UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2005
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-21863 |
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04-3030815 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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161 First Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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02142 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(617) 250-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 5, 2005, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its worldwide marketing partner, Schering AG, Germany, has received the approval of Vasovist® (MS-325, gadofosveset trisodium) in all 25 member states of the EU. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) The following exhibits are furnished with this report:
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated October 5, 2005. |
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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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EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: October 5, 2005 |
/s/ Michael J. Astrue |
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Michael J. Astrue |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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