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) July 8, 2020
Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-38803 | 82-1553794 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1039
New York, New York 10020
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(646) 756-2997
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value | HOTH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
HaloVax, LLC, the joint venture entity formed earlier this year, has initiated animal testing of product candidates for the prevention of COVID-19 using the self-assembling vaccine technology platform licensed from the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”).
The vaccine candidates, which have been developed using unique proprietary technology to create a differentiated immune response to the COVID-19 virus, are built on a base of a heat shock protein (HSP70) that activates the cellular portion of the immune system; this is different from most other vaccine efforts, which have used adjuvants such as alum. The second portion of the vaccine consists of peptides derived from the COVID-19 virus, which are bound to the heat shock protein via Avidin and Biotin. This is intended to enable rapid iteration and change in the antigen to enable swift production and accommodate potential changes in the pathogen, or new evolving pathogens. The selected immunogenic peptides complete the customized COVID-19 vaccine.
The study is taking place under the supervision of Dr. Mark Poznansky at MGH.
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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: July 8, 2020 | Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. |
| /s/ Robb Knie | |
| Robb Knie | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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