HBIO Harvard Bioscience Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KENNEDY JOHN F	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC [ HBIO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/30/2020
(Street) HOLLISTON, MA 01746 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/30/2020		G		6830	D	$0.00 (1)	337039 (2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	This transaction involved a gift of securities by the Reporting Person. Disposition price is not applicable as this transaction was a bona fide gift.
(2)	Includes (a) an award of 28,100 restricted stock units that fully vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after June 11, 2020, immediately prior to the commencement of such meeting, and (ii) June 18, 2021, (b) an award of 8,900 remaining unvested restricted stock units vesting in equal quarterly installments on September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, and (c) 300,039 shares of common stock held by the Reporting Person.

Remarks: This form has been signed under power of attorney.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KENNEDY JOHN F C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD HOLLISTON, MA 01746	X

Signatures
/s/ David Sirois, by power of attorney		8/4/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date