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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 14, 2009
 
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  000-33357
(Commission File Number)
  65-0643773
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2 Snunit Street    
Science Park, POB 455    
Carmiel, Israel   20100
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +972-4-988-9488
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 8.01.   Other Events
On September 14, 2009, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of its pivotal Phase III trial of prGCD, the Company’s proprietary plant-cell expressed recombinant form of glucocerebrosidase (GCD) for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The Company also announced that the proposed brand name for prGCD is UPLYSO™. 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 14, 2009.

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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.
             
    PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.    
 
           
Date: September 14, 2009
  By:   /s/ David Aviezer    
 
  Name:  
 
David Aviezer, Ph.D.
   
 
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer    

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