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): September 8, 2009

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.

Florida		000-33357		65-0643773
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2 Snunit Street
Science Park, POB 455
Carmiel, Israel				20100
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 8, 2009, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has received notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development has granted orphan drug designation to prGCD, the Company’s proprietary plant cell expressed recombinant form of glucocerebrosidase (GCD) for the treatment of Gaucher disease. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1		Press release dated September 8, 2009.

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.