Exhibit 10.1
8001 Arista Place, Suite 200
Broomfield, CO 80021
Phone: 720-940-2200, Fax: 720-208-9261
March 31, 2011
Geoffrey Pinski
Director of Intellectual Property
University of Cincinnati
Office of Intellectual Property
51 Goodman Dr, Suite 240
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219-0829
Dear Geoffrey,
When countersigned by the University of Cincinnati, this letter will extend the Exclusive Option Agreement between ARCA biopharma, Inc. and the University of Cincinnati dated December 2, 2009 to April 15, 2011.
Please sign below indicating your agreement to the above. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
| Best regards, |
/s/ Christopher D. Ozeroff |
| Christopher D. Ozeroff |
| SVP and General Counsel |
| ACCEPTED AND AGREED: | ||
| UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | ||
| By: | /s/ Geoffrey Pinski | |
| Geoffrey Pinski | ||
| Date: | March 30, 2011 | |