content: 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)
  
                                  March 9, 2005
  
  
  
                                    CORTECH, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                                      DELAWARE
           (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
  
          1-7986                                       84-0894091
  (Commission File Number)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
              376 Main Street
                P.O. Box 74
          Bedminster, New Jersey                                 07921
  (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)
  
  
                 Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                   (908)234-1881
  
  
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  Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
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                  Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
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   (b)      On March 9, 2005, Sheri Perge Stettner notified the Board of Directors
       of the  Company  that she would not  stand for  reelection  to the Board of
       Directors at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May
       17, 2005. Ms. Perge Stettner  serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee
       of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of
       the Board of  Directors.  Ms. Perge  Stettner's  decision is not due to any
       disagreement  with  the  Company  or  concerns  relating  to the  Company's
       operations, policies or practices.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     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.
  
  
  
  
  Date: March 14, 2005                         By   /s/ Sue Ann Merrill
                                                    -----------------------------
                                                    Sue Ann Merrill
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
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text: 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)
  
                                  March 9, 2005
  
                                    CORTECH, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      DELAWARE
           (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
          1-7986                                       84-0894091
  (Commission File Number)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
              376 Main Street
                P.O. Box 74
          Bedminster, New Jersey                                 07921
  (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)
  
                 Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                   (908)234-1881
  Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
  ----------      ---------------------------------------------------------
                  Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
                  --------------------------------------------
  
   (b)      On March 9, 2005, Sheri Perge Stettner notified the Board of Directors
       of the  Company  that she would not  stand for  reelection  to the Board of
       Directors at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May
       17, 2005. Ms. Perge Stettner  serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee
       of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of
       the Board of  Directors.  Ms. Perge  Stettner's  decision is not due to any
       disagreement  with  the  Company  or  concerns  relating  to the  Company's
       operations, policies or practices.
  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.
  
  Date: March 14, 2005                         By   /s/ Sue Ann Merrill
                                                    -----------------------------
                                                    Sue Ann Merrill
                                                    Chief Financial Officer