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): March 2, 2017
pSivida Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51122 | 26-2774444 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 480 Pleasant Street Watertown, MA |
02472 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 926-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 2, 2017, pSivida Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a funded feasibility study agreement with a leading biopharmaceutical company. Under phase one of the work plan, the Company’s proprietary Durasert™ sustained release drug technology will be formulated with certain of the biopharmaceutical company’s proprietary molecules to determine potential pre-clinical benefits. Pending results of the formulation research, the biopharmaceutical company may elect to proceed with phase two of the pre-clinical work plan, which will involve combining Durasert with one or more of the proprietary molecules evaluated in phase one of the feasibility study agreement.
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.
| pSivida Corp. | ||||||
| Date: March 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ Nancy Lurker | ||||
| Name: | Nancy Lurker | |||||
| Title | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||