UNITED STATES

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): September 29, 2017

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 340-4949

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 29, 2017, Lightwave Logic, Inc. (“Lightwave”) posted to its website the presentation given by Lightwave’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael Lebby, PhD, on September 26, 2017 at the PIC Conference at the High Technology Campus, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. His presentation focused on the explosive growth of integrated photonics both in data centers, telecom networks as well as non-communications applications and highlighted the tremendous market opportunity that lies ahead for both new polymer-based PIC technologies, as well as incumbent technologies such as Indium Phosphide (InP), and platforms such as Silicon Photonics. Dr. Lebby also discussed Lightwave’s latest results in polymer based PIC technology, and specifically, Lightwave’s advancement of its Mach-Zehnder ridge waveguide modulator designs for 25Gbps and 50Gbps using Polymer PIC platform (P ² IC™) technology, and the value and scalability of polymer-based PIC technology that it will bring to user’s cost-effective devices to address 400Gbps data rate applications.  Lightwave’s website is located at www.lightwavelogic.com .