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): February 25, 2014
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-24537 | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
55 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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On February 25, 2014, Dyax Corp. (“Dyax”) announced positive results from the first-in-human clinical study of their investigational product, DX-2930. The Phase 1a study met all objectives of assessing safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of DX-2930. Discovered by Dyax, DX-2930 is a fully human monoclonal antibody inhibitor of plasma kallikrein being developed for the prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) | Exhibits. |
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99.1 | Press release of Dyax Corp. dated February 25, 2014. |
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.
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Dated: | February 26, 2014 | By: | /s/ Gustav Christensen | |
| | | Gustav Christensen | |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release of Dyax Corp. dated February 25, 2014. |
