UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 1, 2016

EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-36672		98-0443284
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


271 Waverley Oaks Road Suite 108 Waltham, MA		02452
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(781) 788-8869

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 1, 2016, EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive data from its Phase 1b/2a trial assessing its lead product candidate, iontophoretic EGP-437, in the treatment of post-operative ocular inflammation and pain in cataract surgery patients. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The Company hereby files the following exhibit:

99.1	Press Release of the Company, dated as of August 1, 2016.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Stephen From
		Stephen From
		President and Chief Executive Officer


	Date: August 1, 2016

Exhibit Index

99.1	Press Release of the Company, dated as of August 1, 2016.