UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2007
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 000-27836 (Commission File Number) |
65-0643773 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2 Snunit Street
Science Park POB 455 Carmiel, Israel (Address of principal executive offices) |
20100 (Zip Code) |
+972-4-988-9488
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 27, 2007, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had treated the first patient in its phase III clinical trial of the Company’s lead product candidate, prGCD, a proprietary plant cell expressed recombinant form of human Glucocerebrosidase (GCD) for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits |
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99.1 |
Press release dated August 27, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: August 27, 2007 |
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David Aviezer, Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |