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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11

                                 PROTARGA, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

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1. Purpose.....................................................................................1

2. Definitions.................................................................................1

3. Eligibility.................................................................................3

4. Offering Periods............................................................................3

5. Participation...............................................................................3

6. Method of Payment of Contributions..........................................................4

7. Grant of Option.............................................................................5

8. Exercise of Option..........................................................................6

9. Delivery....................................................................................6

10. Voluntary Withdrawal; Termination of Employment............................................6

11. Interest...................................................................................7

12. Stock......................................................................................7

13. Administration.............................................................................8

14. Designation of Beneficiary.................................................................8

15. Transferability of Options and Shares......................................................8

16. Use of Funds...............................................................................8

17. Reports....................................................................................9

18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.........................9

19. Amendment or Termination..................................................................10

20. Notices...................................................................................11

21. Conditions to Issuance of Shares..........................................................11

22. Term of Plan; Effective Date..............................................................11
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                                 PROTARGA, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         The following constitute the provisions of the 2001 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Protarga, Inc.

1. PURPOSE

         The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its
Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the
Company. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an
"Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Code. The provisions of
the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of
the Code.

2. DEFINITIONS

         2.1. BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         2.2. CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         2.3. COMMON STOCK means the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of the Company.

         2.4. COMPANY means Protarga, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         2.5. COMPENSATION means all regular straight time compensation
including commissions but shall not include payments for overtime, shift
premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other irregular
or infrequent compensation or benefits.

         2.6. CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE means the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an
Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii)
military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator,
provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless
reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or
statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from
time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company
or between the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries.

         2.7. CONTRIBUTIONS means all amounts credited to the account of a
participant pursuant to the Plan.

         2.8. CORPORATE TRANSACTION means a merger or consolidation of the
Company with and into another person or the sale, transfer, or other disposition
of all or

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substantially all of the Company's assets to one or more persons (other than any
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) in a single transaction or series of
related transactions.

         2.9. DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES means the Subsidiaries which have been
designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to
participate in the Plan.

         2.10. EMPLOYEE means any person, including an Officer, who is
customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five
(5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Designated
Subsidiaries.

         2.11. EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

         2.12. INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD means the first Offering Period of the
Plan.

         2.13. OFFERING COMMENCEMENT DATE means the first business day of each
Offering Period of the Plan.

         2.14. OFFERING PERIOD means any of the periods, generally of six (6)
months duration, as set forth in Section 4.

         2.15. OFFICER means a person who is an officer of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

         2.16. OFFERING TERMINATION DATE means the last day of each Offering
Period of the Plan.

         2.17. PLAN means this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         2.18. PURCHASE PRICE means with respect to an Offering Period an amount
equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 7.2 below) of a
Share on the Offering Commencement Date or on the Offering Termination Date,
whichever is lower; provided, however, that in the event (i) of an increase in
the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan as a result of a
stockholder-approved amendment to the Plan, and (ii) all or a portion of such
additional Shares are to be issued with respect to the Offering Period underway
at the time of such increase ("Additional Shares"), and (iii) the Fair Market
Value of a Share of Common Stock on the date of such increase (the "Approval
Date Fair Market Value") is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Offering
Commencement Date for such Offering Period, then in such instance the Purchase
Price with respect to Additional Shares shall be 85% of the Approval Date Fair
Market Value or the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the Offering
Termination Date, whichever is lower.

         2.19. SHARE means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance
with Section 18 of the Plan.

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         2.20. SUBSIDIARY means a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not
less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary,
whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired
by the Company or a Subsidiary.

3. ELIGIBILITY

         3.1. Any person who is an Employee as of the Offering Commencement
Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in such
Offering Period under the Plan, subject to the requirements of Sections 5.1 and
5.3 and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code.

         3.2. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the
grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to
such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of
the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five
percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes
of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) if such
option would permit his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock
purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 7.2 below) of such
stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in
which such option is outstanding at any time.

