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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") by and between INCYTE GENOMICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and [the individuals listed on
Schedule A] (the "Executive"), dated as of the 2nd day of May, 2001.

     The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), has determined that it
is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to assure that the
Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding the
possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) of
the Company.  The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable
distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened Change in Control and to encourage the
Executive's full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the
event of any threatened or pending Change in Control, and to provide the
Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a Change in Control
and an event of Good Reason which ensure that the compensation and benefits
expectations of the Executive will be satisfied and which are competitive with
those of other comparable corporations.  Therefore, in order to accomplish these
objectives, the Board has caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

     SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

     (a)  "Annual Base Salary" shall mean the highest rate of annual base salary
paid or payable, including any base salary which has been earned but deferred,
to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies in respect of the
12-month period immediately preceding the month in which the Change in Control
or, in the case of termination other than on account of a Change in Control, the
Date of Termination occurs.

     (b)  "Business Unit" shall mean a Subsidiary or a business division of the
Company or Subsidiary in which the Executive is primarily employed.

     (c)  "Cause" shall mean:

          (i)   The willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform
     substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or one of its
     affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to
     physical or mental illness or impairment), after a written demand for
     substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board or the
     Chief Executive Officer of the Company which specifically identifies the
     manner in which the Board or Chief Executive Officer believes that the
     Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties; or

          (ii)  The willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct, gross
     misconduct or dishonesty which is materially and demonstrably injurious to
     the Company; or

          (iii) Unauthorized and prejudicial disclosure or misuse of the
     Company's secret, confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or
     data relating to the Company or its affiliates.
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     Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Cause" shall not include any act, or
failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted
by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or a senior
officer of the Company to whom the Executive reports or based upon the advice of
counsel for the Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not
be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to
the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not
less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of
the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided
to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with
counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion
of the Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in subparagraph
(i) or (ii) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(d)  "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following
     events:

     (i)    A change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result
of which fewer than one-half of the incumbent directors are directors who
either:

            (A)  Had been directors of the Company 24 months prior to such
     change; or

            (B)  Were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of
     Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the
     directors who had been directors of the Company 24 months prior to such
     change and who were still in office at the time of the election or
     nomination;

     (ii)   Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act) by the acquisition or aggregation of securities is or becomes
the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special
circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the "Base
Capital Stock"); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of
the Company's securities by any person resulting solely from a reduction in the
aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease
thereafter in such person's ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until
such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person's
beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company;

     (iii)  The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

     (iv)   There is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the
Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale
or disposition by the Company to a Subsidiary or to an entity, the voting
securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
sale; or

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          (v)    The sale, transfer or other disposition of a substantial
     portion of the stock or assets of the Company or a Business Unit or a
     similar transaction as the Board, in each case, in its sole discretion, may
     determine to be a Change in Control.

     The term "Change in Control" shall not include a transaction, the sole
purpose of which is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or the
initial public offering of the stock of a Business Unit.

     (e)  "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the
Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive
business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness or
impairment which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected
by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the
Executive's legal representative.

     (f)  "Employment Agreements" shall mean this Agreement and all other
employment agreements with executive officers of the Company similar to this
Agreement that are in effect as of the first Change in Control to occur after
April 1, 2001.

     (g)  "Employment Period" shall mean the 24-month period following the
occurrence of a Change in Control.

     (h)  "Good Reason" shall mean:

          (i)   The assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with
     Executive's position (including status, offices, titles and reporting
     requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as in effect
     immediately prior to a Change in Control or any other action by the Company
     that results in a diminishment in such position, authority, duties or
     responsibilities; or

          (ii)  (A) Except as required by law, the failure by the Company to
     continue to provide to Executive benefits substantially equivalent or more
     beneficial (including in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the
     level of participation of Executive relative to other participants), in the
     aggregate, to those enjoyed by Executive under the Company's employee
     benefit plans (including, without limitation, any pension, deferred
     compensation, split-dollar life insurance, supplemental retirement,
     retirement or savings plan(s) or program(s)) and Welfare Benefits in which
     Executive was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Change in
     Control; or (B) the taking of any action by the Company that would,
     directly or indirectly, materially reduce or deprive Executive of any other
     benefit, perquisite or privilege enjoyed by Executive immediately prior to
     the Change in Control, other than an isolated, insubstantial and
     inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and that is remedied by the
     Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive; or

          (iii) The Company's requiring the Executive to be based at any office
     or location more than 35 miles from the office or location where the
     Executive is based immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

          (iv)  Any reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or Target Bonus
     opportunity; or

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          (v)  A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

     (i)  "Limitation Amount" shall mean the sum of Payments that constitute
nondeductible "excess parachute payments" under section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), assuming such Payments constitute
the only payments made on account of a Change in Control, that result in a
deemed Federal income tax cost to the Company, calculated as set forth in the
succeeding sentences, of $10,000,000. The Limitation Amount is based on the
estimated Federal income tax cost to the Company resulting from the
nondeductibility of such excess parachute payments, which tax cost shall not
exceed $10,000,000. The initial Limitation Amount is $28,571,428.57, based on
the Federal corporate income tax rate of 35% for tax years ending in 2001. The
Limitation Amount shall be adjusted if, and when, the Federal corporate income
tax rate changes to such amount as shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing
$10,000,000 by such changed Federal corporate income tax rate; provided,
however, that the Limitation Amount shall not be so adjusted after the first
Change in Control to occur after April 1, 2001.

