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 13, 2020

 

ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-54986   46-0524102
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

235 Walnut Street, Suite 6  
Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 431-2313

 

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On April 13, 2020, Arch Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s receipt of a CE (Conformité Européenne) mark for its first-in-class wound care product, AC5TM Topical Hemostat (“AC5”).

 

Under applicable European Union (“EU”) medical device directives, a CE mark is a symbol placed on a product that declares that the product is compliant with the essential requirements of applicable EU health, safety and environmental protection legislation. In order to receive a CE mark for a product candidate, the company producing the product candidate must select a country in which to apply. Each country in the EU has one competent authority (“CA”) that implements the national regulations by interpreting the EU directives. CAs also designate and regulate Notified Bodies. An assessment by a Notified Body in the selected country within the EU is required in order to commercially distribute the device. In addition, compliance with ISO 13485 issued by the International Organization for Standardization, among other standards, establishes the presumption of conformity with the essential requirements for CE marking. Certification to the ISO 13485 standard demonstrates the presence of a quality management system that can be used by a manufacturer for design and development, production, installation and servicing of medical devices and the design, development and provision of related services.

 

Devices that comply with the requirements of the laws of the selected member state applying the applicable EU directive are entitled to bear a CE mark and can be distributed throughout the member states of the EU, as well as in other countries that have mutual recognition agreements with the EU or have adopted the EU’s regulatory standards.

 

The CE mark provides authorization to commercialize AC5 in Europe as a dressing and to control bleeding in external skin wounds in both out- and in-patient settings.

 

The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

The disclosure under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit   Description
99.1   Press Release issued by Arch Therapeutics, Inc. on April 13, 2020


 

 

 

 

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.

  

 

  ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.  
     
Dated: April 13, 2020 By: /s/ Terrence W. Norchi, M.D.  
  Name:  Terrence W. Norchi, M.D.  
  Title:  President, Chief Executive Officer