4. OFFERING PERIODS

         Each Offering Period will begin on January 1 or July 1 and end on the
next following June 30 or December 31, respectively. However, the first Offering
Period shall commence on the beginning of the effective date of the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the Company's Common
Stock (the "IPO Date") and continue until [JUNE 30, 2002]. At any time and from
time to time, the Board may change the duration and/or the frequency of Offering
Periods with respect to future Offering Periods or suspend operation of the Plan
with respect to Offering Periods not yet commenced.

5. PARTICIPATION

         5.1. An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement on the form provided by the Company and
filing it with the Company's payroll office prior to the applicable Offering
Commencement Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is
set by the Board for all eligible Employees with respect to a given Offering
Period. The subscription agreement shall set forth the percentage of the
participant's Compensation (subject to Section 6.1 below) to be paid as
Contributions pursuant to the Plan.

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         5.2. Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll
following the Offering Commencement Date and shall end on the last payroll paid
on or prior to the Offering Termination Date of the Offering Period to which the
subscription agreement is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the
participant as provided in Section 10.

         5.3. Participation in the Plan for the Initial Offering Period
shall be on the same terms and conditions as are set forth in the Plan in
respect of Offering Periods generally, except as and to the extent otherwise
expressly set forth in this Section 5.3:

                  (a) All eligible Employees as of the Offering Commencement
Date of the Initial Offering Period shall automatically participate in the Plan
and be granted an option pursuant to the Plan as of such Offering Commencement
Date. Eligible Employees shall neither be required to submit a subscription
agreement to participate in the Initial Offering Period nor be permitted to
decline to participate in the Initial Offering Period (but any Contributions of
a participant for the Initial Offering Period may be withdrawn as provided in
Section 10). However, any participation as to subsequent Offering Periods shall
require submission of a subscription agreement and compliance with all other
applicable provisions of the Plan.

                  (b) For purposes of determining the exercise price of options
granted on the Offering Commencement Date of the Initial Offering Period, the
Fair Market Value of a Share as of such Offering Commencement Date shall be the
"Price to Public" as set forth in the final prospectus filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.

                  (c) At any time after the effectiveness of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plan and prior to the
Offering Termination Date, a participant in the Plan for the Initial Offering
Period may deliver by payment in cash or personal check amounts for credit as
Contributions under the Plan with respect to the Initial Offering Period.

                  (d) The total Contributions credited to a participant's
account under the Plan for the Initial Offering Period pursuant to subsection
(c) above, shall not exceed 20% of the participant's Compensation for the
Initial Offering Period. Any excess shall be promptly refunded to the
participant following the Offering Termination Date of the Initial Offering
Period.

6. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS

         6.1. A participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made on
each payday during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one percent
(1%) and not more than twenty percent (20%) (or such other percentage as the
Board may establish from time to time before an Offering Commencement Date) of
such participant's Compensation on each payday during the Offering Period. All
payroll deductions made by a participant

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shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan. A participant may not
make any additional payments into such account.

         6.2. A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10. In addition, if the Board has so announced to
Employees at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the next
Offering Period to be affected by the Board's determination, a participant may,
on one occasion only during each Offering Period, change the rate of his or her
Contributions with respect to the Offering Period by completing and filing with
the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in the payroll
deduction rate. Any such change in rate shall be effective as of the first
payroll period following the date of filing of the new subscription agreement,
if the agreement is filed at least ten (10) business days prior to such period
and, if not, as of the second following payroll period.

         6.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3.2 herein, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased during any Offering Period
scheduled to end during the current calendar year to 0%. Payroll deductions
reduced to 0% in compliance with this Section 6.3 shall re-commence
automatically at the rate provided in such participant's subscription agreement
at the beginning of the first Offering Period which is scheduled to end in the
following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in
Section 10.

7. GRANT OF OPTION

         7.1. On the Offering Commencement Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on the Offering Termination Date of that Offering Period a
number of Shares determined by dividing such Employee's Contributions
accumulated prior to such Offering Termination Date and retained in the
participant's account as of the Offering Termination Date by the applicable
Purchase Price. However, the maximum number of Shares an Employee may purchase
during each Offering Period shall be 2,500. Shares or such other maximum as the
Board may establish and announce as applicable to an Offering Period (subject to
any adjustment pursuant to Section 18 below), and provided further that such
purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.2 and 12.

