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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): April 11, 2011

BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-34236 11-3054851
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation)   Identification No.)

35 Wilbur Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

516.593.7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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INTRODUCTORY COMMENT

    Throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company” refer to BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.

ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS

    On April 11, 2011, the Company announced the launch of XIAPEX® by Pfizer Inc. for treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture in Europe.

    A press release regarding the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

    (d)     Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated April 11, 2011


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.

Date: April 11, 2011 BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  (Registrant)
   
   
  /s/ Thomas L. Wegman
  Thomas L. Wegman
  President