UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 16, 2015
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
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000-50797 |
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04-3561634 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
675 West Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA |
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02142 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(617) 491-9700
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Not applicable
(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):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 16, 2015, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Momenta) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval of the Abbreviated New Drug Application for once-daily GlatopaTM (glatiramer acetate injection) 20 mg/mL, a generic equivalent of COPAXONE®. Glatopa, formerly M356, was developed under the Collaboration and License Agreement, dated June 13, 2007, by and between Momenta and Sandoz AG.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release issued by Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated April 16, 2015 |
SIGNATURE
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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MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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Date: April 16, 2015 |
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/s/ Richard P. Shea |
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Richard P. Shea |