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) | December 2, 2015 |
| Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
| 001-31822 | 84-1072256 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3950 South Country Club, Suite 470, Tucson, Arizona | 85714 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (520) 365-3100 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 2, 2015, Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results from a pilot study to evaluate performance of its ID/AST System and Blood Culture Assay Kit and the Company’s initiation of a larger trial to support U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits. The following material is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 2, 2015 |
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.
| ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date: December 2, 2015 | |
| /s/ Steve Reichling | |
| Steve Reichling | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 2, 2015 |