         7.2. The fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on a given
date (the "Fair Market Value") shall be determined by the Board in its
discretion based on the closing sales price of the Common Stock for such date
(or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the
immediately preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation ("Nasdaq") National Market or, if such
price is not reported, the mean of the bid and asked prices per share of the
Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq or, in the event the Common Stock is listed
on a stock exchange, the Fair Market value per share shall be the closing sales
price on such exchange on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is
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such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall
Street Journal.

8. EXERCISE OF OPTION

         Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10,
his or her option for the purchase of Shares will be exercised automatically on
the Offering Termination Date of an Offering Period, and the maximum number of
full Shares subject to the option will be purchased at the applicable Purchase
Price with the accumulated Contributions in his or her account. No fractional
Shares shall be issued. The Shares purchased upon exercise of an option
hereunder shall be deemed to be transferred to the participant on the Offering
Termination Date. During his or her lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
Shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

9. DELIVERY

         As promptly as practicable after each Offering Termination Date of each
Offering Period, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as
appropriate, of a certificate representing the Shares purchased upon exercise of
his or her option. Any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account
which are not sufficient to purchase a full Share shall be retained in the
participant's account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier
withdrawal by the participant as provided in Section 10 below. Any other amounts
left over in a participant's account after an Offering Termination Date shall be
returned to the participant.

10. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

         10.1. A participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the
Contributions credited to his or her account under the Plan at any time prior to
each Offering Termination Date by giving written notice to the Company. All of
the participant's Contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to
him or her promptly after receipt of his or her notice of withdrawal and his or
her option for the current Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and
no further Contributions for the purchase of Shares will be made during the
Offering Period.

         10.2. Upon termination of the participant's Continuous Status as an
Employee prior to the Offering Termination Date of an Offering Period for any
reason, including retirement or death, the Contributions credited to his or her
account will be returned to him or her or, in the case of his or her death, to
the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14, and his or her option
will be automatically terminated.

         10.3. In the event an Employee fails to remain in Continuous Status as
an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per week during the
Offering Period in which the employee is a participant, he or she will be deemed
to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the Contributions credited to his
or her account will be returned to him or her and his or her option terminated.

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         10.4. A participant's withdrawal during an Offering Period will not
have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in a succeeding
Offering Period or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the
Company.

11. INTEREST

         No interest shall accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the
Plan.

12. STOCK

         12.1. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18, the maximum
number of Shares which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be
30,000 Shares plus, on January 1, 2003 and each January 1 thereafter, an
additional number of shares equal to the lesser of (i) that number of Shares
necessary so that the total number of Shares available for new option grants
under the Plan as of such January 1 will equal two percent (2%) of the Shares
outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii)
such number as the Board may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 18 no more than an aggregate of
150,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to this Plan. If the Board determines
that, on a given Offering Termination Date, the number of shares with respect to
which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common
Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Commencement
Date, or (ii) the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such
Offering Termination Date, the Board may in its sole discretion provide that the
Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on
such Offering Commencement Date or Offering Termination Date, as applicable, in
as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its
sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to
purchase Common Stock on such Offering Termination Date. The Company may make
pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offering Commencement Date of
the applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence,
notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the
Plan by the Company's stockholders subsequent to such Offering Commencement
Date.

         12.2. The participant shall have no interest or voting right in Shares
covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

         12.3. Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse, as directed by the participant.

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13. ADMINISTRATION

         The Board, or a committee named by the Board, shall supervise and
administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend and rescind any
rules deemed desirable and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and
not inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make
all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan. The Board's determinations made in good faith on matters referred to in
this Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having or
claiming any interest under this Plan.

14. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

         14.1. A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who
is to receive any Shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to the end of an
Offering Period but prior to delivery to him or her of such Shares and cash. In
addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is
to receive any cash from the participant's account under the Plan in the event
of such participant's death prior to the Offering Termination Date of an
Offering Period.

