors may determine that
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          Executive has become disabled, for the purpose of this Agreement, in
          the event that Executive shall fail, because of illness or incapacity,
          to render services of the character contemplated by this Agreement
          over a period of ninety (90) days during any one hundred eighty (180)
          day period. The Board of Directors shall make the existence or
          nonexistence of grounds for termination because of disability in good
          faith after notice in writing given to Executive at least thirty (30)
          days prior to such determination. During such thirty (30) day period,
          Executive shall be permitted to make a presentation to the Board of
          Directors for its consideration.

     04   Surrender of Records and Property. Upon termination of his employment
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          with the Company, Executive shall deliver promptly to the Company all
          records, manuals, books, blank forms, documents, letters, memoranda,
          notes, notebooks, reports, data, tables, calculations or copies
          thereof, which are the property of the Company or which relate in any
          way to the business, products, practices or techniques of the Company,
          and all other property, trade secrets and confidential information of
          the Company, including, but not limited to, all documents which in
          whole or in part

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          contain any trade secrets or confidential information of the Company,
          which in any of these cases are in his possession or under his
          control.

12.  Miscellaneous.
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     01   Governing Law. This Agreement is made under and shall be governed by
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          and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

     02   Prior Agreements. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the
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          parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
          Agreements and understandings with respect to such subject matter, and
          the parties hereto have made no Agreements, representations or
          warranties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which are
          not set forth herein.

     03   Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable
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          under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as shall
          be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

     04   Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be
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          deemed effective unless made in writing and signed by the parties
          hereto.

     05   No Waiver. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to
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          have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel to enforce any
          provisions of this Agreement, except by a statement in writing signed
          by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver or estoppel is
          sought. Any written waiver shall not be deemed a continuing waiver
          unless specifically stated, shall operate only as to the specific term
          or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or
          condition for the future or as to any act other than that specifically
          waived.

     06   Severability. To the extent any provision of this Agreement shall be
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          invalid or unenforceable, it shall be considered deleted herefrom and
          the remainder of such provision and of this Agreement shall be
          unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect. In furtherance
          and not in limitation of the foregoing, should the duration or
          geographical extent of, or business activities covered by, any
          provision of this Agreement be in excess of that which is valid and
          enforceable under applicable law, then such provision shall be
          construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities which may
          validly and enforceably be covered. Executive acknowledges the
          uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that
          this Agreement be given the construction which renders its provisions
          valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its express
          terms) possible under applicable law.

     07   Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in
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          part, by either party without the written consent of the other party,
          except that the Company may, without the consent of Executive, assign
          its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any corporation,
          firm or other business entity with or into which the Company may merge
          or consolidate, or to which the Company may sell or transfer

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          all or substantially all of its assets, or of which 50% or more of the
          equity investment and of the voting control is owned, directly or
          indirectly, by, or is under common ownership with, the Company. After
          any such assignment by the Company, the Company shall be discharged
          from all further liability hereunder and such assignee shall
          thereafter be deemed to be the Company for the purposes of all
          provisions of this Agreement including this Section 11.

     08   Injunctive Relief. Executive agrees that it would be difficult to
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          compensate the Company fully for damages for any violation of the
          provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation the
          provisions of Sections 6, 8, 9 and 10. Accordingly, Executive
          specifically agrees that the Company shall be entitled to temporary
          and permanent injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this
          Agreement and that such relief may be granted without the necessity of
          proving actual damages. This provision with respect to injunctive
          relief shall not, however, diminish the right of the Company to claim
          and recover damages in addition to injunctive relief.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of
the date set forth in the first paragraph.

MEDI-JECT CORPORATION                     EXECUTIVE

By /s/ Lawrence M. Christian              /s/ Franklin Pass
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Its Chief Financial Officer
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 12, 2001, between Antares
Pharma, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), and Roger G. Harrison,
Ph.D. (the "Executive").

