8-K: Current report filing
Published on April 18, 2022
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 18, 2022, Heat Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a planned development partnership of its Scorpion Biological Services, Inc. (“Scorpion”) subsidiary with a private developer, the State of Kansas and local and university affiliates to support the development of a new biodefense-focused large molecule and biologics biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas to be developed by a third-party developer and leased to the Company. The Company intends to utilize the new 500,000+ square foot facility for large molecule and biologics manufacturing, with a particular focus on biodefense. In addition to servicing the Company’s own pipeline, it plans to operate and utilize the facility as a full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) to provide third-party manufacturing services on a fee-for-service basis. The Company and the developer have applied for over $300 million in funding, incentives, and tax relief to support the development of the facility.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 18, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| Dated: April 18, 2022 | HEAT BIOLOGICS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey Wolf | |
| Name: | Jeffrey Wolf | |
| Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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