DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trimeris, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMS) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, reporting net income of $2.1 million, or $0.10 per share compared with $2.3 million, or $0.10 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. This result was primarily driven by decreased FUZEON® sales and an increase in tax expense offset, in part, by reduced operating expenses and a credit to cost of goods sold included in collaboration income.