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UNITED STATES 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):
January 27, 2011

ABAXIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
000-19720
77-0213001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3240 Whipple Road, Union City, CA 94587
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(510) 675-6500

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 7.01
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On January 27, 2011, Abaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it had formed a strategic alliance with Kansas State University, K-State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, and the commercial arm of Kansas State University, the National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization.

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.
Description

Press release.

 
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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.

Date:  January 27, 2011

 
ABAXIS, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Alberto R. Santa Ines
   
Alberto R. Santa Ines
   
Vice President, Finance and
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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