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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): December 18, 2017
CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-51173 | | 56-2020050 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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260 Littlefield Ave. South San Francisco, California | | 94080 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(650) 266–8674
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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On December 18, 2017, Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved a protocol amendment to omit single dose Cohort 4 and move directly to multi-dose Cohort 5 daily, in the ongoing Phase 1/2 multi-dose study of its subcutaneously administered, prophylactic Factor IX variant CB 2679d/ISU304.
A copy of the press release announcing the acceleration of its Phase 1/2 study is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | | CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
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Date: December 18, 2017 | | | /s/ Nassim Usman |
| | | Nassim Usman, Ph.D. |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
