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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * COLE ROBERT C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DERMA SCIENCES, INC. [DSCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP - Sales (Last) (First) (Middle) 1248 YELLOW SPRINGS RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/25/2011 (Street) CHESTER SPRINGS, PA 19425 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

stock option (right to buy)

$ 4.95

01/25/2011

A

6,500

01/25/2011(1)

01/20/2021

common stock

6,500

$ 0 (2)

6,500

D

stock option (right to buy)

$ 4.95

01/25/2011

A

10,000

(3)

01/20/2021

common stock

10,000

$ 0 (2)

10,000

D

restricted stock unit

$ 0 (4)

01/25/2011

A

3,000

(5)

04/01/2012

common stock

3,000

$ 0 (6)

3,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLE ROBERT C 1248 YELLOW SPRINGS RD CHESTER SPRINGS, PA 19425			Executive VP - Sales

Signatures

Robert C. Cole, by Raymond C. Hedger, Jr., Attorney In Fact		01/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The options vested as to 25% on January 25, 2011, the date of the execution of the stock option agreement reflecting the subject grant, and will vest as to an additional 25% on January 20 of 2012, 2013 and 2014.
(2)	The options were issued in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of cash consideration, under the issuer's stock option plan.
(3)	The options will vest, if at all, to the extent of the issuer's performance in 2011 and the grantee's contribution thereto as determined by the issuer's board of directors not later than April 1, 2012.
(4)	Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive the number of shares of the issuer's common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units, without payment of further consideration.
(5)	The restricted stock units will vest, if at all, to the extent of the issuer's performance in 2011 and the grantee's contribution thereto as determined by the issuer's board of directors not later than April 1, 2012.
(6)	The restricted stock units were issued in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of cash consideration, under the issuer's restricted stock plan.

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