                                   BACKGROUND
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         Company desires to employ Executive, and Executive desires to enter
into the employ of Company, on the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. CAPACITY AND DUTIES

         1.1 Employment; Acceptance of Employment. Company hereby employs
Executive and Executive hereby accepts employment by Company for the period and
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

         1.2 Capacity and Duties.

                  (a) Executive shall be employed by Company as its Chief
         Executive Officer ("CEO") and, subject to the supervision of the
         Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), shall perform such duties
         and shall have such authority as are consistent with his position as
         CEO and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time
         reasonably be specified by the Company's Board. As CEO Executive shall
         report directly to the Board.

                  (b) If during Executive's employment hereunder the Board in
         its discretion shall elect to have the functions of CEO and chief
         operating officer ("COO") exercised for the Company by two persons,
         Executive shall thereafter be employed by Company solely as its COO
         and, subject to the supervision of the CEO, shall be responsible for
         and have authority over the operations of the Company and shall perform
         such other duties consistent with his position as COO as may from time
         to time reasonably be specified by the CEO or by the Board. As COO
         Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

                  (c) Executive shall devote his full working time, energy,
         skill and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder, in a
         manner which will faithfully and diligently further the business and
         interests of Company, and shall not be employed by or participate or
         engage in or be a part of in any manner the management or operation of
         any business enterprise other than Company; provided, however, that
         with the prior written consent of the Board, which shall not be
         unreasonably withheld, Executive shall be entitled to serve as a member
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         of directors of another corporation so long as such service does not
         interfere with Executive's performance of his duties hereunder.

SECTION 2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

         2.1 Term. Executive's employment hereunder shall commence on March 12,
2001 and shall thereafter continue until terminated as hereinafter provided.

SECTION 3. COMPENSATION

         3.1 Basic Compensation. As compensation for Executive's services
hereunder, Company shall pay to Executive a salary at the annual rate of
$275,000 (the "Base Salary"), payable in monthly installments.

         3.2 Share Grants.

                  (a) In order further to encourage Executive's enhancement of
         shareholder value, subject to Executive's being in the employ of the
         Company hereunder at the time of each event listed below in this
         Section 3.2 (a "Trigger Event") and subject to Section 4.4 herein, and
         further subject to Company shareholder approval of each share grant
         listed below which relates to a performance-based Trigger Event for
         purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, Company shall
         grant to Executive, on the occurrence of each Trigger Event, the number
         of restricted Company common shares set forth below with respect to
         such event. All restricted share grants hereunder shall be subject to
         all of the provisions of this Employment Agreement and shall be
         evidenced by written documents ("Grant Agreements") in such form as the
         Board shall, from time to time, approve containing such provisions not
         inconsistent with the terms of this Employment Agreement as the Board
         shall deem necessary or advisable. Executive shall enter into and be
         bound by the terms of each such Grant Agreement. All share grants
         hereunder shall also be made in compliance with, or pursuant to
         appropriate exceptions from, all applicable federal and state
         securities laws, and shall be subject to all such restrictions, if any,
         as the Company, in its discretion, deems such laws to require.

             Trigger Event                                         No. of Shares
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         1.  Within 30 days of commencement of Executive's
             employment hereunder (Section 2.1)                       48,000

         2.  The first anniversary of the commencement of
             Executive's employment hereunder.                        40,000

         3.  The effective date of the first registration statement
             filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
             an underwritten public distribution of Company common
             shares, by the Company, for cash.                        40,000

         4.  The date by which Company common shares shall have had
             a closing price of at least $13 per share, as duly
             reported for

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             trading on NASDAQ or a national securities exchange,
             for each of 60 consecutive trading days.                 40,000

         5.  The Company's execution, by not later than the second
             anniversary of the commencement of Executive's
             employment hereunder, of its third agreement with a
             pharmaceutical, biotechnology or similar company for a
             development project that the Board regards as having
             been initiated and brought to an executed agreement
             with Company during Executive's employment hereunder.    48,000

                  (b) Upon the making of a restricted share grant, Company shall
         issue a certificate in the name of Executive representing the common
         shares subject to the grant. All such certificates shall bear a legend
         indicating that they are subject to the terms of this Employment
         Agreement. Upon issuance of each such certificate, the Executive shall
         immediately execute a stock power or other instrument of transfer,
         appropriately endorsed in blank, to be held with the certificates by
         Company pursuant to the terms of this Employment Agreement. Only full
         shares shall be issued under the Plan.