     (j)  "Payment" shall mean any payment or transfer by the Company under this
Agreement to or for the benefit of the Executive (including for this purpose
those made pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii)) or, as the case may be, any such
payment or transfer made to another executive officer of the Company pursuant to
another Employment Agreement. "Payment" shall not include any amount that would
be payable to the Executive or another executive officer of the Company that
would be payable in the event of a Change in Control regardless of the existence
of this Agreement or the relevant Employment Agreement, as the case may be. By
way of example, an amount in respect of an option that by its terms, and not
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, accelerates upon a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to be a Payment.

     (k)  "Subsidiary" shall mean any other entity, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, in which the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries
directly owns or controls (i) 50% or more of the securities or other ownership
interests, including profits, equity or beneficial interests, or (ii) securities
or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect more
than 50% of the board of directors or others performing similar function with
respect to such other entity that is not a corporation.

     (l)  "Target Bonus" shall mean the Executive's target bonus under the
Company's annual bonus program, or any comparable bonus under any predecessor or
successor plan for the year prior to the year in which the Change in Control
occurs.

     (m)  "Welfare Benefits" shall mean welfare benefit plans, practices,
policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated companies
(including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability,
employee life, and group life plans and programs) (i) in effect for the
Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding (A) the
Change in Control or (B) the Date of Termination (as defined below) or (ii)
which are provided at any time after the Change in Control to peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies, whichever of (i)(A), (i)(B) or (ii)
provides the most favorable benefit to the Executive, as determined separately
for each such benefit.

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     SECTION 2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DURING THE EMPLOYMENT PERIOD.

     (a)  Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall terminate
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automatically upon the Executive's death during the Employment Period. If the
Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has
occurred during the Employment Period, it may give to the Executive written
notice in accordance with Section 9(b) of this Agreement of its intention to
terminate the Executive's employment. In such event, the Executive's employment
with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such
notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), provided that, within
the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-
time performance of the Executive's duties.

     (b)  Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment for Cause
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during the Employment Period.

     (c)  Good Reason. The Executive's employment may be terminated by the
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Executive for Good Reason during the Employment Period. For purposes of this
Section 2(c), any good faith determination of "Good Reason" made by the
Executive shall be conclusive. The termination of the Executive's employment
with the Company prior to, but in anticipation of or in connection with, a
Change in Control shall be deemed to be a termination by the Executive for Good
Reason during the Employment Period if the Board, in its sole discretion, shall
so determine.

     (d)  Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or by
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the Executive for Good Reason during the Employment Period, shall be
communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in
accordance with Section 9(b) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement,
a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i) indicates the
specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent
applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the
provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below)
is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date
(which date shall be not more than 30 days after the giving of such notice). The
failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of
Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good
Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company,
respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively,
from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive's or the
Company's rights hereunder.

     (e)  Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the
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Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason during the Employment Period, the date of receipt of
the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, as the case may
be, (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the
Company notifies the Executive of such termination, and (iii) if the Executive's
employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of
Termination shall be the date of death of the Executive or the Disability
Effective Date, as the case may be.

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          SECTION 3. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY UPON TERMINATION

          (a)  Good Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability. If,
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during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's
employment other than for Cause or the Executive shall terminate employment for
Good Reason (and the Executive's employment is not terminated by reason of death
or Disability):

               (i)   the Company shall pay to the Executive the aggregate of the
          following amounts:

                     (A)  the sum of (1) the Executive's Annual Base Salary
               through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore
               paid, (2) the product of (x) the Target Bonus and (y) a fraction,
               the numerator of which is the number of days in the current
               fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator
               of which is 365 and (3) any compensation previously deferred by
               the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings
               thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent
               not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses
               (1), (2), and (3) shall be hereinafter referred to as the
               "Accrued Obligations"); and

                     (B)  the amount equal to the product of (1) two and (2) the
               sum of (x) the Executive's Annual Base Salary and (y) the Target
               Bonus or, if greater, the bonus pursuant to the Company's
               management bonus plan in the most recently completed fiscal year.

          The payments described in this Section 3(a)(i) shall be paid to the
Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination
unless the Executive elected to receive such payments in equal installments in
accordance with the Company's usual payroll practices over the 24-month period
following the Date of Termination. Such election may be made at any time prior
to the Employment Period and may be amended or revoked at the sole discretion of
the Executive prior to the date of the Change in Control.

