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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: SEPTEMBER 7, 2001


                              NEOPROBE CORPORATION
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



    Delaware                        0-26520                       31-1080091
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(STATE OR OTHER               (COMMISSION FILE NO.)             (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF                                                 IDENTIFICATION
INCORPORATION OR                                                NUMBER)
ORGANIZATION)



                        425 Metro Place North, Suite 300
                              Columbus, Ohio 43017
                                 (614) 793-7500
               (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
                       INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
                          PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)





                                 Not Applicable
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)






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ITEM  5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On September 7, 2001, Neoprobe Corporation issued a news release
regarding its entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Biosonix, Ltd.
and its shareholders for the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of
Biosonix, Ltd. The information contained in the news release, which is attached
as Exhibit 99(a) to this report, is incorporated herein by reference.

         Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current
Report on Form 8-K which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as
statements about the Company's plans and strategies, expectations for future
financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets
for the Company's products, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are
cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due
to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company's limited revenues,
accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding,
dependence on limited product line and exclusive distributor, uncertainty of
market acceptance, competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience,
and other risks detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-KSB and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements

ITEM  7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

          (c)  Exhibits.

                 99(a)     News release of Neoprobe Corporation dated
                           September 7, 2001.


                                   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.

                                       NEOPROBE CORPORATION


Date:   September 11, 2001             By:  /s/ David C. Bupp
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                                           David C. Bupp
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                              Description

Exhibit 99(a)         *      News release of Neoprobe Corporation dated
                             September 7, 2001.






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* Filed with this report.