[UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~ Section 13 OR or 15(Dd) ~~OF THE~~ ~~SECURITIES~~of ~~EXCHANGE~~the ~~ACT~~Securities Exchange OFAct of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~March 30~~July 29, 2009

Averion International Corp. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	000-50095	20-4354185
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Delaware	000-50095	20-4354185
225 Turnpike Road, Southborough, Massachusetts	01772
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
225 Turnpike Road, Southborough, Massachusetts		01772
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 508-597-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ~~(see General Instruction A.2. below)~~:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~o Pre-commencement~~Item ~~communications pursuant~~5.02 toDeparture ~~Rule 14d-2(b) under~~of ~~the~~Directors ~~Exchange~~or ~~Act~~Certain ~~(17~~Officers; ~~CFR 240~~Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~14d-2(b))~~

o(b) Effective July ~~Pre-commencement~~29, ~~communications~~2009, Dr. Markus Weissbach resigned ~~pursuant~~as toour ~~Rule 13e-4(c) under~~Chief ~~the~~Executive ~~Exchange~~Officer ~~Act~~and ~~(17~~was ~~CFR~~immediately appointed as our ~~240~~Executive Chairman.~~13e-4(c))~~

vEffective July 29, 2009, Dr. Philip T. Lavin resigned as our Executive Chairman and was immediately appointed as Vice Chairman of our board of directors (the “Board”) and Founder.

~~Item~~(c) Effective 2as of July 29, 2009, Peter C.~~02.~~ ~~Results~~Gonze ofhas ~~Operations~~been ~~and~~appointed ~~Financial~~as ~~Condition~~the registrant’s President.

~~On March~~Mr. 30Gonze, ~~2009, Averion~~who ~~International~~joined ~~Corp. (~~the “Company”) ~~announced~~as ~~its~~Executive ~~financial~~Vice President, ~~results~~Global Business Development in August 2008, will be responsible for ~~the~~ ~~fiscal~~global ~~quarter~~operations and ~~fiscal~~business development ~~year~~activities ~~ended~~of ~~December 31~~the Company. From May, 2002 to February, 2008, Mr. Gonze ~~The~~served ~~full~~as ~~text of~~Chief ~~the~~Operating ~~press~~Officer ~~release~~at ~~issued~~Unither Pharmaceuticals, inInc. ~~connection~~From ~~with~~August, ~~the~~1999 ~~announcement~~to isApril, ~~furnished~~2002, Mr. Gonze served as Senior Vice President of Operations at ~~Exhibit 99~~AltaRex Corp.1 From January, 1996 to ~~this~~July, ~~Current~~1999, ~~Report~~Mr. onGonze ~~Form 8-K~~served as Divisional Vice President at Abbott Laboratories.

The ~~information~~registrant inand ~~this Form~~Mr. ~~8-K~~Gonze entered into an ~~(including~~Employment ~~Exhibit 99.1)~~Agreement ~~shall~~effective ~~not~~as beof ~~deemed~~June 27, 2008 (the “~~filed~~Gonze Employment Agreement”). The ~~for~~Gonze Employment ~~purposes~~Agreement ofprovides ~~Section~~that Mr. ~~18 of~~Gonze ~~the~~shall ~~Securities~~be ~~Exchange~~paid ~~Act~~an annual base salary of ~~1934~~two ~~(the~~hundred ~~“Exchange~~and ~~Act”~~thirty five thousand ($235,000) orper ~~otherwise subject~~year. In addition, Mr. Gonze is eligible to ~~the~~receive ~~liabilities~~an annual bonus of ~~that~~up ~~section,~~to ~~nor~~thirty seven ~~shall~~and itone behalf ~~deemed~~percent ~~incorporated by~~(37.5%) ~~reference~~of his then in ~~any~~effect ~~filing~~annual ~~under~~base ~~the~~salary ~~Securities~~as ~~Act~~determined ofby ~~1933~~our orboard ~~the~~of ~~Exchange~~directors ~~Act,~~(the ~~except~~“Board”) asbased ~~expressly~~on ~~set~~certain ~~forth~~performance bygoals ~~specific~~as ~~reference~~outlined in ~~such~~his ~~a filing~~agreement.

~~Item~~Either 9party may terminate the Gonze Employment Agreement at any time with or without Cause or with or without Good Reason; provided, however, that any termination by us without Cause or by Mr.01 Gonze without Good Reason must be preceded by sixty (60) days advance written notice. If ~~Financial~~Mr. Gonze is ~~Statements~~terminated ~~and~~(other ~~Exhibits~~than for Cause), or resigns for Good Reason, then we are obligated to pay Mr. Gonze an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Mr. Gonze’s then in effect base salary.

In addition, in connection with Mr. Gonze’s original appointment as our Executive Vice President, Global Business Development in August of 2008, we granted Mr. Gonze an option to purchase two million (2,000,000) shares of our common stock pursuant to our 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, which will vest at a rate of 25% per year of completed employment.

(d) Effective July 29, 2009, James H. McGuire, was appointed unanimously by the sitting members of our Board to become a member of our Board, in order to fill the one (1) vacancy currently existing on our board. Mr. McGuire will also serve as Chairman of the Board. Our Board has not yet determined the committees, if any, to which Mr. McGuire will be appointed.

From 1992 until 2008, James H. McGuire was the President of NJK Holding Corporation (“NJK”), a privately-held investment company that has invested in a broad spectrum of industries. NJK is an affiliate of Cumulus Investors, LLC, Averion’s second largest stakeholder. Mr. McGuire also spent 12 years with Control Data Corporation and was a Vice President in the Peripherals Group. Mr. McGuire was a director of Digital Insight Corporation from its inception in 1997, was chairman until 1999, and served on the Board until its sale to Intuit, Inc. in early 2007. Mr. McGuire also was a director of Laureate Education Inc., a higher education company, from 1995 until 2007 when it was taken private. Laureate was formerly Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. Mr. McGuire received his BA in finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

We have reached an agreement in principle with our senior debt holders to modify the terms and timing of certain interest payments that are coming due under our existing senior debt instruments, as further set for in the Press Release.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:


Number		Description
10.58		Gonze Employment Agreement dated as of June 27, 2008 between the registrant and Peter C. Gonze
99.1		Registrant’s Press Release dated July 29, 2009 announcing the appointment of Peter C. Gonze as President and James McGuire as Chairman to the Board of Directors

99.1 Press Release dated March 30, 2009

~~Pursuant to the requirements~~SIGNATURES ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly~~ ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly~~ ~~authorized.~~

	AVERION INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Date: March 30, 2009	By:	/s/ Lawrence R. Hoffman
		Lawrence R. Hoffman
		Chief Financial Officer

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.

Averion International Corp.

By: /s/ Lawrence R. Hoffman
Lawrence R. Hoffman
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 30, 2009

~~Exhibit Index~~EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated March 30, 2009
Number		Description
10.58		Gonze Employment Agreement dated as of June 27, 2008 between the registrant and Peter C. Gonze
99.1		Registrant’s Press Release dated July 29, 2009 announcing the appointment of Peter C. Gonze as President and James McGuire as Chairman to the Board of Directors

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