               (ii)  For 24 months after the Executive's Date of Termination, or
          such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate
          plan, program, practice or policy, the Company shall continue Welfare
          Benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive's family; provided,
          however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another
          employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits
          under an other employer provided plan, the medical and other welfare
          benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under
          such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility. For
          purposes of determining eligibility (but not the time of commencement
          of benefits) of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such
          plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be
          considered to have remained employed until 24 months after the Date of
          Termination and to have retired on the last day of such period;

               (iii) All options and stock acquired under the 1991 Stock Plan of
          Incyte Genomics, Inc. or any other stock-based incentive plan of the
          Company which have not vested in accordance with the terms and
          conditions of the grant, award or purchase, shall

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     become 100% vested and shall be exercisable for 12 months from the Date of
     Termination;

          (iv) The Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the
     Executive with outplacement services for a period of 12 months following
     the Date of Termination, the scope and provider of which shall be selected
     by the Executive in his sole discretion; and

          (v)  To the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall
     timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits
     required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to
     receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or
     agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts
     and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits").

     (b)  Termination for Cause.  If the Executive's employment shall be
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terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall
terminate without further obligations to the Executive other than the obligation
to pay to the Executive (x) the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date
of Termination, (y) the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the
Executive, and (z) Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore
unpaid. In such case, all amounts due and owing to the Executive pursuant to
this Subsection (b) shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within
30 days of the Date of Termination.

     (c)  Voluntary Termination.  If the Executive voluntarily terminates
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employment during the Employment Period other than for Good Reason, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive other
than for Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other
Benefits. In such case, all amounts due and owing to the Executive pursuant to
this Subsection (c) shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within
30 days of the Date of Termination.

     (d)  Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated
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during the Employment Period due to the death or Disability of the Executive,
this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive
other than for Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other
Benefits. In such case, all amounts due and owing to the Executive or the
Executive's estate, as the case may be, pursuant to this Subsection (c) shall be
paid to the Executive or the Executive's estate in a lump sum in cash within 30
days of the Date of Termination.

     SECTION 4.  SECTION 280G

     (a)  Basic Rule.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
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contrary, in the event that the independent auditors most recently selected by
the Board (the "Auditors") determine that any Payments would constitute "excess
parachute payments" within the meaning of section 280G of the Code that in the
aggregate exceed the Limitation Amount, then the Payments made pursuant to this
Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For
purposes of this Section 4, the "Reduced Amount" shall be the amount, expressed
as a present value, that maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments
to the Executive without causing the sum of the Payments made hereunder and
under all Employment Agreements to exceed the Limitation Amount. The Payments
for the Executive under this

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Agreement and for each executive officer under the other Employment Agreements,
as so reduced, shall be determined on a pro rata basis based on the total
Payments payable pursuant to the Employment Agreements, calculated as of the
date of the first Change in Control to occur after April 1, 2001.

     (b)  Reduction of Payments.  If the Auditors determine that any Payments
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made pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the Limitation Amount because of
section 280G of the Code, which calculation shall occur at the time of the
Change in Control, then the Company shall promptly give the Executive notice to
that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced
Amount, and the Executive may then elect, in the Executive's sole discretion,
which and how much of such Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as
after such election the aggregate present value of such Payments, as so
eliminated or reduced, equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise the Company
in writing of the Executive's election within 10 days of receipt of notice. If
no such election is made by the Executive within such 10-day period, then the
Company may decide which and how much of such Payments shall be eliminated or
reduced (as long as after such decision the aggregate present value of such
Payments, as so eliminated or reduced, equals the Reduced Amount) and shall
notify the Executive promptly of such decision. For purposes of this Section 4,
present value shall be determined in accordance with section 280G(d)(4) of the
Code. All determinations made by the Auditors under this Section 4 shall be
binding upon the Company and the Executive and shall be made within 60 days of
the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as
practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the
Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Executive such
amounts as are then due to the Executive under this Agreement and shall promptly
pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Executive in the future such
amounts as become due to the Executive under this Agreement.

     (c)  Overpayments and Underpayments.  As a result of uncertainty in the
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application of section 280G of the Code at the time of an initial determination
by the Auditors hereunder, it is possible that Payments will have been made by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement that should not have been made (an
"Overpayment") or that additional Payments that will not have been made by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement could have been made (an "Underpayment"),
consistent in each case with the calculation of the Reduced Amount hereunder. In
the event that the Auditors, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the
Internal Revenue Service against the Company or the Executive that the Auditors
believe has a high probability of success, determine that an Overpayment has
been made, such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the
Executive which he or she shall repay to the Company, together with interest at
the applicable federal rate provided in section 7872(f)(2) of the Code;
provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the Executive to the
Company if and to the extent that such payment would not reduce the Company's
Federal income tax liability under section 280G of the Code. In the event that
the Auditors determine that an Underpayment has occurred, such Underpayment
shall promptly be paid or transferred by the Company to or for the benefit of
the Executive, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in
section 7872(f)(2) of the Code.

     (d)  Waiver of Limitation.  At any time, and in its sole discretion, the
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Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may elect to waive,
in whole or in part, the reduction of a Payment to be made pursuant to this
Agreement, notwithstanding the

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determination that such Payment will nondeductible by the Company for federal
income tax purposes because of section 280G of the Code, or that it exceeds the
Limitation Amount.

     (e)  Related Corporations.  For purposes of this Section 4, the term
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"Company" shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the
Auditors in accordance with section 280G(d)(5) of the Code.

