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<h5 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'>APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS</span></b></h5>

<h5 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'>END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT </span></b></h5>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>FOR </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>INSTRUMENT OPERATING AND ASSOCIATED
BUNDLED SOFTWARE </span></b></p>

<h5 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'>AND </span></b></h5>

<h4 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'>LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY </span></b></h4>

<p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helv","sans-serif"'>Applied
Biosystems StepOne</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&auml;</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helv","sans-serif"'> Real-Time PCR System</span></b></p>

<p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helv","sans-serif"'>Applied Biosystems
StepOnePlus</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&auml;</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helv","sans-serif"'> Real-Time PCR System</span></b></p>

<p class=Default>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='text-align:justify'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>NOTICE TO USER: PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT
CAREFULLY.&nbsp; THIS IS THE CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND LIFE TECHNOLOGIES
CORPORATION, ACTING THROUGH ITS APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS GROUP, REGARDING THE
OPERATING SOFTWARE FOR YOUR APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS WORKSTATION OR OTHER INSTRUMENT
AND BUNDLED SOFWARE INSTALLED WITH YOUR OPERATING SOFTWARE.&nbsp; THIS
AGREEMENT CONTAINS WARRANTY AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS.&nbsp;
YOUR INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:uppercase'>If
you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should promptly return this
Software, together with all packaging, to Applied Biosystems and your purchase
price will be refunded.</span></b></p>

<p class=Default>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>This Applied Biosystems End User License Agreement accompanies an
Applied Biosystems software product (&quot;Software&quot;) and related
explanatory materials (&quot;Documentation&quot;). The term
&quot;Software&quot; also includes any upgrades, modified versions, updates,
additions and copies of the Software licensed to you by Applied
Biosystems.&nbsp; The term &#8220;Applied Biosystems,&#8221; as used in this
License, means Life Technologies Corporation, acting through its Applied
Biosystems Group.&nbsp; The term &#8220;License&#8221; or &#8220;Agreement&#8221;
means this End User Software License Agreement.&nbsp; The term
&#8220;you&#8221; or &#8220;Licensee&#8221; means the purchaser of this license
to use the Software. </span></p>

<p class=Default>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>THIRD
PARTY PRODUCTS</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>This Software uses third-party software components from several
sources. Portions of these software components are copyrighted and licensed by
their respective owners. Various components require distribution of source code
or if a URL is used to point the end-user to a source-code repository, and the
source code is not available at such site, the distributor must, for a time
determined by the license, offer to provide the source code. In such cases,
please contact your Applied Biosystems representative. As well, various
licenses require that the end-user receive a copy of the license. Such licenses
may be found on the distribution media in a folder called
&#8220;Licenses.&#8221; In order to use this Software, the end-user must abide
by the terms and conditions of these third-party licenses. After installation,
the licenses may also be found in a folder named &#8220;Licenses&#8221; located
in the Software installation&#8217;s root directory.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>TITLE
</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to
the Software and Documentation shall at all times remain with Life Technologies
Corporation and its subsidiaries, and their suppliers.&nbsp; All rights not
specifically granted by this License, including Federal and international
copyrights, are reserved by Life Technologies Corporation or their respective
owners. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>COPYRIGHT
</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>The Software, including its structure, organization, code, user
interface and associated Documentation, is a proprietary product of Life
Technologies Corporation or its suppliers, and is protected by international
laws of copyright. The law provides for civil and criminal penalties for anyone
in violation of the laws of copyright. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>LICENSE
</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Use of the Software </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Applied Biosystems grants the purchaser of this
product a non-exclusive license only to install and use the Software to operate
the single product in connection with which this License was purchased and to
display, analyze and otherwise manipulate data generated by the use of such
product.&nbsp; There is no limit to the number of computers on which you may
install and use the Software to display, analyze and otherwise manipulate such
data.</span></p>

<p class=Default>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If the Software uses registration
codes, access to the number of licensed copies of Software is controlled by a
registration code. For example, if you have a registration code that enables
you to use five copies of Software simultaneously, you cannot install the
Software on more than five separate computers.</span></p>