                  (c) Common shares issued as a restricted share grant may not
         be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise
         disposed of until they are vested. Executive shall be vested in each
         restricted share grant made hereunder on the third anniversary of the
         commencement of Executive's employment hereunder as stated in Section
         2.1, above. Except as expressly provided in this Employment Agreement
         all common shares covered by restricted share grants that have not yet
         vested as provided in the immediately preceding sentence shall be
         deemed immediately forfeited by Executive upon any termination of
         Executive's employment pursuant to Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.4, below; but
         all common shares covered by restricted share grants that have not yet
         vested as provided in the immediately preceding sentence shall be
         vested on the effective date of any termination of Executive's
         employment by Company, without cause, pursuant to Section 4.3, below.

                  (d) Executive shall be entitled to receive dividends paid on,
         and shall have the right to vote, common shares issued pursuant to
         restricted share grants made hereunder but which have not vested or
         been forfeited as provided in Section 3.2(c) above.

                  (e) Effective immediately upon Executive's becoming eligible
         for any payment pursuant to Section 3.8, below, (i) Company shall have
         no further obligations under this Section 3.2 to grant restricted
         Company common shares to Executive upon the occurrence of any of the
         Trigger Events, and (ii) all common shares covered by restricted share
         grants that have not vested as provided in Section 3.2(c), above, shall
         be deemed immediately forfeited by Executive.

         3.3 Employee Benefits. In addition to the compensation provided for in
Sections 3.1 and 3.2, Executive shall be entitled during the term of his
employment to participate in Company's healthcare and other employee benefit
plans and benefit programs as may from time to time be provided for other
executives of Company whose duties, responsibilities, and compensation are
reasonably comparable to those of Executive.

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         3.4 Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a vacation of five weeks
during each calendar year during the term of his employment, during which time
his compensation shall be paid in full.

         3.5 Expense Reimbursement. During the term of his employment, Company
shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in
connection with the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with its
regular reimbursement policies as in effect from time to time and upon receipt
of itemized vouchers therefor and such other supporting information as Company
may reasonably require.

         3.6 Automobile. During the term of his employment, Company shall pay
Executive an allowance of $1500 per month for an automobile for his use in
connection with the performance of his duties hereunder and shall reimburse him
for all expenses reasonably incurred by him for the maintenance and operation,
including fuel of such automobile in connection with the performance of his
duties hereunder in accordance with its regular reimbursement policies as in
effect from time to time upon receipt of itemized vouchers therefor and such
other supporting information as Company may reasonably require.

         3.7 Provisions for Possible Move of Executive Offices. If during
Executive's employment hereunder the Company moves its principal executive
offices from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Pennsylvania:

                           (i) Company shall reimburse Executive for the
                  reasonable moving expenses (as pre-approved by the Board), not
                  to exceed $30,000, incurred by him in moving his principal
                  place of residence to within reasonable commuting distance of
                  the Company's relocated executive offices; and

                           (ii) Company shall, if necessary, also assist
                  Executive in the move of his principal place of residence by
                  making available a bridge loan, in such amount, for such
                  period and on such terms as Company and Executive may agree
                  upon.

         3.8 Sale or Merger of the Company. Except as provided in Section 4.4
herein, if, within 12 months of the commencement of Executive's employment
hereunder as specified in Section 2.1, the Company sells all or substantially
all of its assets to an unaffiliated third party, or merges with or into an
unaffiliated third party in a transaction in which the Company is not the
surviving entity, then, and subject in either case to consummation of such
transaction, the Company shall pay Executive either (i) two percent of the
aggregate cash, securities or other consideration received by the Company from
the sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or (ii) an amount, in cash,
equal to two percent of the value (as of the date of consummation of the merger)
of the aggregate cash, securities or other consideration distributed to the
Company's shareholders in the merger; provided, however, that the Company shall
have no obligation to make any payment to Executive under this Section 3.8 if,
following consummation of the sale of assets or merger transaction, Executive is
employed as the chief executive or chief operating officer of the acquiring or
surviving entity in the transaction.

