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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                              Washington, DC 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) October 13, 2004
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                                  ASTRALIS LTD.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         Delaware                     000-30997                   84-1508866
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

75 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, New Jersey                                07004
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 227-7168
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
          Appointment of Principal Officers.

      On October 13, 2004, Philippe Magistretti resigned from the Registrant's
board of directors. Mr. Magistretti may continue to provide services to the
Registrant as a consultant.

                                   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.

                                                     ASTRALIS LTD.


Date: October 19, 2004                           By: /s/ Jose Antonio O'Daly
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                                                     Jose Antonio O'Daly
                                                     Chairman of the Board of
                                                     Directors, President of
                                                     Research and Development
                                                     and Interim Chief Executive
                                                     Officer