<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-15-002011.txt : 20150731
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150731163652
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-15-002011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150729
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150731

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HISTOGENICS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001372299
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		830 WINTER STREET
		CITY:			WALTHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02451
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-457-7900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		830 WINTER STREET
		CITY:			WALTHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02451

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Matthews Gloria
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001648520

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36751
		FILM NUMBER:		151019774

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O HISTOGENICS CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		830 WINTER STREET, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			WALTHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02451
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Medical Officer</officerTitle>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">This option vests over four (4) years of continuous service following July 14, 2015, with twenty-five percent (25%) vesting upon completion of one (1) year of continuous service and the balance vesting in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments thereafter.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This option shall vest in full if the Issuer's Common Stock price reaches $19.92 per shares or above for any consecutive sixty (60) day period within four (4) years of the date of grant (the date such option vests, the &quot;Vesting Date&quot;). In addition, if this option is exercised within one (1) year of the Vesting Date, the Reporting Person must hold shares (net of taxes) until the one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Gloria Matthews</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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