<p class=Default>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>You may make one copy of the
Software in machine-readable form solely for backup or archival purposes.&nbsp;
You must reproduce on any such copy all copyright notices and any other proprietary
legends found on the original.&nbsp; You may not make any other copies of the
Software except as permitted under Section 1 above.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Restrictions </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>1. You may not copy,
transfer, rent, modify, use or merge the Software, or the associated
documentation, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in this
Agreement. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>2. You may not reverse
assemble, decompile, or otherwise reverse engineer the Software. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>3. You may not remove any
proprietary, copyright, trade secret or warning legend from the Software or any
Documentation. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>4. You agree to comply fully
with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of the United States or applicable foreign agencies or authorities.&nbsp; You agree that you will not
export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the Software into any country
prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act and the regulations
thereunder or other applicable United States law. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>5. You may not modify, sell,
rent, transfer (except temporarily in the event of a computer malfunction), resell
for profit, or distribute this license or the Software, or create derivative
works based on the Software, or any part thereof or any interest therein.&nbsp;
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Software is instrument operating
software, you may transfer this Software to a purchaser of the specific
instrument in or for which this Software is installed in connection with any
sale of such instrument, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by and
to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.&nbsp; </span></p>

<p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Trial </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>If this license is granted on a trial basis, you are hereby
notified that license management software may be included to automatically
cause the Software to cease functioning at the end of the trial period. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Termination </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>You may terminate this Agreement by discontinuing use of the
Software, removing all copies from your computers and storage media, and
returning the Software and Documentation, and all copies thereof, to Applied
Biosystems.&nbsp; Applied Biosystems may terminate this Agreement if you fail
to comply with all of its terms, in which case you agree to discontinue using
the Software, remove all copies from your computers and storage media, and
return the Software and Documentation, and all copies thereof, to Applied
Biosystems. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  color:black'>U.S.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Government
End Users</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>The Software is a &quot;commercial item,&quot; as that term is
defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of &quot;commercial computer
software&quot; and &quot;commercial computer software documentation,&quot; as
such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R.
12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S.
Government End Users acquire the Software with only those rights set forth
herein.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'>&nbsp; </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>European Community End Users </span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>If this Software is used within a country of the European
Community, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as restricting any
rights available under the European Community Software Directive, O.J. Eur.
Comm. (No. L. 122) 42 (1991). </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<h6 style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Regulated
Uses </span></b></h6>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>You
acknowledges that the Software has not been cleared, approved, registered or
otherwise qualified (collectively, &#8220;Approval&#8221;) by Applied
Biosystems<b> </b>with any regulatory agency for use in diagnostic or
therapeutic procedures, or for any other use requiring compliance with any federal
or state law regulating diagnostic or therapeutic products, blood products,
medical devices or any similar product (hereafter collectively referred to as
&quot;federal or state drug laws&quot;).&nbsp; The Software may not be used for
any purpose that would require any such Approval unless proper Approval is
obtained.&nbsp; You agree that if you elect to use the Software for a purpose
that would subject you or the Software to the jurisdiction of any federal or
state drug laws, you will be solely responsible for obtaining any required
Approvals and otherwise ensuring that your use of the Software complies with
such laws. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<h3 style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>LIMITED WARRANTY
and LIMITATION OF REMEDIES </span></b></h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Limited Warranty</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>.&nbsp; Applied Biosystems warrants that for a period of ninety
days from the beginning of the applicable warranty period (as described below),
or for the designated warranty period if a different warranty period is
designated as the warranty period for the Software in the current version of an
instrument operating manual or catalog or in a specific written warranty
including with and covering the Software, the Software will function
substantially in accordance with the functions and features described in the
Documentation delivered with the Software when properly installed, and that for
a period of ninety days from the beginning of the applicable warranty period
(as described below) the tapes, CDs, diskettes or other media bearing the
Software will be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>The above warranties do not apply to defects resulting from
misuse, neglect, or accident, including without limitation: operation outside
of the environmental or use specifications, or not in conformance with the
