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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-
16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of August 2025
Commission File Number: 001-39997
Adagene Inc.
4F, Building C14, No. 218
Xinghu Street, Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123
People’s Republic of China
+86-512-8777-3632
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
On August 12, 2025, Adagene Inc. (the “Company”) reported the Company’s financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025. This current report on Form 6-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereof, is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-287161) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-255250) of the Company (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements), and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this current report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents
or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Adagene Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Peter Luo |
| Name: | Peter Luo |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: August 12, 2025 | |
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Exhibit | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release tilted “Adagene Reports Six Month 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update” |
99.2 | | Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 |
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