FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Li Xinzhou 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/13/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NBY] (Last) (First) (Middle) NO. 1000, WANGQIAO ROAD, PUDONG AREA 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SHANGHAI, P.R. OF CHINA 201201 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 800,000 (1) I The shares are held by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Naqu (2)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	09/13/2012	08/31/2013	Common Stock	800,000	$ 1.5	I	The warrants are held by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Naq (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Li Xinzhou NO. 1000, WANGQIAO ROAD, PUDONG AREA SHANGHAI, P.R. OF CHINA 201201	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Xinzhou (Paul) Li		01/02/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Reporting owner had indirect contractual right to acquire common stock (1,200,000)
(2)	The shares are held directly by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. who is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Naqu Area Pioneer Pharma, Co. Ltd. (NAQU) and Mr. Paul Li is the sole owner of the NAQU hence Mr. Paul Li may be deemed to beneficially own the warrants held by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
(3)	The warrants are held directly by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. who is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Naqu Area Pioneer Pharma, Co. Ltd. (NAQU) and Mr. Paul Li is the sole owner of the NAQU hence Mr. Paul Li may be deemed to beneficially own the warrants held by Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

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