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): May 9, 2011
MELA Sciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  000-51481
(Commission
File Number)
  13-3986004
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
50 South Buckhout Street, Suite 1    
Irvington, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  10533
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 591-3783
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01   — Other Events
On May 9, 2011 MELA Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) submitted a Citizen Petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) requesting enforcement by the FDA Commissioner of the October 20, 2004 binding Protocol Agreement the Company entered into with the FDA, and that the FDA Commissioner require that the Company’s premarket approval application (the “PMA”) for its MelaFind® device is reviewed fairly and consistently with the FDA’s laws and regulations.

 


 

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.
         
  MELA Sciences, Inc.
 
 
Date: May 9, 2011  By:   /s/ Richard I. Steinhart    
    Chief Financial Officer   
    (Principal Financial Officer)