8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             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) August 14, 2002

                         Commission File Number 0-23155

                                 TRIMERIS, INC.
                           (Exact name of registrant)


       Delaware                                        56-1808663
(State of organization)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

          3518 Westgate Drive, Suite 300, Durham, North Carolina 27707
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (919) 419-6050
                         (Registrant's telephone Number)

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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)   Exhibits - The following exhibits are provided as part of the
               information furnished under Item 9 of this Report:

         99.1  Certification of Dani P. Bolognesi, Chief Executive Officer
               pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

         99.2  Certification of Robert R. Bonczek, Chief Financial Officer
               pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.



Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

              On August 14, 2002, Trimeris, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002. Accompanying the Quarterly Report were
certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Dani P. Bolognesi, and
the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Robert R. Bonczek, provided in compliance
with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of each of these certifications is attached
hereto as an Exhibit.



                                    SIGNATURE

                  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.


                                             TRIMERIS, INC.



                                             By:   /s/ Dani P. Bolognesi
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                                                 Dani P. Bolognesi
                                                 Chief Executive Officer and
                                                    Chief Scientific Officer

Dated August 14, 2002

EX-99.1

Exhibit  99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Trimeris, Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dani P. Bolognesi,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


 /s/ DANI P. BOLOGNESI
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Dani P. Bolognesi

Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002

         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a
separate disclosure document.

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qof Trimeris, Inc. (the
"Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert R. Bonczek,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

 /s/ ROBERT R. BONCZEK
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Robert R. Bonczek

Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2002

         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a
separate disclosure document.