     SECTION 5.  Non-exclusivity of Rights.

     Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's continuing
or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by the
Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which the Executive may
qualify, nor, subject to Section 9(f), shall anything herein limit or otherwise
affect such rights as the Executive may have under any contract or agreement
with the Company or any of its affiliated companies.  Amounts which are vested
benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan,
policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with the Company or
any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of Termination
shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or
contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

     SECTION 6.  Full Settlement.

     The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in this
Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be
affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right
or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others.  In no
event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any
other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under
any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced
whether or not the Executive obtains other employment.  The Company agrees to
pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and
expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest
(regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others of
the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this
Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any
contest by the Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this
Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable
Federal rate provided for in section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code.

     SECTION 7.  Confidential Information.

     The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the
Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to
the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses,
which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive's
employment by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and which shall not
be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or
representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement).  After
termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall
not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be
required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information,
knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by

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it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 7
constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to
the Executive under this Agreement.

     SECTION 8.  Successors.

     (a)  This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior
written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's legal
representatives.

     (b)  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns.

     (c)  The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company or the relevant Business Unit to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company or such Business Unit would be required to perform it if
no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall
mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business
and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by
operation of law, or otherwise.

     SECTION 9.  Miscellaneous.

     (a)  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of
laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and
shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified
otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their
respective successors and legal representatives.

     (b)  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

          If to the Executive:
          at the Executive's current address as shown on the records of the
Company.

          If to the Company:
          Incyte Genomics, Inc.
          3160 Porter Drive
          Palo Alto, CA 94304
          Attention:  General Counsel

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith.  Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.

     (c)  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement.

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     (d)  The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement
such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld
pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

     (e)  The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any
right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without
limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason
pursuant to Section 2(c) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.

     (f)  The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may
otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between the Executive
and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is "at will"
and, prior to the Change in Control, the Executive's employment and/or this
Agreement may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time,
in which case the Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement.
From and after the closing of a Change in Control transaction, this Agreement
shall supersede any other agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company, through its duly
authorized Officer, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.

                                        EXECUTIVE

                                        /s/  The individual listed on Schedule A
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        The individual listed on Schedule A

                                        COMPANY

                                         By /s/ Roy A. Whitfield
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                                                Roy A. Whitfield
                                                Chief Executive Officer

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                                  SCHEDULE A

On May 2, 2001, the Company entered into employment agreements with each of its
Executive Vice Presidents listed below:

               E. Lee Bendekgey
               Michael D. Lack
               James P. Merryweather
               James R. Neal
               John M. Vuko

Except where reference is made to the name of the individual in each agreement,
such agreements are identical to this form.

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of April 11, 2001, by and between AQUA CARE SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and H. MARTIN JESSEN, an individual ("Executive").

                             W I T N E S S E T H :

          WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into an employment
arrangement and this Agreement to assure the Company of the continuing service
of Executive and to set forth the terms and conditions of Executive's employment
with the Company;

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

     1.   Employment.
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          1.1.  Title and Duties. The Company hereby employs Executive as
                ----------------
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall report directly
to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors"). Executive's
duties, responsibilities and authority shall be consistent with Executive's
position and shall include such other duties, responsibilities and authority as
may be assigned to Executive by the Board of Directors.

          1.2.  Services and Exclusivity of Services.  The Company and Executive
                ------------------------------------
recognize that the services to be rendered by Executive are of such a nature as
to be peculiarly rendered by Executive, encompass the individual ability,
managerial skills and business experience of Executive and cannot be measured
exclusively in terms of hours or services rendered in any particular period.
During the Term (as defined below), Executive shall devote substantially all of
his business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company
consistent with his position with the Company and shall use his best efforts to
promote its best interests.

          1.3.  Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation. Executive agrees that during
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the Term (as defined in Section 2 below) of this Agreement (and in the case of
termination pursuant to Section 5 below for a period of one year thereafter),
Executive will neither directly nor indirectly engage in a business competing
with any of the businesses conducted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates as of the date of such termination, nor without the prior written
consent of the Company directly or indirectly have any interest in, own, manage,
operate, control, be connected with as a stockholder, joint venturer, officer,
employee, partner or consultant, or otherwise engage, invest or participate in
any business that is competitive with any of the businesses conducted by the
Company or by any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company; provided, however,
that nothing contained in this section 1.3 shall prevent Executive from
investing or trading in stocks, bonds, commodities, securities, real estate or
other forms of investment for Executive's own account and benefit (directly or
indirectly), up to a maximum of 5% of the total equity or voting power of such
entity, so long as such investment activities do not significantly interfere
with Executive's services to be rendered hereunder and are consistent with
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the conflict of interest policies maintained by the Company from time to time.
Executive further agrees that (i) during the Term of this Agreement and for a
period of one year thereafter Executive will not on his own behalf or on behalf
of any person or entity, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit the employment
of any employee who is employed by the Company or any of its affiliates,
subsidiaries or divisions as of the date of such termination and (ii) for a
period of one year after the Term of this Agreement, Executive will not,
directly or indirectly, have any business-related dealings or contact with any
clients, suppliers, distributors or vendors of the Company or any of its
affiliates, subsidiaries or divisions, for or on behalf of any business that is
competitive with any of the businesses conducted by the Company or by any
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company at the conclusion of the Term or which
adversely effects the relationship between the Company and any such client,
supplier, distributor or vendor.

