- Current report filing (8-K)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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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) - July 29, 2009

 

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NUCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Alberta, Canada		000-51686		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp.

101 College Road East

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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):

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On July 29, 2009 NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“NUCRYST”), a developer and manufacturer of medical products that fight infection and the Advanced Wound Management division of Smith & Nephew plc announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the 510(k) marketing clearance for Acticoat™ Flex, an antimicrobial barrier dressing designed to conform to body contours and allows for flexible movement for injuries that require sustained antimicrobial activity.  Acticoat™ Flex is a new addition to the Acticoat™ family and is coated with NUCRYST’s patented SILCRYST™ nanocrystalline silver technology.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

99.1	Press Release dated July 29, 2009, titled “New ACTICOAT™ Silver Coated Anti-microbial Barrier Dressing Receives 510(k) Clearance from US FDA”

 

 

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.

 

	Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp.
	By:	/s/ Carol L. Amelio
		Carol L. Amelio
		Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: July 29, 2009

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

99.1	Press Release dated July 29, 2009, titled “New ACTICOAT™ Silver Coated Anti-microbial Barrier Dressing Receives 510(k) Clearance from US FDA”