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):January 31, 2014
Heat Biologics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-35994 | 26-2844103 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 Europa Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(919) 240-7133
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former Name and Former Address)
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of CertainOfficers
Effective January 31, 2014, Heat Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) severed its relationship with Dr. Sandra Silberman, its Chief Medical Officer. Melissa Price, Ph.D., the Company’s current Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs will assume the lead of all of the Company’s clinical and regulatory development with the aid of the Company’s newly formed Clinical Advisory Board, chaired by Justin Stebbing, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Stebbing, along with the other three members of the Clinical Advisory Board, Gary Acton, M.D., Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D. and Mark Schoenberg, M.D. are expected to take an active role in designing, implementing and overseeing the Company’s clinical trials as well as facilitating partnering and grant funding opportunities, including NIH, NCI, CPRIT and other grant applications.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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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.
Dated: February 3, 2014 | HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Jeff Wolf |
| Name: | Jeff Wolf |
| Title: | Chairman, President and |