instructions for any instrument system, software, or accessories; improper or
inadequate maintenance by the user; installation of software or interfacing, or
use in combination with software or products not supplied or authorized by
Applied Biosystems; and modification or repair of the products not authorized
by Applied Biosystems. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Warranty Period Commencement Date</span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>.&nbsp; The applicable warranty period for
software begins on the earlier of the date of installation or three (3) months
from the date of shipment for software installed by Applied Biosystems&#8217;
personnel.&nbsp; For software installed by the purchaser or anyone other than
Applied Biosystems, the warranty period begins on the date the software is
delivered to you.&nbsp; The applicable warranty period for media begins on the
date the media is delivered to the purchaser. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
MERCHANTABILITY OR THAT THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION IS NON-INFRINGING.&nbsp;
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.&nbsp; WITHOUT LIMITING THE
GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT THE
SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT OPERATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR WILL CONFORM EXACTLY TO THE
DOCUMENTATION, OR THAT APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS WILL CORRECT ALL PROGRAM
ERRORS.&nbsp;&nbsp; APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS&#8217; SOLE LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE
LIMITED, AT APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS&#8217; SOLE OPTION, TO (1) CORRECTION OF ANY
ERROR IDENTIFIED TO APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS IN A WRITING FROM YOU IN A SUBSEQUENT
RELEASE OF THE SOFTWARE, WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLIED TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE, (2)
ACCEPTING A RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, AND REFUNDING THE PURCHASE PRICE UPON RETURN
OF THE PRODUCT AND REMOVAL OF ALL COPIES OF THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTERS
AND STORAGE DEVICES, (3) REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE WITH A
FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT PROGRAM AT NO CHARGE TO YOU, OR (4) PROVIDING A
REASONABLE WORK AROUND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.&nbsp; APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS SOLE
LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY
RELATING TO MEDIA IS THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE MEDIA RETURNED WITHIN 90 DAYS
OF THE DELIVERY DATE.&nbsp; THESE ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ANY
BREACH OF WARRANTY.&nbsp; WARRANTY CLAIMS MUST BE MADE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE
WARRANTY PERIOD. </span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></b></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE
RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY STATUTE
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY TRADE PRACTICE, UNFAIR COMPETITION OR OTHER
STATUTE OF SIMILAR IMPORT) OR ON ANY OTHER BASIS FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, MULTIPLE, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
POSSESSION OR USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION,
EVEN IF APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS IS ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO LOSS
OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, DOWNTIME, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, GOODWILL OR
BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS.&nbsp; IN ANY CASE, THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS&#8217; AND ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER THIS LICENSE, OR ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, SHALL NOT EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE THE PURCHASE
PRICE OF THE PRODUCT. </span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>SOME STATES, COUNTRIES OR JURISDICTIONS LIMIT THE SCOPE OF OR
PRECLUDE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF REMEDIES OR DAMAGES, OR OF LIABILITY, SUCH
AS LIABILITY FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, AS OR TO THE EXTENT
SET FORTH ABOVE, OR DO NOT ALLOW IMPLIED WARRANTIES TO BE EXCLUDED.&nbsp; IN
SUCH STATES, COUNTRIES OR JURISDICTIONS, THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF
WARRANTIES, REMEDIES, DAMAGES OR LIABILITY SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.&nbsp;
HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH THEY SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THEY
SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.&nbsp; YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY BY STATE, COUNTRY OR OTHER JURISDICTION. </span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<h1 style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>GENERAL </span></b></h1>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>This Agreement shall be governed by laws of the State of California, exclusive of its conflict of laws provisions.&nbsp; This Agreement shall not be
governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods.&nbsp; This Agreement contains the complete agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements or understandings, whether oral or written.&nbsp; If
any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be contrary to law, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
permissible, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full
force and effect.&nbsp; The controlling language of this Agreement, and any
proceedings relating to this Agreement, shall be English.&nbsp; You agree to
bear any and all costs of translation, if necessary.&nbsp; The headings to the
sections of this Agreement are used for convenience only and shall have no
substantive meaning.&nbsp; All questions concerning this Agreement shall be
directed to: Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA&nbsp; 94404-1128, Attention: Legal Department. </span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. </span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA 94404. </span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Applied Biosystems is a registered trademark and StepOne and
StepOnePlus are trademarks of Life Technologies Corporation or its subsidiaries
in the U.S. and/or certain other countries. </span></p>

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