UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~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): ~~February~~March 126, 2009

NANOGEN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)


Delaware	000-23541	33-0489621
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


10398 Pacific Center Court, San Diego, California		92121
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (858) 410-4600

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 82.0102. ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

~~As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K~~On ~~filed~~March 6, by2009, Nanogen, Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”)~~a onpress ~~May 23,~~release 2008, the Company is not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continuing listing on NASDAQ. On October 16, 2008, NASDAQ Stock Market filed an immediately effective rule change to ~~suspend~~report ~~temporarily the enforcement of~~ its ~~$1.00~~financial ~~minimum~~results ~~bid price requirement~~ for ~~listed companies through Friday, January 16, 2009. As a result of this rule change,~~ the ~~Company~~quarter ~~was~~and ~~informed~~year byended ~~NASDAQ that it had until February 26, 2009 to regain compliance of the minimum bid price requirement (see the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2008). On~~ December 1931, 2008~~, NASDAQ extended the temporary suspension of minimum bid price requirement until April 20, 2009, on which date the rules will be reinstated~~. ~~As a result of this extension, on February 12, 2009 NASDAQ informed the Company that the Company will now have until May 27, 2009 to regain compliance of the minimum bid price requirement.~~ The ~~Company~~release ~~can~~is ~~regain~~furnished ~~compliance,~~as ~~either~~Exhibit ~~during the suspension or during the compliance period resuming after the suspension, by achieving a $1~~99.001 ~~closing bid price for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days~~hereto.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits. The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report:



99.1		Press Release dated March 6, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	~~NANOGEN, INC.~~	NANOGEN, INC.
Date: February 17, 2009	By:	/s/ Nicholas Venuto
Date: March 6, 2009		By:	/s/ Nicholas J. Venuto
	~~Name:~~	~~Nicholas Venuto~~Name:	Nicholas J. Venuto
	~~Title:~~	~~Chief Financial Officer~~Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Document Description

99.1		Press Release dated March 6, 2009.

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