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):  January 11, 2016

 

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware     001-36641     20-7273918
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		    (Commission File No.)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 320  
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(201) 488-0460

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

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Item 8.01.Other Events.

 

On January 11, 2016, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the publication of a paper in the January 2016 edition of JAMA Neurology discussing the outcome of the first in man Phase 1/2 study and Phase 2 dose escalation study with NurOwn® in ALS, and summarizing related data. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Press Release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On January 11, 2016, the Company also issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a collaborative agreement with Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, to conduct the planned multi dose Phase 2 trial with NurOwn® in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Press Release filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1*   Press Release dated January 11, 2016
99.2*   Press Release dated January 11, 2016

 

* Filed herewith.

 

 

 


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.

 

 

January 11, 2016 Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.  
       
       
  By:   /s/ Chaim Lebovits  
    Chaim Lebovits  
    Chief Executive Officer and President