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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | a15-22411_2ex99d1.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | a15-22411_2ex99d2.htm |
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): November 16, 2015
EPIRUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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000-51171 |
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04-3514457 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
699 Boylston Street
Eighth Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 600-3497
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 16, 2015, EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and provided a business update. The full text of the press release issued by the Company on November 16, 2015 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 16, 2015, the Company also announced its completion of the manufacturing process lock for its lead product candidate, BOW015, a biosimilar version of Remicade® (infliximab), and readiness for the initiation of its pivotal global registration study for BOW015. The full text of the press release issued by the Company on November 16, 2015 is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
Press Release of EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. dated November 16, 2015 |
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99.2 |
Press Release of EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. dated November 16, 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.
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EPIRUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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By: |
/s/ Amit Munshi |
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Amit Munshi |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: November 16, 2015