         14.2. Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant
at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in
the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at
the time of such participant's death, the Company shall deliver such Shares
and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant,
or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such Shares and/or
cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company,
then to such other person as the Company may designate.

15. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS AND SHARES

         Neither Contributions credited to a participant's account nor any
rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive Shares under the
Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way
(other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in
Section 14) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge
or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat
such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 10. In
addition, if the Board has so announced to Employees at least five (5) days
prior to the scheduled beginning of the next Offering Period to be affected by
the Board's determination, any Shares acquired on the Offering Termination Date
of such Offering Period may be subject to restrictions specified by the Board on
the transfer of such Shares.

16. USE OF FUNDS

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         All Contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be
used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be
obligated to segregate such Contributions from its other assets.

17. REPORTS

         Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the
Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees at least
annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the per
Share Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash
balance, if any.

18. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION; CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

         18.1. ADJUSTMENT. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of
the Company, the number of shares covered by each option under the Plan which
has not yet been exercised and the number of Shares which have been authorized
for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option
(collectively, the "Reserves"), as well as the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock which may be purchased by a participant in an Offering Period, the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth in Section 12.1 above, and the price
per Share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not
yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock
(including any such change in the number of Shares of Common Stock effected in
connection with a change in domicile of the Company), or any other increase or
decrease in the number of Shares effected without receipt of consideration by
the Company; provided however that conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of
consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination
in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.

         18.2. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. In the event of a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise provided
by the Board. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each option outstanding
under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by
the successor corporation or a parent or Subsidiary of such successor
corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or
substitute for outstanding options, the Offering Period then in progress shall
be shortened and a new Offering Termination Date shall be set (the "New Offering
Termination Date"), as of which date the Offering Period then in progress will
terminate. The New Offering Termination Date shall be on or before the date of
consummation of the transaction and the Board shall notify each participant in
writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the New Offering Termination Date, that
the Offering Termination Date for his or her option has been changed to the New
Offering Termination Date and that his or her option will be exercised
automatically on the New Offering Termination Date, unless prior to such date he
or she has withdrawn from the

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Offering Period as provided in Section 10. For purposes of this Section 18, an
option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed, without limitation,
if, at the time of issuance of the stock or other consideration upon a Corporate
Transaction, each holder of an option under the Plan would be entitled to
receive upon exercise of the option the same number and kind of shares of stock
or the same amount of property, cash or securities as such holder would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the holder
had been, immediately prior to the transaction, the holder of the number of
Shares of Common Stock covered by the option at such time (after giving effect
to any adjustments in the number of Shares covered by the option as provided for
in this Section 18); provided however that if the consideration received in the
transaction is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board may, with the
consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be
received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the transaction.

         The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole
discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price
per Share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that
the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights
offerings or other increases or reductions of Shares of its outstanding Common
Stock, and in the event of the Company's being consolidated with or merged into
any other corporation.

19. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

         19.1. The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend
the Plan. Except as provided in Section 18, no such termination of the Plan may
affect options previously granted, provided that the Plan or an Offering Period
may be terminated by the Board on an Offering Termination Date or by the Board's
setting a new Offering Termination Date with respect to an Offering Period then
in progress if the Board determines that termination of the Plan and/or the
Offering Period is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders or
if continuation of the Plan and/or the Offering Period would cause the Company
to incur adverse accounting charges as a result of the Plan. Except as provided
in Section 18 and in this Section 19, no amendment to the Plan shall make any
change in any option previously granted which adversely affects the rights of
any participant.

         19.2. Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board
(or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the
frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or

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accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the
purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts
withheld from the participant's Compensation, and establish such other
limitations or procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole
discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

20. NOTICES

         All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company
under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given
when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the
person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

21. CONDITIONS TO ISSUANCE OF SHARES

         Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the
exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, applicable state
securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares
may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for
the Company with respect to such compliance.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

22. TERM OF PLAN; EFFECTIVE DATE

         The Plan shall become effective upon the IPO Date. It shall continue in
effect for a term of five (5) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19.

