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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): February 4, 2010
 
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
333-136424
 
20-3699764
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
         

Bayside Technology Center
46531 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA
 
94538
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 651-4450

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 4, 2010, WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Chairman, President and CEO, Alnoor Shivji, will deliver a presentation at the 12th annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference in New York at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, February 8, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Mr. Shivji’s presentation will cover the company’s progress toward positioning the WaferGen SmartChip™ Real-Time PCR System as the platform of choice for biomarker discovery and validation.  This presentation may be accessed by the public via live webcast at www.wafergen.com.  The webcast will be archived until May 9, 2010.  A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

The information in this Current Report on Form 8−K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as we may specifically state in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)        Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release, issued February 4, 2010

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.

 
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc.
 
Date: February 5, 2010
By:
/s/ Alnoor Shivji
   
Alnoor Shivji
   
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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