UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT TO CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	May 25, 2012
	Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

	Bionovo, Inc.
	(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-33498	20-5526892
(State or Other	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	Identification No.)

5858 Horton Street, Suite 400, Emeryville, CA 94608

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

	(510) 601-2000
	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amended Report”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) filed by Bionovo, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2012. The Amended Report is being filed to correct a typographical error in the second sentence under Item 8.01 of the Original Report to replace “May” with “June.” Except as described above, no other amendments have been made to the Original Report.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 25, 2012, Bionovo, Inc. (the “Company”) notified all clinical sites participating in the Company’s Phase 3 clinical trial for its drug Menerba (Study MF101-004) to terminate all patients enrolled on the trial and discontinue the study. Given the Company’s financial condition, all MF101-004 study related conduct and operations will cease effective June 30, 2012.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Bionovo, Inc.

Date: May 29, 2012	By:	/s/ Isaac Cohen
		Isaac Cohen
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

BIONOVO INC 8-K/A