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                                                                          SAMPLE

                                 PROTARGA, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

                                                             New Election
                                                                          ------

                                                       Change of Election
                                                                          ------

         1. I, __________________, hereby elect to participate in the Protarga,
Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the Offering Period
__________, _____ to ______________, _____, and subscribe to purchase shares of
the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and
the Plan.

         2. I elect to have Contributions in the amount of _____% of my
Compensation, as those terms are defined in the Plan, applied to this purchase.
I understand that this amount must not be less than 1% and not more than 20% of
my Compensation during the Offering Period. (Please note that no fractional
percentages are permitted).

         3. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck during the
Offering Period at the rate stated in Item 2 of this Subscription Agreement. I
understand that all payroll deductions made by me shall be credited to my
account under the Plan and that I may not make any additional payments into such
account. I understand that all payments made by me shall be accumulated, without
interest or earnings, for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the
applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Plan. I further
understand that, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, shares will be
purchased for me automatically on the Offering Termination Date of each Offering
Period unless I otherwise withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice to the
Company for such purpose.

         4. I understand that I may discontinue at any time prior to the
Offering Termination Date my participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10
of the Plan. I acknowledge that, unless I discontinue my participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 of the Plan, my election will continue to be
effective for each successive Offering Period.

         5. I have received a copy of the complete Protarga, Inc. 2001 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all
respects subject to the terms of the Plan.

         6. Shares purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the
name(s) of (name of employee or employee and spouse only):

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                                      -2-

                                                 -------------------------------

                                                 -------------------------------

         7. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due to me under the Plan:

NAME: (Please print)
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    (First)           (Middle)         (Last)

--------------------------------    --------------------------------------------
(Relationship)                      (Address)

                                    --------------------------------------------

         8. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
to the Plan within 2 years after the Offering Commencement Date (the first day
of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or within 1 year
after the Offering Termination Date, I will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as having received ordinary compensation income at the time of such
disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the
shares on the Offering Termination Date over the price which I paid for the
shares, regardless of whether I disposed of the shares at a price less than
their fair market value at the Offering Termination Date. The remainder of the
gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital
gain or loss.

         I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after
the date of any such disposition, and I will make adequate provision for
federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated
to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable
withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to
the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to the sale or early
disposition of Common Stock by me.

         9. If I dispose of such shares at any time after expiration of the
2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for
federal income tax purposes as having received compensation income only to the
extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market
value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price
which I paid for the shares under the option, or (2) 15% of the fair market
value of the shares on the Offering Commencement Date. The remainder of the gain
or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain
or loss.

         I understand that this tax summary is only a summary and is subject to
change. I further understand that I should consult a tax advisor concerning
certain tax implications of the purchase and sale of stock under the Plan.

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                                      -3

         10. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The
effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to
participate in the Plan.

SIGNATURE:
           ------------------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY #:
                   ----------------------------------

DATE:
       ----------------------------------------------

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                                                                          SAMPLE

                                 PROTARGA, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

               EXERCISE AGREEMENT FOR THE INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD

         1. I have received a copy of the complete Protarga, Inc. 2001 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all
respects subject to the terms of the Plan.

         2. Shares purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the
name(s) of (name of employee or employee and spouse only):

                                                    ----------------------------

                                                    ----------------------------

         3. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all shares due to me under the Plan:

NAME: (Please print)
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                     (First)           (Middle)         (Last)

------------------------------       -------------------------------------------
(Relationship)....                   (Address)

                                     -------------------------------------------

         4. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
to the Plan within 2 years after the Offering Commencement Date (the first day
of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or within 1 year
after the Offering Termination Date, I will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as having received ordinary compensation income at the time of such
disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the
shares on the Offering Termination Date over the price which I paid for the
shares, regardless of whether I disposed of the shares at a price less than
their fair market value at the Offering Termination Date. The remainder of the
gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital
gain or loss.

