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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  August 16, 2013</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>START SCIENTIFIC, INC.</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>000-52227</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>20-4910418</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Number)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>6 Champion Trail </B></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>San Antonio, Texas</B></P></TD>
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          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>78258</B></P></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  area code: (210) 257-8708</B></P>
  
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  Last Report)</P>
  
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  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
  Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
  Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
  of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 16, 2013, S. Arne D. Greaves resigned
  as Chief Executive Officer of Start Scientific, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). Mr. Greaves will be remaining on as a director
  of the Company.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Also on August 16, 2013 Norris R. Harris replaced
  S. Arne D. Greaves as Chief Executive Officer, and was further appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. A summary of Mr. Harris&rsquo;
  background and experience is as follows:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Norris R. Harris<I>,
  68, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</I></B><I>. </I>Mr. Norris R. Harris is a Founder of King Resources, Inc.
  Mr. Harris has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Royalite Petroleum Company, Inc. since March 31, 2008 and its President
  since February 2009. He has been owner and operator of May Petroleum, Inc. since January 1, 2007, Range Resources since January
  1, 2006 and Gulfport Oil And Gas, Inc. since January 1, 2003. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Gulfport
  Oil &amp; Gas Inc. since January 1999. Mr. Harris has over 50 years of considerable experience in oil and gas exploration, founding
  and restructuring of oil and gas companies and in oil and gas drilling and operations. Mr. Harris has an extensive base of contacts
  in the oil and gas industry. He served as an independent oil and gas operator and Consultant for various independent oil and gas
  companies from 1993 to January 1999. Mr. Harris was the Founder of Centex Oil and Gas Inc., (Name changed to Cenergy) and served
  as its President. He was the Founder of Basin Exploration Corporation, a subsidiary of Basin Petroleum Corp., and served as its
  President. Mr. Harris has considerable international oil and gas exploration experience as a geophysicist with Mobil Oil Corporation,
  where he worked in Turkey, Austria, Holland, England (North Sea) and Nigeria. Mr. Harris served as an Officer or Director of Texas
  Arkansas Petroleum Company. Since 1988, he drilled wells for his own account in Alabama and Texas. He has been the Chairman of
  King Resources, Inc. and its holding company Gulfport Oil &amp; Gas Inc. since January 28, 2008 and May 5, 1999 respectively. He
  has been a Director of Gulfport Oil &amp; Gas Inc. since January 1999. Mr. Harris has been a member of the AAPG (American Association
  of Petroleum Geologists) since October 20, 1980 and is an Emeritus Member of the Society Exploration Geophysicists. On April 27,
  2011 Mr. Harris was permanently barred from transacting business as a dealer, agent, investment advisor or investment advisor representative
  in the state of Alabama by the Alabama Securities Commission stemming from a finding that Mr. Harris sold an oil lease without
  proper licensing. On March 27, 2006 Mr. Harris entered into a consent order with the state of Tennessee Department of Commerce
  and Insurance to be permanently barred from seeking registration as a broker-dealer, agent of a broker-dealer, investment adviser,
  or investment advisor representative and agreed to pay $111,663 in restitution and rescind investments from Tennessee residents.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>SIGNATURES</U></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: August 16, 2013</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Norris R. Harris</TD></TR>
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text: _________________________________________
  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):
  August 16, 2013
  START SCIENTIFIC, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  000-52227
  20-4910418
  (State of Other Jurisdiction
  (Commission File
  (IRS Employer
  Of Incorporation)
  Number)
  Identification No.)
  6 Champion Trail
  San Antonio, Texas
  78258
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including
  area code: (210) 257-8708
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
  Last Report)
  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:
  [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
  Act
  [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
  Act
  [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act
  [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
  the Exchange Act
  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
  of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  On August 16, 2013, S. Arne D. Greaves resigned
  as Chief Executive Officer of Start Scientific, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Greaves will be remaining on as a director
  of the Company.
  Also on August 16, 2013 Norris R. Harris replaced
  S. Arne D. Greaves as Chief Executive Officer, and was further appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. A summary of Mr. Harris'
  background and experience is as follows:
  Norris R. Harris
  ,
  68, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  .
  Mr. Norris R. Harris is a Founder of King Resources, Inc.
  Mr. Harris has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Royalite Petroleum Company, Inc. since March 31, 2008 and its President
  since February 2009. He has been owner and operator of May Petroleum, Inc. since January 1, 2007, Range Resources since January
  1, 2006 and Gulfport Oil And Gas, Inc. since January 1, 2003. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Gulfport
  Oil & Gas Inc. since January 1999. Mr. Harris has over 50 years of considerable experience in oil and gas exploration, founding
  and restructuring of oil and gas companies and in oil and gas drilling and operations. Mr. Harris has an extensive base of contacts
  in the oil and gas industry. He served as an independent oil and gas operator and Consultant for various independent oil and gas
  companies from 1993 to January 1999. Mr. Harris was the Founder of Centex Oil and Gas Inc., (Name changed to Cenergy) and served
  as its President. He was the Founder of Basin Exploration Corporation, a subsidiary of Basin Petroleum Corp., and served as its
  President. Mr. Harris has considerable international oil and gas exploration experience as a geophysicist with Mobil Oil Corporation,
  where he worked in Turkey, Austria, Holland, England (North Sea) and Nigeria. Mr. Harris served as an Officer or Director of Texas
  Arkansas Petroleum Company. Since 1988, he drilled wells for his own account in Alabama and Texas. He has been the Chairman of
  King Resources, Inc. and its holding company Gulfport Oil & Gas Inc. since January 28, 2008 and May 5, 1999 respectively. He
  has been a Director of Gulfport Oil & Gas Inc. since January 1999. Mr. Harris has been a member of the AAPG (American Association
  of Petroleum Geologists) since October 20, 1980 and is an Emeritus Member of the Society Exploration Geophysicists. On April 27,
  2011 Mr. Harris was permanently barred from transacting business as a dealer, agent, investment advisor or investment advisor representative
  in the state of Alabama by the Alabama Securities Commission stemming from a finding that Mr. Harris sold an oil lease without
  proper licensing. On March 27, 2006 Mr. Harris entered into a consent order with the state of Tennessee Department of Commerce
  and Insurance to be permanently barred from seeking registration as a broker-dealer, agent of a broker-dealer, investment adviser,
  or investment advisor representative and agreed to pay $111,663 in restitution and rescind investments from Tennessee residents.
  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.
  Start Scientific, Inc.
  Date: August 16, 2013
  By:
  /s/ Norris R. Harris
  Norris R. Harris
  Chief Executive Officer