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): May 14, 2008
GERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-20859 | 75-2287752 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(650) 473-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 14, 2008, Geron Corporation (the “Company”) publicly disseminated a press release announcing that the Company had received verbal notice today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) submission for GRNOPC1, the Company’s human embryonic stem cell-derived therapy for spinal cord injury, has been placed on clinical hold.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Press Release dated May 14, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 14, 2008. | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
GERON CORPORATION | |||
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Date: | May 14, 2008 | By: | /s/ David L. Greenwood |
| Name: | David L. Greenwood | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press release dated May 14, 2008 |