          1.4.  Location of Office; Relocation Costs and Expenses. The Company
                -------------------------------------------------
shall make available to Executive an office and support services at its new
offices in southern California. In addition, the Company shall reimburse
Executive for, or pay directly, the actual cost and expenses incurred by
Executive in connection with his relocation, including closing costs and
commissions for both selling Executive' s current home and purchase of new home
convenient to the offices located in southern California, actual moving expenses
and miscellaneous costs and expenses associated with such move, including
transitional living expenses (room and board) for up to three (3) months;
provided, however, that the amount paid by the Company under this Section 1.4
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with respect to the purchase and sale of Executive's personal residence shall
not exceed $125,000.

     2.   Term. The period of employment under this Agreement (the "Term") shall
          ----
commence as of April 12, 2001, (the "Effective Date") and shall continue for a
period of thirty-six (36) full calendar months thereafter, as herein provided.

     3.   Compensation.
          ------------

          3.1.  Base Salary. During the first twelve (12) calendar months of
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this Agreement, the Company will pay to Executive an annual base salary at the
rate of $200,000, payable in accordance with the Company practices in effect
from time to time ("Base Salary"). Amounts payable shall be reduced by standard
withholding and other authorized deductions. Such Base Salary shall be increased
to $250,000 on April 9, 2002, and increased to $300,000 on April 9, 2003.
Executive's Base Salary shall not be decreased except upon mutual agreement
between the parties.

          3.2.  Bonuses, Incentive, Stock Option, Savings and Retirement Plans,
                --------------------------------------------------------------
                Welfare Benefit Plans.
                ---------------------

                (a)  Except as provided herein, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in all annual and long-term bonuses and incentive, savings and
retirement plans generally available to other similarly situated employees of
the Company at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. Executive, and
Executive's family as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate in and
receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, programs and
policies provided to other similarly situated employees of the Company,
including, without

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limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance,
employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans
and programs. The Company reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue
any and all of its benefits referred to in this Section 3.2(a) at any time
without recourse by Executive so long as such action is taken generally with
respect to other similarly situated peer executives and does not single out
Executive.

          (b)  Executive shall be entitled to receive an annual incentive cash
bonus, payable on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company pays
bonuses to similarly situated employees of the Company or (ii) the one hundred
eightieth (180th) day after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, for the
Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2001 and for each full fiscal year
thereafter, upon meeting or exceeding the performance, operational and
managerial criteria and measurements set by the Compensation Committee (the
"Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors in consultation with the
Executive.

          (c)  The Executive shall be granted an option (the "Option") to
acquire 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to a stock
incentive plan mutually acceptable to the parties. The Option shall be
exercisable at $2.25 per share and shall vest according to the following
schedule: 100,000 shares shall vest on the date hereof; 100,000 shares shall
vest on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement; and 100,000 shares
shall vest on the last day of the initial Term of this Agreement. The Option
shall be memorialized in normal and customary agreements between the Company and
Executive within thirty (30) days of the date of grant.

     3.3. Fringe Benefits.  Executive shall be entitled to receive fringe
          ---------------
benefits consistent with Executive's duties and position, and in accordance with
the benefits provided to other similarly situated employees of the Company.
Such benefits shall include the full time use of an automobile, including
reimbursement for all operating and maintenance costs, consistent with the
Company's corporate policy on automobiles as in effect from time to time.  The
amount of such benefits shall be set by the Compensation Committee.  The Company
reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any and all of its fringe
benefits referred to in this Section 3.3 at any time without recourse by
Executive so long as such action is taken generally with respect to other
similarly situated peer executives and does not single out Executive.

     3.4. Expenses.  Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses
          --------
incurred in the furtherance of the business of the Company in accordance with
the Company's practices and procedures, as they may exist from time to time.
Executive shall keep complete and accurate records of all expenditures such that
Executive may fully account according to the Company's practices and procedures.

     3.5. Vacation.  Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks paid vacation
          --------
during the first year of the Term of this Agreement, three (3) weeks paid
vacation during the second year of the Term of this Agreement and four (4) weeks
paid vacation during the third year of the Term of this Agreement and such other
absences from work that are reasonably consistent with the performance of
Executive's duties as provided in this Agreement.  Any unused portion of the
vacation to which Executive is entitled hereunder may be carried over from year
to year.

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     3.6. Additional Benefits Upon a Change of Control.
          --------------------------------------------

          (a)  In the event a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs during
the Term of this Agreement and the Executive's employment is terminated within
180 days after the consummation of such Change of Control, the Executive, or the
Executive' s estate, shall be entitled to receive, within thirty (30) days after
the Change of Control, a cash lump sum amount equal to:

               (i)    three times the Executive' s yearly Base Salary plus the
     target Annual Bonus scheduled for the year in which there is a Change of
     Control; plus

               (ii)   the present value (as determined by a nationally
     recognized employee benefits consulting firm agreed to by Executive and the
     Company) of the health, life insurance, disability and accident insurance
     plans or programs covering Executive for the balance of the Term.