         I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after
the date of any such disposition, and I will make adequate provision for
federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated
to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable
withholding obligation including any

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                                      -2-

withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
benefits attributable to the sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me.

         5. If I dispose of such shares at any time after expiration of the
2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for
federal income tax purposes as having received compensation income only to the
extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market
value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price
which I paid for the shares under the option, or (2) 15% of the fair market
value of the shares on the Offering Commencement Date. The remainder of the gain
or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain
or loss.

         I understand that this tax summary is only a summary and is subject to
change. I further understand that I should consult a tax advisor concerning
certain tax implications of the purchase and sale of stock under the Plan.

         6. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The
effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to
participate in the Plan.

SIGNATURE:
           ------------------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY #:
                   ----------------------------------

DATE:
       ----------------------------------------------

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                                                                          SAMPLE

                                 PROTARGA, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

         I, _____________, hereby elect to withdraw my participation in the
Protarga, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the Offering
Period that began on _________________, ________. This withdrawal covers all
Contributions credited to my account and is effective on the date designated
below.

         I understand that all Contributions credited to my account will be paid
to me within ten (10) business days of receipt by the Company of this Notice of
Withdrawal and that my option for the current period will automatically
terminate, and that no further Contributions for the purchase of shares can be
made by me during the Offering Period.

         The undersigned further understands and agrees that he or she shall be
eligible to participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the
Company a new Subscription Agreement.

Dated:
       --------------------------         --------------------------------------
                                                  Signature of Employee

                                          --------------------------------------
                                                  Social Security Number<Page>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.12

NEUROMEDICA
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                                                                Neuromedica Inc.
                                                  1100 E. Hector St. - Suite 450
                                                          Conshohocken, PA 19428
NIGEL L. WEBB, PH.D.                                              (610) 260-4000
President and Chief Executive Officer                        Fax: (610) 260-6868

April 13, 1999

Dr. Charles Swindell
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Dear Dr. Swindell:

I am pleased to confirm the terms of an offer by Neuromedica, Inc.
("Neuromedica" or "Company") to you for the position of Vice President,
Chemistry. In this capacity, you will report to the Company's President and
Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for the Company's programs in
the areas of synthetic and analytical chemistry. You will play a pivotal role in
the selection and synthesis of our new fatty acid-drug conjugates, in
collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, and our other contractors and
collaborators. You will direct the start-up and staffing of our chemistry
laboratory in Conshohocken. You will also be asked to supervise key internal
Neuromedica staff working on our chemistry programs (the Company's chemistry
program) directed toward the discovery and testing of new pharmaceutical
compounds based on the Company's drug targeting technology. This new position
will be based initially in the Company's Conshohocken office, but the Company
may move to another location within the greater Philadelphia area, whereupon you
will work at the new location.

The position is offered at a initial salary of $11,250 (eleven thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars) per month starting July 1, 1999, based on your full
time employment for this position. For each calendar year of completed service,
you will be eligible for an annual bonus opportunity of up to 30% of your salary
in effect at the end of such calendar year. For 1999, you would be eligible for
a bonus opportunity of up to 15%, based on the Company synthesizing 90 new
compounds (chemical conjugates of fatty acids with pharmaceutical agents)
between July 1 and December 31, 1999. Your salary will be reviewed for merit
increase consideration on July 1, 2000 and each subsequent year that you are
employed by the Company.

Upon joining the Company, you will receive subject to board approval an option
to acquire 2,000 (two thousand) shares of the Company's common stock under the
terms of the Company's Stock Option Plan, exercisable at 4 (four) dollars per
share and vesting over four years at the rate of 42 shares per month. This
option would be incremental to those you have already been granted as a
consultant, which would continue to vest while you remain an employee. On July
1, 2000 and annually thereafter, you will be eligible for consideration to
receive grants of additional stock options pursuant to the Company's Stock
Option Policy then in effect, subject to your being an employee of the Company
at that time.

