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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-20-003230
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200504

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001123494
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		IRS NUMBER:				043306140
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33957
		FILM NUMBER:		20845216

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		84 OCTOBER HILL RD
		CITY:			HOLLISTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01746
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5088938999

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD
		CITY:			HOLLISTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01746
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>UNITED STATES</B><BR>
<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
<B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B><BR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Form 8-K</B><BR>
_____________________</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): May 4, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 34%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-33957</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 33%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>04-3306140</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>84 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA 01746</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>(508) 893-8999 </B><BR>
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">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:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">[ &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">[ &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">[ &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">[ &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 35%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title of each class</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 31%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Trading Symbol(s)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 34%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of each exchange on which registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">HBIO</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The NASDAQ Stock Market</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(17 CFR&nbsp;&sect;240.12b-2).&nbsp;Emerging growth company [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not
to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">As previously disclosed, on April 18, 2020, Harvard Bioscience,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into a promissory note (the &ldquo;Note&rdquo;) with PNC Bank, National Association (the
&ldquo;Lender&rdquo;), which provided for a loan in the amount of $6,114,700 (the &ldquo;PPP Loan&rdquo;) pursuant to the Paycheck
Protection Program (the &ldquo;PPP&rdquo;) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act administered by the U.S. Small
Business Administration (the &ldquo;SBA&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">On April 23, 2020, the SBA, in consultation with the Department
of the Treasury, issued new guidance regarding consideration of alternative available sources of liquidity and its impact on qualification
for PPP loans. The Company reassessed its business plans and available liquidity and determined it was appropriate to repay funds
received under the PPP Loan. The PPP Loan was repaid in full on May 4, 2020.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">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 COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: May 4, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ James Green&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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