-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IeIdsGIO0Sa6G7/NCHvRrWbVz4EkjS0Hyv6mVwuFIxhTQgsCBKZMcVcFr42VYcL4 QITeiRXtFGiNA4NPAuL1lA== 0001157523-08-001697.txt : 20080226 0001157523-08-001697.hdr.sgml : 20080226 20080225180546 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-08-001697 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080215 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080226 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080225 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LESCARDEN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000058822 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 132538207 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-10035 FILM NUMBER: 08640599 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 LEXINGTON AVE STE 212 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10170 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126871050 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LESCARDEN LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830420 8-K 1 a5619231.htm LESCARDEN INC. 8-K

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: February 15, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)

LESCARDEN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK

000-10035

13-2538207

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

420 Lexington Avenue  

Suite 212

New York, NY

10170

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 687-1050
(Registrant’s 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 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 15, 2008, Lescarden Inc. ("Lescarden") entered into an agreement with NanoASIA Company Limited of Bangkok, Thailand ("NanoAsia") granting NanoAsia a 10 year exclusive license to market Lescarden’s proprietary product, CATRIX® WOUND DRESSING in Thailand and Malaysia. A press release announcing the transaction is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Copy of Press Release.


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.

   

LESCARDEN INC.

 

 

February 22, 2008

By:

/s/ William E. Luther

William E. Luther

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1 2 a5619231ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Lescarden Enters into Distribution Agreement for Catrix® Wound Dressing in Thailand and Malaysia

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lescarden Inc. (LCAR:OB) announced today that it had entered into an agreement with NanoASIA Company Limited of Bangkok, Thailand granting NanoAsia a 10 year exclusive license to market Lescarden’s proprietary product, CATRIX® WOUND DRESSING in Thailand and Malaysia.

The Companies are collaborating to perfect the required marketing applications to the local regulatory authorities. It is anticipated that the marketing of Catrix® Wound Dressing will commence in the fourth quarter of this year.

Catrix® Wound Dressing is a specially processed bovine cartilage product in the form of a fine, white powder. The Wound Dressing is approved by the FDA for the management of chronic skin wounds including decubitus ulcers, venous stasis ulcers and diabetic ulcers as well as second degree burns and post-radiation dermatitis. Clinical studies conducted with Catrix® on patients suffering from bed sores have demonstrated its ability to assist patients who had previously been unresponsive to standard wound care treatments. The same studies demonstrated the potential for significant cost savings for both patient and caregiver in the treatment of such non-healing lesions.

The size of the global wound care market has been estimated at $15 billion, a figure that is expected to grow with the general aging of the world’s population.

For Lescarden this agreement extends their penetration into the Asian market for both Catrix® based clinical skin care and wound care products. The Catrix® skin care line was introduced into the Philippines at the annual meeting of the Philippine Dermatologic Society in November 2007. In Korea, Catrix® based skin care products are dispensed by over 400 dermatologists and medical spas that specialize in clinical and aesthetic skin care procedures. Daewoong Pharm Co. Ltd. the licensed distributor for Catrix® Wound Dressing is completing product studies necessary to gain marketing approval in Korea.

NanoASIA Company Limited (NACL) is a Thai bio-business focused on development and marketing of biotechnology and bionanotechnology products in SE Asia and Asia-Pacific countries. NanoASIA, through its products and services, develops and offers innovative diagnostic and bio-medical applications and technologies that improve the quality of life and add value in areas such as therapeutics, diagnostics, medical device, food and agriculture.

Lescarden, Inc. is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of natural, biologic therapies for the chronic wound care, dermatology and osteoarthritis markets. For more information please contact the Company at 212- 687-1050 or visit www.catrix.com.

CONTACT:
Lescarden Inc.
William Luther, 212-687-1050

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