Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) 8-K Dynavax Awarded $17 Million Contract from

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):  09/26/2008

Dynavax Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  000-50577

Delaware	33-0728374
(State or other jurisdiction of	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	Identification No.)

2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94710-2753

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(510) 848-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On September 29, 2008, Dynavax Technologies Corporation ("Dynavax") issued a press release announcing the award of a $17 million contract by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop its advanced immunostimulatory sequence (ISS) technology using Toll-Like Receptor 9 (TLR9) agonists as vaccine adjuvants. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibit No.          Description

99.1                Press Release, dated September 29, 2008, entitled "Dynavax Awarded $17 Million Contract from National Institutes of Health".

Signature(s)

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.

		Dynavax Technologies Corporation
Date: September 29, 2008	By:	/s/    Deborah A. Smeltzer
		Deborah A. Smeltzer
		Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-99.1	Press Release, dated September 29, 2008, entitled "Dynavax Awarded $17 Million Contract from National Institutes of Health".