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SECTION 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

         4.1 Death of Executive. Executive's employment hereunder shall
immediately terminate upon his death, upon which Company shall continue to pay
to Executive's estate the compensation provided for in Section 3.1 herein for a
period of 120 days. All Company common shares covered by restricted share grants
made hereunder prior to Executive's death shall be vested as of his date of
death.

         4.2 Termination for Cause. Executive's employment hereunder shall
terminate immediately upon notice that Company is terminating Executive for
"cause" (as defined herein), in which event Company shall not thereafter be
obligated to make any further payments hereunder other than amounts payable
under Sections 3.1, 3.5 and 3.6 herein which are accrued under this Agreement as
of the date of such termination in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. As used herein, "cause" shall include, without limitation, the
following:

                           (i) dishonesty or fraud committed in connection with
                  Executive's employment, theft or misappropriation or
                  embezzlement of Company's funds;

                           (ii) conviction of any felony, crime involving fraud
                  or misrepresentation, or of any other crime (whether or not
                  connected with his employment) the effect of which is likely
                  to adversely affect the Company or its affiliates;

                           (iii) material breach of Executive's obligations
                  under this Agreement; or

                           (iv) conduct contrary to the best interests of the
                  Company.

         4.3 Termination by Company Without Cause. Company in its sole
discretion may terminate Executive's employment hereunder by written notice to
Executive at any time. Following such termination, Company shall continue to pay
Executive his Base Compensation, in monthly installments, for a period of six
months from the date of termination, but shall not be obligated to make any
other payments hereunder other than amounts payable under Sections 3.5 and 3.6
herein which are accrued under this Agreement as of the date of termination in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Upon making such
payments, Company shall have no further obligation to Executive hereunder.

         4.4 Termination by Executive. Executive may terminate his employment
hereunder upon 120 days' prior written notice to Company at any time.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.2 and 3.8 above, at no time
following Executive's giving of notice of the termination of his employment
hereunder shall Executive be entitled to any grant of Company Shares upon the
occurrence of any of the Trigger Events specified in Section 3.2 or to any
payments pursuant to Section 3.8. If prior to the effective date of any
termination of Executive's employment pursuant to this Section 4.4 Executive
shall have received grants of restricted Company common shares with respect to
at least three of the Trigger Events listed in Section 3.2(a), above, all
Company common shares covered by such prior restricted share grants shall be
vested as of such effective date of termination.

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SECTION 5. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

         5.1 Confidentiality.

                  (a) Executive shall not, either during or after his employment
         with Company, directly or indirectly use, publish or otherwise disclose
         or divulge to any third party any trade secrets, confidential or
         proprietary information of Company other than as required by law or in
         the ordinary course of Company business (including, without limitation,
         any such information concerning customers, vendors, services, products,
         processes, pricing policies, business plans or records, any technical
         or financial information or data, or any information relating to the
         history or prospects of Company or any of its stockholders).
         "Confidential" information includes, without limitation, all
         unpublished information and all information and data which is not
         generally known by the industry.

                  (b) Executive shall not, either during or after his employment
         with Company, directly or indirectly copy, reproduce or remove from
         Company's premises, except in the ordinary course of Company business,
         trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information of Company (in
         any medium) or any Company documents, files or records (including
         without limitation any invoices, customer correspondence, business
         cards, orders, computer records or software, or mailing, telephone or
         customer lists). All such documents, files and records, and all other
         memoranda, notes, files, records, lists and other documents made,
         compiled or otherwise acquired by Executive in the course of his
         employment with Company are and shall remain the sole property of
         Company and all originals and copies thereof shall be delivered to the
         Company upon termination of employment for whatever reason.

         5.2 Inventions and Improvements. During the term of his employment,
Executive shall promptly communicate to Company all ideas, discoveries and
inventions which are or may be useful to Company or its business. Executive
acknowledges that all ideas, discoveries, inventions, and improvements which are
made, conceived, or reduced to practice by him and every item of knowledge
relating to Company's business interests (including potential business
interests) gained by him during his employment hereunder are the property of
Company, and Executive hereby irrevocably assigns all such ideas, discoveries,
inventions, improvements, and knowledge to Company for its sole use and benefit,
without additional compensation. The provisions of this Section shall apply
whether such ideas, discoveries, inventions, improvements or knowledge are
conceived, made or gained by him alone or with others, whether during or after
usual working hours, whether on or off the job, whether applicable to matters
directly or indirectly related to Company's business interests (including
potential business interests), and whether or not within the specific realm of
his duties. It shall be conclusively presumed that ideas, inventions, and
improvements relating to Company's business interests or potential business
interests conceived during the one year period following termination of
employment are, for the purposes of this Agreement, conceived prior to
termination of employment. Executive shall, upon request of Company, but at no
expense to Executive, at any time during or after his employment with Company,
sign all instruments and documents reasonably requested by Company and otherwise
cooperate with Company to protect its right to such ideas, discoveries,
inventions, improvements, and knowledge, including applying for, obtaining, and
enforcing patents and copyrights thereon in any and all countries.

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         5.3 Noncompetition. During the term of Executive's employment and for
one year after any termination of employment, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly: (i) engage, anywhere in the United States or Europe, in the
development, manufacture, assembly, design, distribution or marketing of any
product, process or equipment for transdermal drug delivery or jet injection
drug delivery, or of any product or equipment substantially similar to or in
competition with any product or equipment which at the time of Executive's
termination Company was developing for future manufacture, sale or distribution;
(ii) be or become a stockholder, partner, owner, officer, director or employee
or agent of, or a consultant to or give financial or other assistance to, any
person or entity considering engaging in any such activities or so engaged; or
(iii) solicit or contact any person who is an employee of Company with a view to
the engagement or employment of such employee by Executive or by any other
person or entity; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the
Executive and his affiliates from owning, as passive investors, in the aggregate
not more than 5% of the outstanding publicly traded stock of any corporation so
engaged. The duration of the Executive's covenants set forth in this Section
shall be extended by a period of time equal to the number of days, if any,
during which the Executive is in violation of the provisions hereof. The
provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not apply in the event of the termination
of Executive's employment by Company, without cause, pursuant to Section 4.3,
above.

         5.4 Injunctive and Other Relief.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants
         contained herein are fair and reasonable in light of the consideration
         paid hereunder and that damages alone shall not be an adequate remedy
         for any breach by Executive of his covenants contained herein and
         accordingly expressly agrees that, in addition to any other remedies
         which Company may have, Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief
         in any court of competent jurisdiction for any breach or threatened
         breach of any such covenants by Executive. Nothing contained herein
         shall prevent or delay Company from seeking, in any court of competent
         jurisdiction, specific performance or other equitable remedies in the
         event of any breach or intended breach by Executive of any of its
         obligations hereunder.

                  (b) Notwithstanding the equitable relief available to Company,
         the Executive, in the event of a breach of his covenants contained in
         Section 5 hereof, understands and agrees that the uncertainties and
         delay inherent in the legal process would result in a continuing breach
         for some period of time, and therefore, continuing injury to Company
         until and unless Company can obtain such equitable relief. Therefore,
         in addition to such equitable relief, Company shall be entitled to
         monetary damages for any such period of breach until the termination of
         such breach, in an amount deemed reasonable to cover all actual and
         consequential losses, plus all monies received by Executive as a result
         of said breach and all costs and attorneys' fees incurred by Company in
         enforcing this Agreement. If Executive should use or reveal to any
         other person or entity any confidential information, this will be
         considered a continuing violation on a daily basis for so long a period
         of time as such confidential information is made use of by Executive or
         any such other person or entity.

