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| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| Delaware                                                      |   | 83-0361454                       |
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| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) |   | (IRS EmployerIdentification No.) |
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| 420 E. South Temple, Suite 520, Salt Lake City, UT            |   | 84111                            |
| (Address of principal executive offices)                      |   | (Zip Code)                       |
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| Non-Accelerated Filer             |   | ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |   | Smaller Reporting Company |   | ☒ |

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|                    |   | GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC. |
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| Dated: October 21, 2016 |   |                         |   | By: |   | /s/ Ryan Ashton |
|                    |   |                         |   | Ryan Ashton |
|                    |   |                         |   | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director(Principal Executive Officer) |
|                    |   |                         |   |
| Dated: October 21, 2016 |   |                         |   | By: |   | /s/ Jeffrey A. Rona |
|                    |   |                         |   | Jeffrey A. Rona |
|                    |   |                         |   | Chief Financial Officer(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| ExhibitNo. |   | Description                                                                                                                                                         |
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|       |   |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3.1        |   | Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. as amended through March 30, 2016 (10)                               |
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| 3.3        |   | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (2)                                                                                                     |
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| 3.4        |   | Form of Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. (5)                                                                                     |
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| 3.5        |   | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 23, 2015. (6) |
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| 4.1        |   | Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock. (2)                                                                                                         |
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| 4.2        |   | Amended and Restated Voting Agreement dated as of July 30, 2014. (1)                                                                                                |
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| 4.3        |   | Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated as of April 21, 2014. (1)                                                                                |
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| 4.4        |   | Form of Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant. (7)                                                                                                           |
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| 4.5        |   | Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock. (4)                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.6        |   | Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock or Preferred Stock. (4)                                                                                                    |
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| 4.7        |   | Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock. (4)                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.8        |   | Form of Series A Warrant. (3)                                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.9        |   | Form of Series B Warrant. (3)                                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.10       |   | Amended and Restated Form of Series C Warrant (amended and restated as of June 23, 2015). (6)                                                                       |
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| 4.11       |   | Form of Unit Purchase Option issued in connection with the Registrant’s follow-on offering. (5)                                                               |
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| 4.12       |   | Form of Representative’s Warrant issued in connection with the Registrant’s initial public offering. (3)                                                |
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| 4.13       |   | Form of Senior Secured Convertible Note, filed as Exhibit A to the 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement (8)                                                      |
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| 4.14       |   | Form of Series D Warrant, filed as Exhibit B to the 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement (8)                                                                          |
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| 4.15       |   | Form of Series E Warrant (11)                                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.16       |   | Form of Subscription Agreement February 2016 (11)                                                                                                                   |
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| 4.17       |   | Form of Series G Warrant (12)                                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.18       |   | Form of Subscription Agreement June 2016 (12)                                                                                                                       |
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| 4.19       |   | Form of Senior Secured Convertible Note, filed as Exhibit A to the 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement (13)                                                          |
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| ExhibitNo. |   | Description                                                                                              |
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| 4.20       |   | Form of Series H Warrant, filed as Exhibit B to the 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement (13)              |
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| 10.1       |   | Form of Warrant Exchange Agreement (14)                                                                  |
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| 10.2       |   | Form of Third Amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement (15)                                        |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 10.3       |   | Form of Waiver Agreement with 2015 Noteholders (16)                                                      |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 10.4       |   | Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2016 (13)                                                   |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 31.1       |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.      |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 31.2       |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.      |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 32.1       |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (17) |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 32.2       |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (17) |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 101.INS    |   | XBRL Instance Document (17)                                                                              |
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| 101.SCH    |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (17)                                                             |
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| 101.CAL    |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (17)                                               |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 101.DEF    |   | BRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (17)                                                 |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 101.LAB    |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (17)                                                     |
|       |   |                                                                                                     |
| 101.PRE    |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (17)                                              |

| @ | Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a grant of confidential treatment from the SEC. |
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| (1) | Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on August 20, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (2) | Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (3) | Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 23, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (4) | Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 24, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (5) | Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-201596) filed with the SEC on February 24, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (6) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-3662) filed with the SEC on June 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (7) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on December 7, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (8) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on December 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference |
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| (10) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference |
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| (11) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (12) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on May 26, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (13) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on June 29, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (14) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on April 4, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (15) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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| (16) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference |
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| (17) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on August 11, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference |
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