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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): July 12, 2010 (July 12, 2010)
 
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Florida   001-33357   65-0643773
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
2 Snunit Street    
Science Park, POB 455    
Carmiel, Israel   20100
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +972-4-988-9488
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 12, 2010, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for taliglucerase alfa has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA granted taliglucerase alfa a standard review time of ten months, assigning a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of February 25, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated July 12, 2010.

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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.
             
    PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.    
 
           
Date: July 12, 2010
  By:
Name:
  /s/ David Aviezer
 
David Aviezer, Ph.D.
   
 
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer    

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