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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-177333
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110627
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110629
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110629

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CERUS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001020214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				680262011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21937
		FILM NUMBER:		11939282

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9252886000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960731
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;27, 2011 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>CERUS CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2550 Stanwell Drive </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Concord, California 94520 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (925)&nbsp;288-6000 </B></FONT></P>
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Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Resignation of William R. Rohn </I></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On June&nbsp;27, 2011, William R. Rohn informed the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Cerus Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) that he was resigning as a member of the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the &#147;Governance Committee&#148;) of the Board, effective immediately. This decision
was not the result of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company&#146;s operations, policies or practices. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Election of Daniel Swisher as a member of the Board </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On June&nbsp;27, 2011, the Governance Committee recommended, and the Board approved, the election of Daniel Swisher, as a member of the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee and Governance
Committee, effective concurrently with Mr.&nbsp;Rohn&#146;s resignation, to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of the Company&#146;s stockholders. As a member of the Board, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, Mr.&nbsp;Swisher will
receive the compensation for his services set forth in the Company&#146;s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Exhibits. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release, dated June 29, 2011, entitled &#147;Cerus Corporation Announces Changes to Board of Directors&#148; </FONT></P>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Cerus Corporation Announces Changes to Board of Directors </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CONCORD, Calif.&#151;(BUSINESS WIRE) &#150; June&nbsp;29, 2011&#151; Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) today announced that it has appointed Daniel Swisher
to its Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Swisher replaces William R. Rohn, who has announced his retirement from the Cerus Board after serving as director since 2002. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Swisher has served as chief executive officer and member of the Board of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2003, and as Sunesis&#146; president since 2005. He joined Sunesis in 2001, previously
serving as chief business officer and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Sunesis, he served in various management roles, including senior vice president of sales and marketing for ALZA Corporation from 1992 to 2001. He holds a B.A. in History
from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Dan&#146;s extensive industry experience will make
him a valuable member of Cerus&#146; Board as the company expands its markets for the INTERCEPT Blood System and works toward commercialization of the INTERCEPT red blood cell system,&#148; said B.J. Cassin, chairman of the Cerus Board. &#147;On
behalf of the entire Board, I would also like to recognize Bill Rohn for his significant contributions to Cerus throughout his nine years as a director and wish him well in his future endeavors.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ABOUT CERUS </B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Cerus Corporation
is a biomedical products company focused on commercializing the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance blood safety. The INTERCEPT system is designed to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases by inactivating a broad range of pathogens such
as viruses, bacteria and parasites that may be present in donated blood. The nucleic acid targeting mechanism of action enables INTERCEPT treatment to inactivate established transfusion threats, such as hepatitis B and C, HIV, West Nile virus and
bacteria, and is designed to inactivate emerging pathogens such as influenza, malaria and dengue. Cerus currently markets and sells the INTERCEPT Blood System for both platelets and plasma in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the
Middle East and selected countries in other regions around the world. The INTERCEPT red blood cell system is in clinical development. See http://www.cerus.com for more information.<B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">INTERCEPT and the INTERCEPT Blood System are trademarks of Cerus Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>This press
release contains forward-looking statements. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the market
potential for the INTERCEPT Blood System and commercialization of the INTERCEPT red blood cell system. These forward-looking statements are based upon the company&#146;s current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from these
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, without limitation, risks associated with market acceptance and commercialization of the INTERCEPT Blood System, as well as other risks detailed in the Cerus&#146; filings with,
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Cerus&#146; quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2011, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;6, 2011. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Cerus does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, changed assumptions or otherwise.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lainie Corten </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director, Global
Communications&nbsp;&amp; Marketing </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cerus Corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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