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): June 13, 2007

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-31918		04-3072298
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

167 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts		02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 679-5500

345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On June 13, 2007, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Idera’s stockholders approved an amendment to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan from 1,125,000 shares to 2,625,000 shares. The amended 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as approved by Idera’s Board of Directors, was attached as Appendix A to the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2007. A summary of the amended 2005 Stock Incentive Plan’s terms was provided in such proxy statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.