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, 2012
BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34236 | 11-3054851 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
Of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
35 Wilbur Street Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of
Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
516.593.7000
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms we, us, our and Company refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On August 27, 2012, the Company announced that additional data from the IMPRESS Phase III clinical trials of XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronies disease, which are conducted by the Companys partner, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will be presented at the Sexual Medicines Society of North America (SMSNA)/International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Joint Annual Meeting on August 27 and 29, 2012 in Chicago, IL.
A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | Press release dated August 27, 2012 |
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.
Date: August 28, 2012 | BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
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(Registrant) | |
/s/ Thomas L. Wegman | |
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Thomas L. Wegman | |
President |