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SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS

         6.1 Arbitration.

                  (a) All disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement
         which cannot be settled by the parties shall promptly be submitted to
         and determined by a single arbitrator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
         pursuant to the rules and regulations then obtaining of the American
         Arbitration Association; provided that nothing herein shall preclude
         Company from seeking, in any court of competent jurisdiction, damages,
         specific performance or other equitable remedies in the case of any
         breach or threatened breach by Executive of Section 5 hereof. The
         decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties,
         and judgement upon such decision may be entered in any court of
         competent jurisdiction.

                  (b) Discovery shall be allowed pursuant to the intendment of
         the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and as the
         arbitrators determine appropriate under the circumstances.

                  (c) Such arbitrator shall be required to apply the contractual
         provisions hereof in deciding any matter submitted to it and shall not
         have any authority, by reason of this Agreement or otherwise, to render
         a decision that is contrary to the mutual intent of the parties as set
         forth in this Agreement.

         6.2 Prior Employment. Executive represents and warrants that he is not
a party to any other employment, non-competition or other agreement or
restriction which could interfere with his employment with Company or his or
Company's rights and obligations hereunder; and that his acceptance of
employment with Company and the performance of his duties hereunder will not
breach the provisions of any contract, agreement, or understanding to which he
is party or any duty owed by him to any other person.

         6.3 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular
provision or part of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other
provisions or parts hereof. If any provision hereof is determined to be invalid
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, Executive shall negotiate
in good faith to provide Company with protection as nearly equivalent to that
found to be invalid or unenforceable and if any such provision shall be so
determined to be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the duration or
geographical scope of the covenants contained therein, such duration or
geographical scope, or both, shall be considered to be reduced to a duration or
geographical scope to the extent necessary to cure such invalidity.

         6.4 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive,
and shall be assignable by Company only to any person or entity which may become
a successor in interest (by purchase of assets or stock, or by merger, or
otherwise) to Company in the business or a portion of the business presently
operated by it. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and the rights and
obligations set forth herein shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the parties hereto and each of their respective permitted successors, assigns,
heirs, executors and administrators.

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         6.5 Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
sufficiently given if hand-delivered, sent by documented overnight delivery
service or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested or by telegram, fax or telecopy (confirmed by U.S. mail), receipt
acknowledged, addressed as set forth below or to such other person and/or at
such other address as may be furnished in writing by any party hereto to the
other. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given as of the date
received, in the case of personal delivery, or on the date shown on the receipt
or confirmation therefor, in all other cases. Any and all service of process and
any other notice in any such action, suit or proceeding shall be effective
against any party if given as provided in this Agreement; provided that nothing
herein shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any
other manner permitted by law.

                  (a)      If to Company:

                           Antares Pharma, Inc.
                           161 Cheshire Lane, Suite 100
                           Minneapolis, MN  55441
                           Tel: (612) 475-7700
                           Fax: (612) 476-1009

                           Attention:

                           With copies to:

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                           and

                           Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
                           1000 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300
                           Berwyn, PA  19312
                           Tel: (215) 993-2200
                           Fax: (215) 993-8585
                           Attention:  Thomas E. Wood, Esq.

                  (b)      If to Executive:

                           Roger G. Harrison, Ph.D.
                           80 Spring Drive
                           Zionsville, Indiana  46077

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                           With a copy to:

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         6.6 Entire Agreement and Modification. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters
contemplated herein and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings with
respect thereto. Any amendment, modification, or waiver of this Agreement shall
not be effective unless in writing. Neither the failure nor any delay on the
part of any party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of
the same or of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege with respect to any
occurrence be construed as a waiver of any right, remedy, power, or privilege
with respect to any other occurrence.

         6.7 Governing Law. This Agreement is made pursuant to, and shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
Minnesota (and United States federal law, to the extent applicable), without
giving effect to otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of law.

         6.8 Headings; Counterparts. The headings of paragraphs in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed
to constitute but one and the same Agreement.

         6.9 Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall execute such
further instruments and take such other actions as any other party shall
reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.

                                   ANTARES PHARMA, INC.

                                   By:
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

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                                   Roger G. Harrison, Ph.D.

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