8-K

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)		January 20, 2009
Hydromer, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	0-10683 (Commission File Number)	22-2303576 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

35 Industrial Parkway Branchburg, N.J. (Address of principal executive offices) 08876 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (908) 722 – 5000

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 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

Press Release Announcing termination of an Availability and Supply Agreement.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.37	Press Release issued January 20, 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.

	_______Hydromer, Inc._______ Registrant _______/s/ Robert Y. Lee_______
Date __ January 20, 2009____	Robert Y. Lee Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.37

Hydromer, Inc.	35 Industrial Parkway;  Branchburg, NJ  08876;  U.S.A.
	Tel: (908) 722-5000 • Fax: (908) 526-3633 • http://www.hydromer.com
	Video Conferencing IP Address: video.hydromer.com

PRESS RELEASE:	The following is available for immediate release:
	Branchburg, New Jersey;  January 20, 2009
	From:	Hydromer, Inc.
		35 Industrial Parkway
		Branchburg, New Jersey 08876-3424
	Contact:	Robert Y. Lee, Chief Financial Officer
		(908) 722-5000

Hydromer, Inc. Announces termination of an Availability and Supply Agreement

Hydromer, Inc. (HYDI.OB – OTC BB), announces that an Availability and Supply Agreement with a large N.J. device manufacturer has been terminated and negotiations on a replacement agreement has ceased following the Company’s final offer which expired on Friday, January 16th.  The agreement cancelled previously provided Hydromer’s client to a continued supply & exclusive use to two of Hydromer’s proprietary lubricious coatings for a fee of $100,000 per month.

“The Hydromer technology had been used by the client for better than 15 years in the surface coating of neurological catheters that was primarily sold in Japan.” stated Manfred F. Dyck, Chief Executive Officer, adding “The long term excellence in performance of the coating and especially the acceptance by Japanese medical authorities, makes this a valuable property which the Company is now actively marketing: the polymer technology, manufacturing of and exclusivity to other parties.”

Hydromer, Inc. is a technology-based company involved in the research and development, manufacture and commercialization of specialized polymer and hydrogel products for medical device, pharmaceutical, animal health, cosmetic, personal care, and industrial uses.  For the latest information about Hydromer, Inc. and its products, please visit our web site at http://www.hydromer.com.