          (b)  "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the
following:

               (i)    the acquisition by any person (including any syndicate or
     group deemed to be a "person" under Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
     United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
     Act"), or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, of
     "beneficial ownership" directly or indirectly, of shares of capital stock
     of the Company entitling such person to exercise 50% or more of the total
     voting power of all "Voting Shares" of the Company;

               (ii)   during any year or any period of two consecutive years
     (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement),
     individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of
     Directors of the Company, and any new director (other than a director
     designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company
     to effect a transaction described in clause (i) or (iii) of this
     definition) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the
     Company' s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of
     the directors then still in office who either were directors at the
     beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was
     previously so approved (hereinafter referred to as "Continuing Directors"),
     cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; or

               (iii)  any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the
     Company into, any other person, any merger of another person into the
     Company, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
     of the Company to another person (other than (x) a consolidation or merger
     which does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange or
     cancellation of outstanding shares of capital stock other than shares of
     capital stock owned by any of the parties to the consolidation or merger or
     (y) a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of
     incorporation of the Company or (z) any consolidation with or merger of the
     Company into a wholly owned

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     subsidiary, or any sale or transfer by the Company of all of substantially
     all of its assets to one or more of its wholly owned subsidiaries in any
     one transaction or a series of transactions).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Company, no
change in control of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if (x) the
Executive is a member of a group which first announces a proposal which, if
successful, would result in a Change of Control, which proposal (including any
modifications thereof) is ultimately successful, or (y) the Executive acquires a
two percent or more equity interest  in the entity which ultimately acquires the
Company pursuant to the transaction described in (x) of this paragraph.

          "Beneficial Ownership" shall be determined in accordance with Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed
to be the "beneficial owner" of all securities that such person has the right to
acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage
of time.

          "Voting Share" means all outstanding shares of any class or classes
(however designated) of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally
in the election of the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (c)  For purposes of this Section 3.6, the occurrence of any of the
following shall be deemed a termination of the Executive's employment: (i) a
change in Executive's position, title, duties, authority or responsibilities or
any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution of the
position, title, duties, authority, or responsibilities of Executive and which
change or other such action was not consented to by Executive, (ii) a reduction
in Executive's Base Salary as in effect on the date of this Agreement or as the
same may be increased from time to time, or a reduction in Executive's other
benefits unless, with respect to a reduction of benefits, all executives of the
Company are similarly affected, or (iii) the Company shall materially breach any
provision of this Agreement, which breach shall continue unremedied for 20 days
after written notice thereof by Executive.

     4.   Confidential Information.
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          4.1. General. Executive acknowledges that during employment by and as
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a result of a relationship with the Company, Executive will obtain knowledge of
and gain access to information regarding the Company's business, operations,
products, proposed products, production methods, processes, customer lists,
advertising, marketing and promotional plans and materials, price lists, pricing
policies, financial information and other trade secrets, confidential
information and material proprietary to the Company or designated as being
confidential by the Company which is not generally known to non-Company
personnel, including information and material originated, discovered or
developed in whole or in part by Executive (collectively referred to herein as
"Confidential Information"). Executive agrees that during the Term of this
Agreement and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, thereafter, Executive
will, for the benefit of the Company, hold all Confidential Information strictly
in confidence and will not knowingly directly or indirectly reveal, report,
disclose, publish or transfer any of such Confidential

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Information to any person, firm or other entity, or utilize any of the
Confidential Information for any purpose, except in furtherance of Executive's
employment under this Agreement.

          4.2. Proprietary Interest.  All inventions, designs, improvements,
               --------------------
patents, copyrights and discoveries conceived by Executive during the Term of
this Agreement that are useful in or directly or indirectly related to the
business of the Company or to any experimental work carried on by the Company,
shall be the property of the Company except as mutually agreed in writing by the
Company and Executive.  Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the
Company all such inventions, designs, improvements, patents, copyrights and
discoveries (whether developed individually or with other persons) and shall
take all steps necessary and reasonably required to assure the Company's
ownership thereof and to assist the Company in protecting or defending the
Company's proprietary rights therein.

          4.3. Return of Materials.  Executive expressly acknowledges that all
               -------------------
lists, books, records and other Confidential Information of the Company obtained
in connection with the Company's business is the exclusive property of the
Company and that upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement,
Executive will immediately surrender and return to the Company all such items
and all other property belonging to the Company then in the possession of
Executive, and Executive shall not make or retain any copies thereof except to
the extent that such materials are generally available to the public.

     5.   Termination Prior to Expiration of Term.  Executive's employment, and
          ---------------------------------------
his rights under this Agreement, may be terminated prior to the expiration of
the Term of this Agreement only as provided in this section 5.

