exhibit 10. 2 license agreement amendment inasmuch as newlink genetics corporation of ames, iowa, and the georgia health sciences university research institute ( ghsuri, previously medical college of georgia research institute ( mcgri ) ) of augusta, georgia, have a valid and existing license agreement related to the use of indoleamine - 2, 3 - dioxygenase and its inhibitors in immuno - regulation ( mcg case # 007 - 98, 011 - 98, 011 - 02, 003 - 03, 009 - 03, 005 - 06, 032 - 05, 023 - 07 ) dated september 13, 2005 ; and inasmuch as the parties agree that the license agreement contains a provision ( section 4. 1 ) for the acquisition of new, related improvement technologies by newlink arising at ghsuri after the agreement was signed. it is agreed that the parties amend section 4. 1 to include additional language immediately following the original language of section 4. 1 with regard to patents co - owned by newlink and ghsuri as such : “ in the event that improvement technologies are created after the signing of this agreement and the patent on such improvement technology is co - owned by licensee and ghsuri, there shall be a one - time license fee of ten thousand dollars ( $ 10, 000 ) per technology, upon payment of which the new technology is considered part of this agreement. ” and inasmuch as newlink has reviewed a new improvement technology ( nlg case # nlg - 49, mcg case # 2013 - 042 : combination enzymatic ido inhibitors with 1 - methyl - d - tryptophan, provisional applications : us 61 / 809, 125 and us 61 / 812065, inventors : mario mautino, nicholas vahanian, charles link, david munn, andrew mellor and madhav sharma ), and wishes to exercise its option to incorporate this co - owned technology into the existing license agreement technology portfolio under its standard royalty terms and use conditions, it is agreed : that the parties amend the license agreement relative to its exhibit a, such that mcg case # 2013 - 042 is to be included in the technology portfolio for development and commercialization by newlink, effective the date that the license fee of $ 10, 000 is received at ghsuri. this present amendment shall hereby be considered part of the original license agreement and