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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): June 24, 2004


                       PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Delaware                     0-19724                33-0311631
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  (State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission            (IRS Employer
   incorporation or organization)       File Number)         Identification No.)


     10655 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California           92121
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         (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(858) 558-6064
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.


        On June 24, 2004, Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. (the "Registrant")
issued a press release announcing the election of the Registrant's Board of
Directors at its annual meeting of stockholders. A copy of the press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c)    Exhibits.

               99.1          Press Release of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
                             dated June 24, 2004





                                    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.

                               PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
                               a Delaware corporation


Date: June 24, 2004            By: /s/ J. Thomas Parmeter
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                                   J. Thomas Parmeter
                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                   Chief Executive Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description
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99.1             Press Release of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. dated June
                 24, 2004