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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-009587
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001006281
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				650643773
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33357
		FILM NUMBER:		17618309

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 SNUNIT ST
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE PARK, POB 455
		CITY:			CARMIEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			20100
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-4-988-9488

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 SNUNIT ST
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE PARK, POB 455
		CITY:			CARMIEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			20100

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ORTHODONTIX INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980422

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EMBASSY ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960124
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event
Reported): February 16, 2017</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.</B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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including area code +972-4-988-9488</B></P>

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since last report.) </B></P>

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A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On February 13, 2017, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
announced that the Company was going to participate in the Lysosomal Disease Network 13<SUP>th</SUP> Annual WORLD<I>Symposium</I><SUP>TM</SUP>
2017 being held February 13 through 17, 2017 in San Diego, CA. Positive data from the Company&rsquo;s phase I/II dose-ranging clinical
trial of PRX-102 for the treatment of Fabry disease was presented at the symposium.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Yoseph Shaaltiel, the Company&rsquo;s Executive Vice President,
Research &amp; Development, gave an oral presentation entitled &ldquo;Characterization of a chemically modified plant cell culture
expressed human &alpha;-galactosidase-A enzyme for treatment of Fabry disease.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Derralynn Hughes of the Lysosomal Storage Disease Unit,
Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, and a principal investigator in
the Company&rsquo;s clinical trial of pegunigalsidase alfa (PRX-102) for the treatment of Fabry disease, gave an oral presentation
entitled &ldquo;One-year follow up of Fabry disease patients treated by IV administration of a plant derived alpha-Gal-A enzyme:
safety and efficacy.&rdquo; Dr. Hughes also gave a poster presentation of the same title.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Prof. David Warnock, Professor of Nephrology at the University
of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, gave an oral presentation entitled &ldquo;PRX-102 for treating Fabry disease &ndash;
immunogenicity and PK results from a phase 1-2 study.&rdquo; Prof. Warnock also gave a poster presentation of the same title.</P>

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on the Company&rsquo;s website, under the Presentations tab.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 48%">Date: February 16, 2017</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
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