SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD AND
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Scientific
Advisory Board and Consulting Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
December 16, 2008, and effective as of January 1, 2009
(the “ Effective Date ”), by and between
Prosidion Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under
registered number 4600121 with its registered office at Watlington
Road, Oxford, UK OX4 6LT (the “ Company ”) and
Dr. Daryl Granner, Professor, an individual with an address of 707
Light Hall, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville,
Tennessee 37232, USA (“ Consultant
”).
The Company
desires to retain distinguished physicians as members of the
Company’s Scientific Advisory Board (the “ Board
”) to advise the Company with respect to new and existing
compounds and products in research and development in the field of
diabetes, metabolic diseases and obesity. The Company and
Consultant desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set
forth the basis on which Consultant will serve as a member of the
Board and provide consulting services to the Company in relation
thereto.
In consideration
of the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
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Engagement of
Services.
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(a) Consultant
shall serve as chairman of the Board and will provide ongoing
advice to the Company with respect to research, development and
marketing of diabetes, metabolic diseases and obesity products.
Such services shall be performed as requested by the Company, at
such places and times as shall be mutually agreeable to the Company
and Consultant. It is anticipated that the Board will meet in
person on four (4) occasions per year. In addition, Consultant
shall be available to consult with the Company with respect to
diabetes, metabolic diseases and obesity opportunities, over the
telephone and in person, as requested by the Company and at
mutually agreeable times and locations. Services performed pursuant
to this Agreement shall be performed at such times as shall not
conflict with Consultant’s obligations to Consultant’s
primary employer or other third parties for whom Consultant
provides consulting services. Consultant shall have no minimum
consulting obligation hereunder.
(b) Consultant
agrees to perform all services for the Company hereunder
faithfully, diligently and to the best of Consultant’s skill
and ability.
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(c) Consultant
represents that Consultant has the authority to enter into this
Agreement and that Consultant’s performance of the terms of
this Agreement and service as a member of the Board and a
consultant to the Company do not and will not breach any obligation
or agreement of Consultant to Consultant’s primary employer
or any other third party.
(d) Consultant
understands and acknowledges that the payments Consultant will
receive pursuant to Section 2 below are intended solely to
compensate Consultant for the services Consultant will provide
hereunder. Such payments shall in no way influence
Consultant’s professional judgment in performing services
hereunder or otherwise.
(a) In
consideration of Consultant’s services hereunder, the Company
shall pay to Consultant a fee at the rate of seventy-five thousand
U.S. dollars ($75,000) per annum pro rated for the term of the
Agreement (i.e., six thousand two hundred fifty U.S. dollars (US
$6,250) per calendar month) on the understanding that it is
anticipated that the Company shall hold approximately four
(4) Board meetings per annum and that ad hoc Board meetings
may from time to time be convened. Fees shall be payable to
Consultant on a monthly basis in arrears.
(b) The
Company will reimburse Consultant for travel and other
out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and properly incurred by
Consultant in the course of performing services under this
Agreement; provided, however, that Consultant provides the Company
with appropriate receipts and other relevant documentation for all
such costs as part of any request by Consultant for reimbursement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall obtain the prior
written consent of the Company for any expenses that will exceed,
in the aggregate, more than $2,500.
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3.
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Independent
Contractor.
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It
is understood and agreed that Consultant is an independent
contractor and not an employee of the Company. Consultant has no
authority to obligate the Company by contract or otherwise and
shall in no way represent Consultant to be an employee or officer
of the Company. Consultant will not be eligible for any employee
benefits, nor will the Company make deductions from
Consultant’s fees for any taxes, national insurances or VAT
payments. Taxes, national insurance and VAT payments shall be the
sole responsibility of Consultant.
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4.
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Additional
Activities.
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(a) The
Company acknowledges that Consultant has other employment and
consulting obligations, and that these obligations may take
priority over the obligations Consultant has to the Company by
reason of this Agreement.
(b) The
Company’s policy is that persons who serve as principal
investigators for clinical trials sponsored by the Company may not
hold stock or other equity interests in the Company. Consultant
agrees that if in the future Consultant becomes a principal
investigator or otherwise plays a significant role in any clinical
trial sponsored by the Company, Consultant will comply with this
policy.
(c) In
order to avoid conflicts concerning ownership of intellectual
property, Consultant will not conduct work for the Company on the
premises of Consultant’s employer or with its facilities
unless there is a written agreement covering such work between the
Company and such institution.
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5.
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Proprietary
Information.
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(a) During
the course of Consultant’s services hereunder, the Company
may disclose, or Consultant may otherwise have access to,
Proprietary Information of the Company. For purposes of this
Agreement, “ Proprietary Information ” shall
mean information relating to the Company’s research and
development programs and results, therapeutic candidates and
products, clinical and preclinical data, Inventions (as defined in
Section 7), trade secrets, business strategy, patent rights,
licenses, product and marketing strategy and materials, market
data, personnel, con
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