Subject to board approval, you will become an officer of the Company and will
accordingly be covered by the Company's indemnification agreement that is in
place for other officers. Until the Company implements a medical insurance
program, during your period of employment the

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Dr. Charles Swindell
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April 13, 1999

Company will reimburse your premiums for medical insurance coverage up to a
maximum of $500 per month. When and if the Company implements a medical plan for
all employees, you will participate. You will also be eligible to receive other
benefits afforded to full-time employees, such as participation in the Company's
401(k) and disability plans. Vacation will be accrued on a monthly basis at the
rate of three (3) weeks per year of completed employment, but would not be
carried over to subsequent years.

Should you accept this offer, your employment will be of an at-will nature.
Either you or Neuromedica may terminate your employment at any time with or
without cause, with or without notice. No representative of the Company, other
than its President in writing, has any authority to enter into any agreement
with you for employment for any specified period or any agreement contrary to
the foregoing. In the event that you are terminated without cause, you shall
receive twelve monthly severance payments equal to your final monthly salary.
This position is offered contingent upon your accepting, signing and complying
with the terms of the enclosed Employee Confidentiality Agreement which will
become effective as of the date of your accepting this offer. This letter and
the Employee Confidentiality Agreement will replace your previous agreements
with Company, except that the confidentiality, intellectual property, and stock
option obligations previously agreed will survive such replacement.

The Company has made no commitments to you other than those contained in this
letter. This letter is a contract made under, construed in accordance with, and
governed by Pennsylvania law without regard to conflict of laws principles. The
federal and state courts situated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania shall have
jurisdiction to hear any dispute related in any way to this letter or your
employment by the Company, and you hereby consent to such jurisdiction and to
personal service by mail delivery to the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania. You
represent that you are a a U.S. citizen entitled to accept this position, that
your resume as submitted to the Company is true in all respects, that you have
not omitted to tell the Company any facts which may negatively impact your
ability to perform your duties, and that your social security number is
correctly identified below.

If you have any questions concerning the terms of this offer, please contact me.
We look forward to your joining Neuromedica. I personally believe the position
will be a challenging, exciting and rewarding one for you, and I look forward to
working with you. If you agree to and accept the terms and conditions of this
letter, please so indicate by signing and returning one copy of this letter and
the attached confidentiality agreement. This offer will expire on April 20,
1999.

Sincerely yours,
/s/ N. L. Webb
------------------------------------
Nigel L. Webb, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

I have read and understand this letter, and accept the offer of employment on
the terms and conditions described therein. I acknowledge receipt of a copy of
this letter.

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Dr. Charles Swindell
Page 3
April 13, 1999

/s/ Charles Swindell                ___________                   4/19/99
-----------------------------       -----------                   ------------
Charles Swindell, Ph.D.             Social Security Number        Date

<Page>

Dr. Charles Swindell
Page 4
April 13, 1999

                       EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

In consideration of my employment and continued employment by Neuromedica, Inc.
or one of its affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Company"), I hereby agree as follows:

(a)    I will not disclose or use at any time without prior written consent of
the Company, either during or subsequent to any such term of employment, any
secret, proprietary or confidential information of the Company, which I develop
or obtain during any such term of employment, or any secret, proprietary or
confidential information of any other person that I may receive in connection
with my duties to the Company, except as may be required in my duties to the
Company, provided, however, that upon the termination of such employment,
secret, proprietary or confidential information shall not include (i) any
information which is commonly known or enters into the public domain through no
fault of mine or (ii) any information received from a third party without an
obligation of confidentiality. I understand that the foregoing limitations will
apply to publication of the results of my work, and that no such publication
shall be made without prior written authorization from the Company.