          5.1. Death or Disability.
               -------------------

               (a)  Executive' s employment hereunder shall automatically
terminate upon the death of Executive. If Executive's employment is terminated
as a result of death, Executive's estate or personal representative shall be
entitled to receive, within thirty (30) days after the date of death, a lump sum
payment equal to Executive's full Base Salary as of the date of death. Executive
and/or Executive's dependents shall be entitled, at no cost to them, to continue
to participate in the Company's welfare benefit plans and programs on the same
terms as similarly situated active employees for a period of twelve (12) months
from the date of death. Executive and/or Executive's dependents shall thereafter
be entitled to the maximum of any continuation of such benefits provided under
such benefit plans or by applicable law.

               (b)  In the event of Executive's Disability (as defined below),
Executive shall be entitled to receive Executive' s full Base Salary plus the
target Annual Bonus for a period of twelve (12) months from the date on which
Executive was first unable to substantially perform his duties hereunder. If,
upon the expiration of the twelve (12) month period, Executive is unable to
perform his duties hereunder, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and
Executive shall be entitled to receive, within thirty (30) days from the date of
such termination, a lump sum payment equal to Executive's full Base Salary as of
the date of termination. Executive and/or Executive's dependents shall be
entitled, at no cost to them, to continue to participate in the Company's
welfare benefit plans and programs on the same terms

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as similarly situated active employees for a period of twelve (12) months from
the date Executive was first unable to substantially perform Executive's duties
hereunder. Executive and/or Executive's dependents shall thereafter be entitled
to the maximum of any continuation of such benefits provided under such benefit
plans or by applicable law.

               (c)  "Disability" shall mean a total and permanent physical or
mental impairment that either substantially limits a major life activity of
Executive or renders Executive unable to perform the essential functions of
Executive's position, even with reasonable accommodation. In the event of a
disagreement, Executive's Disability shall be determined by the arbitration
provisions of Paragraph 6. The arbitrators shall make their determination as to
the Executive' s disability, in good faith, based upon information supplied by
Executive and/or Executive's medical personnel or others selected by the Company
or its insurers.

          5.2. Discharge Other Than For Cause. If Executive's employment is
               ------------------------------
terminated as a result of discharge other than for Cause (as defined below), the
Company shall not be obligated to pay the Executive any sums of money other than
(1) a lump sum payment equal to (a) during the first twelve months of the Term
of this Agreement, 100% of the Base Salary in effect as of the date of such
termination, (b) during the second twelve months of the Term of this Agreement,
125% of the Base Salary in effect as of the date of such termination and (c)
during the third twelve months of the Term of this Agreement, 150% of the Base
Salary in effect as of the date of such termination and (2) any previously
accrued authorized bonus or other compensation (if any) for the period of
Executive's employment prior to such termination, and (3) any previously vested
benefits, such as previously vested retirement benefits. Furthermore, the
Company shall honor any rights previously vested in Executive under a stock
option or similar plan or program.

          5.3. Discharge for Cause. If Executive's employment is terminated as a
               -------------------
result of discharge for Cause (as defined below), the Company shall pay the
Executive any accrued and unpaid Base Salary through the date of such
termination and any previously accrued authorized and unpaid bonus or other
compensation (if any) for the period of Executive's employment prior to such
termination and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under
this Agreement.

          The term "Cause," as used herein, shall mean any of the following: (i)
Executive's willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his
duties hereunder, (ii) the conviction, plea of guilty or nolo contendere of
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Executive in respect of any felony or other crime involving moral turpitude,
dishonesty, theft or unethical business conduct, (iii) other fraudulent action
against the Company or any affiliate, subsidiary or division thereof, (iv) a
breach of fiduciary duty by Executive, or (v) habitual drug or alcohol abuse by
Executive that materially interferes with Executive's ability to perform his
obligations hereunder.

          5.4. Resignation. If Executive's employment is terminated as a result
               -----------
of resignation, the Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to
25% of the Base Salary in effect as of the date of such termination and the
Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement.

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          5.5. Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision
               ----------------------
herein to the contrary, in the event that the Executive becomes entitled to any
payments under this Agreement and any portion of such payments or benefits, in
the absence of this Section 5.4, would be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax")
imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), then the amount payable to the Executive under this Agreement shall be
reduced such that none of the amounts payable to the Executive under this
Agreement, when added to any other payments or benefits received or to be
received by the Executive in connection with a Change in Control or the
termination of the Executive's employment (whether pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any
person whose actions result in a Change in Control or any person having such a
relationship with the Company or such person as to require attribution of stock
ownership between the parties under Section 318(a) of the Code) shall be treated
as "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code.
For purposes of applying the foregoing sentence, if in the opinion of tax
counsel selected by the Company's independent auditors and acceptable to the
Executive, such payments or benefits (in whole or in part) represent reasonable
compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning of Section
280G(b)(4) of the Code, then such amounts, or in the case of the amount
representing reasonable compensation for services actually rendered before the
date of the Change in Control, only so much of such amount as exceeds the "base
amount" (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code), shall be
excluded from any such calculation. Furthermore, in determining the maximum
amount of the payments to the Executive which would not constitute a parachute
payment within the meaning of Sections 280G(b)(1) and (4), the value of any non-
cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the
Company's independent auditors in accordance with the principles of Sections
280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.

