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): May 9, 2018 (May 4, 2018)

 

MYOS RENS TECHNOLOGY INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-53298   90-0772394
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

45 Horsehill Road,

Suite 106 Cedar Knolls, New Jersey

   07927
 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 509-0444

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On May 4, 2018, MYOS RENS Technology Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a research agreement with Weill Cornell Medical College to study the efficacy of Fortetropin® in preventing weight and muscle loss associated with cancer in a mouse model of lung cancer. The study will be led by Marcus Goncalves, MD, PhD, at Weill Cornell Medical College, and will use a genetically-engineered mice model of lung cancer in which mice develop cachexia characterized by reduced weight and lower muscle and fat mass. In this pre-clinical study, a cohort of adult mice will be induced with lung cancer. Five weeks after induction, 50% of mice will be switched to a Fortetropin®-infused diet and both groups will be monitored for changes in weight and food intake weekly for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, the animals will be dissected for comparative analyses of body composition and skeletal muscle signaling between the two groups. The Company anticipates that the study will be completed and the results announced in the first quarter of 2019. 

 

 

 

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.

 

  MYOS RENS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
     
Dated: May 9, 2018 By: /s/ Joseph Mannello
  Name: Joseph Mannello
  Title: Chief Executive Officer