(b)    Any and all inventions, discoveries and improvements conceived or made by
me, alone or with others, during the term of employment that (i) relate to the
business or activities of the Company or (ii) are conceived or developed as a
result of my work for the Company, whether as an employee or a consultant, shall
belong to the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during the
period of employment. I will keep notes of and promptly disclose to the Company
in writing all such inventions, discoveries and improvements, but my failure to
keep such notes or to make such disclosure to the Company shall not adversely
affect the Company's rights to such inventions, discoveries and improvements.
Without further consideration, I will assign to the Company or its nominee all
of my rights and interest in any such inventions, discoveries and improvements,
and will, upon request by the Company or its nominee, and at its expense, assist
the Company or its nominee in any proper way to apply for and obtain for the
Company or its nominee patents of the United States or any foreign country or to
protect otherwise and keep protected the interest of the Company or its nominee
in any inventions, discoveries and improvements, conceived or made by me during
the period of employment. My obligations under this paragraph shall be binding
on my assigns, executors, administrators or other legal representatives to the
extent that any of them can fulfill those left unfulfilled by me.

(c)    All copyrightable work by me, in connection with my employment, is
intended to be "work made for hire" as that term is defined in Section 101 of
the Copyright Act of 1976, and shall be the property of the Company. If the
copyright to such copyrightable work shall not be the property of the Company by
operation of law, I will, without further consideration, assign to the Company
all right, title and interest in such copyrightable work and will assist the
Company and its nominees in every proper way, entirely at the Company's expense,
to secure, maintain and defend for the Company's own benefit copyrights and any
extensions and renewals thereof in any and all countries, such work to be and to
remain the property of the Company whether copyrighted or not. Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this paragraph, any work of fiction

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Dr. Charles Swindell
Page 5
April 13, 1999

written by me, that does not contain information from or about the Company,
shall not become the property of the Company.

(d)    I will not remove any Company property from the Company's premises
without written authorization from the Company, except as may be required in my
duties to the Company. I will deliver to the Company upon request, and in any
event upon termination of employment, all notes, notebooks, reports, charts,
letters, records, plans, lists, tapes, films, computer programs, data, graphics
and all other material of a secret, proprietary or confidential nature,
including copies, that relate to the Company's business and are in my possession
or control.

(e)    I will not during my employment with the Company, and for a period of one
year after the termination of such employment, directly or indirectly engage or
assist any other person to engage in any activity competitive with any business
or research or development activity conducted by the Company, other than as the
holder of not more than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding capital stock
of a publicly held Company.

(f)    I will not during my employment with the Company and for a period of one
year after the termination of such employment, cause or attempt to cause any
employee or consultant of the Company to cease to be employed by or to cease to
make his services available to the Company.

(g)    I agree that a violation of this agreement by me would cause irreparable
damage to the Company and that in the event of a violation by me the Company
shall have, in addition to any and all claims for monetary damages, the right to
a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction,
order of specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent the
violation of my obligations under this agreement.

(h)    I represent that my performance as an employee of the Company will not
violate any agreement by which I am bound, including without limitation any
noncompetition agreement or agreement to keep in confidence proprietary
information of any other person, and I agree that I will continue to comply with
all such agreements.

(i)    This agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and any other
person or entity that acquires all or a substantial portion of the business and
assets of the Company.

(j)    If any provision of this agreement shall be found to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision hereof.

(k)    This agreement is intended to supplement all present and future
confidentiality agreements relating to my present and future employment by or
consulting agreements with the Company. This agreement shall not be deemed to be
superseded by any such present or future agreement unless a future agreement so
states, with express reference to this agreement; and in the case of any
conflict between the provisions of this agreement and the provisions of any
future agreement, all provisions of this agreement shall continue in effect
except that those in direct conflict shall be deemed superseded to the limited
extent necessary to reconcile such conflict.

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Dr. Charles Swindell
Page 6
April 13, 1999

(l)    This agreement and any disputes related hereto shall be governed by
Pennsylvania law without regard to conflict of laws principles. The federal and
state courts situated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania shall have jurisdiction
to hear any dispute hereunder, and I hereby consent to such jurisdiction and to
personal service by mail delivery to the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.

I have read, understand and accept the above terms and conditions. I acknowledge
receipt of a copy of this Employee Confidentiality Agreement.

  /s/ Charles Swindell
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Charles Swindell, Ph.D.

___________
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Social Security Number

4/19/99
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Date

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