Document:

Exhibit 10.1

                          Amendment to Supply Agreement
       - Notification on Exercise of Non-Exclusive Manufacturing License -

     This letter amends the

          Supply Agreement ("Agreement") for Slide HS made and entered into as
          of June 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date") by and between

          Accelr8 Technology Corporation, 7000 N. Broadway, Bldg 3-307, Denver,
          CO 80221, ("Accelr8"); and Schott Jenaer Glas GmbH ("SCHOTT"),
          Otto-Schott-Strasse 13, 07745 Jena, Germany;

          which shall be fully included,

     about the following:

          With this written notification, SCHOTT exercises the worldwide
          non-exclusive right under the Accelr8 Intellectual Property to make,
          use, sell, offer to sell, import and export the Licensed Product
          starting January 1st until December 31, 2006 per ss.8 and the
          Amendment ss.17.3 of that Agreement. Exercise of this right requires
          payment by SCHOTT to Accelr8 for technology transfer services
          specified in ss.10. and royalties specified in ss.4.3 of that
          Agreement. This non-exclusive right is limited to SCHOTT for producing
          no more than twelve-thousand five-hundred (12,500) Licensed Products
          during 2006.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly
authorized representatives.

SCHOTT Jenaer Glas GmbH                        ACCELR8 TECHNOLOGY CORP.

By: /s/ Dr. Lutz Wehmeier                      By: /s/ Thomas V. Geimer

Name Dr. Lutz Wehmeier                         Name Thomas V. Geimer

Title: General Manager HCF-S                   Title: Chairman and CEO

Date: 9/23/05                                  Date: 9/27/05

Attached: AgreementEXHIBIT 10.2

                          Amendment to Supply Agreement
      - Exercise of Right for Negotiating Exclusive Manufacturing License -

     This letter amends the

          Supply Agreement ("Agreement") for Slide HS made and entered into as
          of June 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date") by and between

          Accelr8 Technology Corporation, 7000 N. Broadway, Bldg 3-307, Denver,
          CO 80221, ("Accelr8"); and Schott Jenaer Glas GmbH ("SCHOTT"),
          Otto-Schott-Strasse 13, 07745 Jena, Germany;

          which shall be fully included,

     about the following:

          With this written notification, SCHOTT exercises the exclusive right
          to negotiate an exclusive license for the application of
          OptiChem(R)-Streptavidin coatings on microarraying slides (Slide HS)
          per ss.9 and the Amendment ss.17.3 of that Agreement and thereby, the
          Parties have formally initiated negotiations prior to October 1, 2005.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly
authorized representatives.

SCHOTT Jenaer Glas GmbH                       ACCELR8 TECHNOLOGY CORP.

By: /s/ Dr. Lutz Wehmeier                     By: /s/ Thoms V. Geimer
-------------------------                     -----------------------

Name Dr. Lutz Wehmeier                        Name Thomas V. Geimer

Title: General Manager HCF-S                  Title: Chairman and CEO

Date: 9/27/05                                 Date: 9/27/05

Attached: AgreementExhibit 10.1

                             EXHIBIT
      10.1

     

    

    UIL
      HOLDINGS CORPORATION

    NONQUALIFIED
      STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

    

    

    THIS
      AGREEMENT, made as of September
      26, 2005,
      by and
      between UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Connecticut corporation, having its
      principal place of business in New Haven, Connecticut, (hereinafter, "the
      Company") and Richard
      J. Nicholas (hereinafter,
      "the Optionee"),

    

    WITNESSETH
      THAT:

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Company has adopted the UIL Holdings Corporation 1999 Amended and Restated
      Stock Plan, a copy of which is annexed hereto ("the Plan," terms defined therein
      being used herein as therein defined); and

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Optionee has been and is now a full-time employee of the Company or one
      of
      its Subsidiaries; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Administrator of the Plan has granted to the Optionee Stock Options to
      purchase Common Stock of the Company; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      as a condition to the receipt of such Stock Options the Optionee is required
      to
      enter into this Agreement evidencing the terms and provisions governing the
      Stock Options,

    

    NOW
      THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

    

    1. Options.

    

    Pursuant
      and subject to the terms of this Plan, this Agreement evidences the grant to
      the
      Optionee of an option to purchase Five
      Thousand (5,000)
      shares
      of Company Common Stock at an exercise price per share of
      $52.08 (the
      "Stock Options," and each a "Stock Option"). The Stock Options are Nonqualified
      Stock Options, and each Stock Option includes a Reload Right.

