UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AGREEMENT

EX-10.3 14 exhibit103amendment2crada.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CRADA EXHIBIT 10

EXHIBIT 10.3


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


RESEARCH AGREEMENT

TYPE OF RESEARCH AGREEMENT

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

AGREEMENT NO.

58-3K95-3-967

TYPE OF ACTION

Amendment No. 2

AGENCY (Name and Address)


Agricultural Research Service

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-0302

PERIOD OF AGREEMENT


November 1, 2002 through October 31, 2004

FEDERAL OBLIGATION


$ 0

CHANGE IN FEDERAL OBLIGATION

15 USC 3710a, et seq.


Items

Descriptions

1.  Technology Transfer Coordinator

Harry Danforth

2.  Cooperator

Hepalife Technologies, Inc.

(formerly Zeta Corporation)

216 - 1628 West 1st Ave,

Vancouver, BC, V6J 1G1

3.  Principal Investigator

Harmel Rayat

4.  USDA Laboratory

USDA, ARS, BA, ANRI, GEML

10300 Baltimore Ave., Bldg. 200, RM. 13A, BARC-E

Beltsville, MD  20705-2350

5.  USDA Researcher (ADODR)

Neil C. Talbot, ADODR   Tom Caperna, Co-ADODR

6.  National Program Leader & Area

Dr. Lewis Smith

7.  Accounting Code

X91-1265-356

8.  Amount

$292,727.00

9.  Finance Office

Budget & Fiscal Office

10300 Baltimore Ave., Bldg. 003, RM. 206, BARC-West

Beltsville, MD  20705-2350

10.  Cris No.

1265-31000-087-01T

11.  Title of Project

Development and Application of an In Vitro Model of the Pig Liver

12.  Log #

22659


This Agreement is amended, as follows:


To change the name of the Performing Organization from Zeta Corporation to HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.  

FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTEMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZED DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER

/s/ Richard Brenner

TYPED NAME

RICHARD J. BRENNER

Authorized Departmental Officer

DATE

July 10, 2003

FOR THE COOPERATOR

(Signature of person(s) authorized by the governing body of the Company to incur contractual obligations)

SIGNATURE

/s/ Harmel Rayat

TYPED NAME AND TITLE

HARMEL RAYAT

DATE

July 12, 2003