SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):

                               September 12, 1997

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                                  EPITOPE, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

                                     Oregon
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                                     1-10492
                              (Commission File No.)

                                   93-0779127
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

      8505 S.W. Creekside Place
          Beaverton, Oregon                                    97008
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                 (503) 641-6115









Item 5.     Other Events.

            On September 12, 1997, Epitope, Inc. ("Epitope") notified holders of
warrants to purchase approximately 2 million shares of Epitope common stock that
it will extend the deadline to exercise the warrants to September 30, 2000.  The
warrants,  which are  exercisable  at prices  ranging from $16 to $20 per share,
were previously set to expire September 30, 1997.

            As previously announced, Epitope's board of directors has approved a
proposal  to spin off  Agritope,  Inc.  Beginning  10 days  after the  spin-off,
Epitope will allow  exercise of the warrants at a reduced  purchase  price.  The
reduced purchase price will be equal to 110 percent of the average closing price
of Epitope  common stock  during the five trading days  beginning on the date of
the spin-off.

Item 7.     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

            (a)   Not applicable.

            (b)   Not applicable.

            (c)   Exhibits.

The  exhibits  filed  herewith  are listed in the exhibit  index  following  the
signature page of this report.








                                   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.

                              EPITOPE, INC.


Dated:  September 12, 1997    By: /s/ Gilbert N. Miller
                                  Gilbert N. Miller
                                  Executive Vice President and Chief
                                  Financial Officer






                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


4.1   Notice to  warrantholders  and  current  form of warrant  certificate  for
      warrants issued in September 1991 offering.

4.2   Notice to  warrantholders  and  current  form of warrant  certificate  for
      warrants issued in December 1992 offering.

4.3   Notice to  warrantholders  and  current  form of warrant  certificate  for
      warrants issued in July 1993 offering.

4.4   Notice to  warrantholders  and  current  form of warrant  certificate  for
      warrants issued in August 1993 offering.