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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 14, 2014 (October 13, 2014)

 

 

NANOSPHERE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33775   36-4339870
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4088 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, Illinois   60062
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 400-9000

Not Applicable

(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 13, 2014, Nanosphere, Inc. (the “Company’) announced that the Company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for the Company’s Verigene® Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test (EP). A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the FDA approval is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of Nanosphere, Inc. dated October 13, 2014.


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.

 

NANOSPHERE, INC.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ J. Roger Moody, Jr.

 

J. Roger Moody, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance & Administration, Treasurer, Secretary

Date: October 14, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of Nanosphere, Inc. dated October 13, 2014.