    

    2. Exercisability
      and Duration

    

    a. Generally.
      No part
      of the Stock Options will be exercisable until September
      26, 2006.
      On that
      date, options to acquire One
      Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Seven (1,667)
      shares
      of Company Common Stock will first become exercisable. Thereafter, options
      to
      acquire an additional One
      Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Seven (1,667)
      shares
      will first become exercisable on September
      26, 2007,
      and
      options to acquire an additional One
      Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Six (1,666)
      shares
      will first become exercisable on September
      26, 2008.
      A Stock
      Option arising from the 

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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    exercise
      of a Reload Right will become exercisable on the six-month anniversary of the
      date when the Reload Right was exercised. When a Stock Option, including a
      Stock
      Option arising from the exercise of a Reload Right, becomes exercisable, it
      and
      its Reload Right will remain exercisable until September
      26, 2015,
      unless
      one of the events covered by subsection c. below occurs, in which event the
      exercisability rules set forth in that subsection will apply.

    

    b. Continued
      Employment.
      Except
      as otherwise provided in subsection c. below, the Optionee may exercise a Stock
      Option only if the Optionee is, and has continuously been since September
      26, 2005,
      a
      full-time employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.

    

    c. Exercisability
      of Options Upon Certain Events. Upon
      the
      termination of the Optionee’s full-time employment by the Company or one of its
      Subsidiaries as a result of retirement, death or disability, all of the Stock
      Options that have not expired or been exercised will become immediately
      exercisable. Upon the termination of the Optionee's full-time employment for
      any
      other reason, including but not limited to voluntary or involuntary termination,
      all of the Stock Options that are not then exercisable will automatically
      expire. The Optionee will be considered "retired" or "disabled" for purposes
      of
      the Plan if the Optionee is entitled to a service pension, disability pension,
      disability benefit or disability allowance under the Company's pension or
      disability plan.

    

    
      	 	
              (i)

            	
              Upon
                Death.
                If
                the Optionee’s full-time employment by the Company or one of its
                Subsidiaries is terminated by death, the Optionee's legal representative
                or successor by bequest or the laws of descent and distribution (each
                a
                "Successor in Interest") may exercise, in whole or in part, the Stock
                Options exercisable by the Optionee on the Optionee’s date of death, from
                time to time within one year after the Optionee's date of
                death.

            

    

    

    
      	 	
              (ii)

            	
              Upon
                Retirement, or Termination Due to Disability.
                If
                the Optionee's full-time employment by the Company or one of its
                Subsidiaries is terminated due to retirement or disability, the Optionee,
                or the Optionee’s guardian or Successor in Interest, may exercise, in
                whole or in part, the Stock Options and Reload Rights exercisable
                by the
                Optionee on the date of termination of the Optionee’s full-time
                employment, from time to time within three years after such
                date.

            

    

     

    
      
        	 	
                (iii)

              	
                Upon
                  Voluntary or Involuntary Termination of Service.
                  Upon a voluntary or involuntary termination of the Optionee’s full-time
                  employment by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries due to any
                  cause
                  other than the death, retirement or disability, the Optionee, or
                  the
                  Optionee’s Successor in Interest, may exercise, in whole or in part, the
                  Stock Options exercisable by the Optionee on the date of termination
                  of
                  the Optionee’s full-time employment, from time to time within five months
                  after such date; 

              

      

       

    

     

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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    provided,
      however, that if the Optionee is terminated for cause (as determined by the
      Administrator), or if the Optionee, at any time after his or her voluntary
      or
      involuntary termination of full-time employment, engages in any occupation
      or
      business that, in the opinion of the Administrator, is a competitor of the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all of the Optionee's unexercised Stock
      Options may be canceled by the Administrator. 

     

    
      
        	 	
                (iv)

              	
                Upon
                  a Change of Control. In
                  the event of a change of control of the Company, all of the Stock
                  Options
                  that have not expired or been exercised will become immediately
                  exercisable. Change in Control of the Company shall be as defined
                  in the
                  Plan, as that definition and the Plan may be amended from time
                  to
                  time.

              

      

       

    

    Transfer
      of the Optionee from the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the
      Company, and from one Subsidiary to another, will not be considered a
      termination of employment. Nor will it be considered a termination of employment
      if the Optionee is placed on a military or sick leave or any other leave of
      absence that is considered as continuing intact the employment relationship.
      In
      such a case, the employment relationship will be continued until the date when
      an employee's right to reemployment is no longer guaranteed either by law or
      by
      contract.

    

    3. Payment
      for Stock.

    

    The
      Stock
      Options may be exercised only upon payment of the exercise price in full. Such
      payment will be made in cash or by the Optionee's surrendering, either actually
      or by attestation, a share or shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value
      on the date of the exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Stock
      Options being exercised, or in any combination of cash and such shares, as
      determined by the Administrator. In order to exercise a Reload Right, the
      Optionee must pay the exercise price of the underlying Stock Option in full
      by
      surrendering, either actually or by attestation, a share or shares of Common
      Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise
      price of such Stock Option. "Fair Market Value" on any date shall be the average
      of the high and low sales price of shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock
      Exchange composite tape, or such other recognized market source as may be
      designated by the Administrator from time to time, on such date. If there is
      no
      sale on such date, then such average price on the last previous day on which
      a
      sale is reported shall govern.

