Form 8-K

 

 

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): October 13, 2010

001-33635

(Commission file number)

 

 

CARDIUM THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   27-0075787
(State of incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

12255 El Camino Real, Suite 250

San Diego, California 92130

  (858) 436-1000
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Registrant’s telephone number)

 

 

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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On June 10, 2010, Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cardium”) issued a press release announcing new preclinical research findings that the Company’s Excellagen, a topically applied formulated collagen wound management gel product candidate, activates platelet release of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) locally at the wound site. This growth factor has been shown to play an essential role in the wound healing process. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press Release of Cardium issued on October 13, 2010.


 

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.

 

    CARDIUM THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: October 14, 2010     By:  

/S/    CHRISTOPHER J. REINHARD        

      Christopher J. Reinhard
      Chief Executive Officer