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): June 8, 2001


                           ACCENT COLOR SCIENCES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


  CONNECTICUT                      0-29048                          06-1380314
(State or other            (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                                   Identification
 incorporation)                                                       Number)


           800 Connecticut Boulevard, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 610-4000

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


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                         The Exhibit Index is on Page 3.





Item 5. Other Events.

     Accent Color Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") announced on June 8, 2001, that
it had  severed its  remaining  employee  base due to lack of adequate  funds to
continue its operations.

     A copy of the Company's press release dated June 8, 2001 is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Exhibits.

          Exhibit No.    Exhibit

          99.1           Company Press Release, dated June 8, 2001.





                                   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.


                                                    ACCENT COLOR SCIENCES, INC.
                                                    a Connecticut corporation



Date: June 12, 2001                                 By: /s/ Richard J. Coburn
                                                        ------------------------
                                                       Name:  Richard J. Coburn
                                                       Title: Chairman

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.      Description                                            Page No.
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99.1             Company Press Release, dated as of June 8, 2001           4



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