    

    Prior
      to
      the exercise of a Stock Option and delivery of the Common Stock purchased
      thereby, the Optionee will have no right to dividends and will have no voting
      or
      other rights on account of the Stock Options.

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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    4. Documentation
      of Exercise.

    

    In
      order
      to exercise a Stock Option, the Optionee must remit to the Administrator a
      completed and signed Notice of Exercise, in the form attached hereto as Schedule
      A, together with cash, or a check made payable to the Company, in the amount
      of
      the aggregate exercise price. In the event that the Optionee is exercising
      Stock
      Options or Reload Rights with a share or shares of Common Stock, the Optionee
      must first remit to the Administrator a completed and signed Stock for Stock
      Exercise Worksheet, in the form attached hereto as Schedule B, and must
      thereafter surrender to the Company, either actually or by attestation, such
      number of shares of Common Stock, together with such cash or check payment,
      as
      the Administrator shall determine, and, since the exact amounts cannot be
      determined until processing by the Administrator of the Stock for Stock Exercise
      Worksheet form, the Optionee shall have such additional period of time as may
      be
      allowed by the Administrator, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, in
      which to surrender such share or shares of Common Stock and remit any cash
      or
      check payment due.

    

    No
      shares
      of Common Stock will be issued to the Optionee or listed in the Optionee’s name
      on the books of the Company until those shares have been paid for in
      full.

    

    In
      addition to the foregoing documents, the Optionee will execute such other
      documents or take such other steps as the Administrator deems necessary or
      advisable to comply with any applicable law, regulation, rule or
      order.

    

    5. Date
      of Exercise.

    

    Except
      as
      otherwise provided in this Paragraph 5, the date on which a Stock Option shall
      be considered to have been exercised shall be the date on which the
      Administrator receives all such properly completed and executed forms as are
      required pursuant to Paragraph 4, together with payment in full for the Stock
      being purchased. In the case of an exercise of a Stock Option or Reload Right
      with Company Common Stock, the exercise date shall be the date on which the
      Plan
      Administrator receives all properly completed forms, provided the Optionee
      remits any cash or check payment due within the time allowed as provided in
      Paragraph 4.

    

    6. Transferability.
      Except
      as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, the Stock Options are not
      transferable otherwise than by the Optionee's will or by the laws of descent
      and
      distribution.

    

    7. Listing.
      Registration and/or Approvals.
      Each
      Stock Option is subject to the requirement that if at any time the Administrator
      determines it is necessary or desirable to list, register or qualify any shares
      of Common Stock subject to such Option upon any securities exchange or under
      any
      state or federal law, or to obtain the consent or approval of any governmental
      regulatory body as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such
      Stock Option or the issue or purchase of shares of Common Stock

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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    thereunder,
      such Stock Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
      registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
      obtained, free of any conditions not acceptable to the
      Administrator.

    

    8. Adjustments.

    

    In
      the
      event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend,
      combination of shares, merger, consolidation, distribution of assets, or any
      other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the
      Administrator will make such adjustments as it deems appropriate in the number
      and kind of shares covered by the Stock Options and in the exercise price of
      the
      Stock Options. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization
      in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation, all of
      the
      Stock Options and Reload Rights outstanding on the date of such event will
      be
      assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation. In the event of any
      reorganization in which all of the shares of the Company's Common Stock are
      exchanged for shares of the common stock of another corporation, all of the
      Stock Options and Reload Rights outstanding on the effective date of the share
      exchange will be automatically converted into stock options and reload rights
      to
      purchase shares of the other corporation on identical terms, and the other
      corporation will assume the Plan.

    

    9. Binding
      Effect.

    

    The
      provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
      of
      the Company, its successors and assigns, and the Optionee and the Optionee’s
      guardians and Successors of Interest.

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set
      forth
      below.

    

                UIL
      HOLDINGS
      CORPORATION

    

    

    

    
      	
              Date:

            	
              September
                28,
                2005

            	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/
                Nathaniel D.
                Woodson                     
                

            
	 	 	 	 	
              Its
                Chairman of the Board of Directors, 

            
	 	 	 	 	
              President
                and Chief Executive Officer

            

    

    

    

    Grant
      of
      Options on foregoing terms

    acknowledged.

    

    

    
      	
              Date:

            	
              September
                28,
                2005

            	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/
                Richard J.
                Nicholas

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