     6.   Arbitration.
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          6.1. General. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or
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relating to this Agreement, the breach hereof or the coverage or enforceability
of this arbitration provision shall be settled by arbitration in Los Angeles,
California (or such other location as the Company and Executive may mutually
agree), conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association, as such rules are in effect on the date of
delivery of demand for arbitration. The arbitration of any such issue, including
the determination of the amount of any damages suffered by either party hereto
by reason of the acts or omissions of the other, shall be to the exclusion of
any court of law. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, either party
hereto may seek any provisional remedy in a court, including but not limited to
an action for injunctive relief or attachment, without waiving the right to
arbitration.

          6.2. Procedure. There shall be three arbitrators, one to be chosen by
               ---------
each party at will within 10 days from the date of delivery of demand for
arbitration and the third arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so
chosen. If the two arbitrators are unable to select a third arbitrator within 10
days after the last of the two arbitrators is chosen by the parties, the third
arbitrator will be designated, on application by either party, by the American
Arbitration Association. The decision of a majority of the arbitrators shall be
final and binding on both parties and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, personal representatives, successors

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and assigns. Judgment upon any award of the arbitrators may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction, or application may be made to any such court for the
judicial acceptance of the award and for an order of enforcement.

          6.3. Costs and Expenses. The Company shall pay the fees of all
               ------------------
arbitrators, witnesses and such other expenses as may be generated by the
arbitration, except Executive's attorneys fees, unless a majority of the
arbitrators concludes that such arbitration procedure was not instituted in good
faith by Executive. In such event the arbitrators shall be empowered to allocate
fees and assess costs and other expenses of the arbitration, except attorneys
fees, as they may deem appropriate.

     7.   Non-Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable nor the duties
          --------------
hereunder delegable by Executive. None of the payments hereunder may be
encumbered, transferred or in any way anticipated. The Company shall not assign
this Agreement nor shall it transfer all or any substantial part of its assets
without first obtaining in conjunction with such transfer the express assumption
of the obligations hereof by the assignee or transferee.

     8.   Remedies. Executive acknowledges that the services Executive is to
          --------
render under this Agreement are of a unique and special nature, the loss of
which cannot reasonably or adequately be compensated for in monetary damages,
and that irreparable injury and damage will result to the Company in the event
of any default or breach of this Agreement by Executive. Because of the unique
nature of the Confidential Information, Executive further acknowledges and
agrees that the Company will suffer irreparable harm if Executive fails to
comply with the obligations in section 4 hereof and that monetary damages would
be inadequate to compensate the Company for such breach. Accordingly, Executive
agrees that the Company will, in addition to any other remedies available to it
at law, in equity or, without limitation, otherwise, be entitled to injunctive
relief and/or specific performance to enforce the terms, or prevent or remedy
the violation, of any provisions of this Agreement. This provision shall not
constitute a waiver by the Company of any rights to damages or other remedies
which it may have pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.

     9.   Representations and Warranties. The Executive hereby represents and
          ------------------------------
warrants to the Company that the Executive's execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement does not violate the terms of any agreement to which the
Executive is currently a party or under which he currently has any obligation.

     10.  Survival. The provisions of sections 4, 5, 6 and 8 shall survive the
          --------
expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

     11.  Notices. Any notices or other communications relating to this
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Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the party concerned at the address set forth
below:

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     If to Company:      Aqua Care Systems, Inc.
                         1820 N.W. 37th Street
                         Coral Springs, FL  33065
                         Attn: General Counsel

     If to Executive:    At Executive's residence address as maintained by the
                         Company in the regular course of its business for
                         payroll purposes.

Either party may change the address for the giving of notices at any time by
notice given to the other party under the provisions of this section 10.

     12.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
          ----------------
between the parties and supersedes all prior written and oral and all
contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to
the subject matter hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
sentence, this Agreement supersedes all prior written or verbal agreements or
understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not
be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by both parties.

     13.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
          ------------
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
agreement.

     14.  Construction. This Agreement shall be governed under and construed in
          ------------
accordance with the laws of the State of California. The paragraph headings and
captions contained herein are for reference purposes and convenience only and
shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. It
is intended by the parties that this Agreement be interpreted in accordance with
its fair and simple meaning, not for or against either party, and neither party
shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

     15.  Severability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement is
          ------------
determined by arbitration or by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the remaining portions or provisions hereof shall not
be affected. The covenants in this Agreement are severable and separate, and the
unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the enforceability of
any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any court of competent jurisdiction
shall determine that the scope, time or territorial restrictions set forth are
unreasonable, then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be
enforced to the fullest extent which the court deems reasonable, and this
Agreement shall thereby be reformed.

     16.  Binding Effect.The rights and obligations of the parties under this
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Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the permitted
successors, assigns, heirs, administrators, executors and personal
representatives of the parties.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
day and in the year first written above.

                                        AQUA CARE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                        By:    /s/ Peter Rossi
                                              ------------------------
                                        Name:  Peter Rossi
                                        Title: Director

                                        EXECUTIVE

                                        /s/ H. Martin Jessen
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                                        H. Martin Jessen

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