Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Schor Chen
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [EPIX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Business Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O EPIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/16/2006
(Street)

LEXINGTON, MA 02421
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
Common Stock 08/16/2006   A   68,940 A (1) 68,940 D  

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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) $ 2.18 08/16/2006   A   16,073     (2) 12/15/2013 Common Stock 16,073 (2) 16,073 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 2.18 08/16/2006   A   114     (3) 09/23/2013 Common Stock 114 (3) 114 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 2.18 08/16/2006   A   6,888     (4) 04/29/2014 Common Stock 6,888 (4) 6,888 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.98 08/16/2006   A   75,398     (5) 09/23/2014 Common Stock 75,398 (5) 75,398 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.98 08/16/2006   A   81,235     (6) 01/18/2015 Common Stock 81,235 (6) 81,235 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.74 08/16/2006   A   27,962     (7) 04/28/2015 Common Stock 27,962 (7) 27,962 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Schor Chen
C/O EPIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
4 MAGUIRE ROAD
LEXINGTON, MA 02421
      Chief Business Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Michael Berdik Attorney-in-Fact   08/18/2006
**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) Received in exchange for 83,392 shares of Predix Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. ("Predix") common stock based on an exchange ratio of 0.826702 in connection with the merger of EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("EPIX") and Predix (the "Merger") and after EPIX having effected a 1 for 1.5 reverse stock split. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of EPIX?s common stock was $4.85 per share.
(2) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 19,444 shares of Predix common stock for $1.80 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option began vesting in four annual installments of 25% each on January 16, 2005.
(3) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 138 shares of Predix common stock for $1.80 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option vested immediately on September 23, 2003.
(4) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 8,333 shares of Predix common stock for $1.80 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option began vesting in 16 quarterly installments of 6.25% each on July 29, 2004.
(5) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 91,207 shares of Predix common stock for $0.81 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option vested as to 25% of the shares on December 16, 2004 and vests as to 1/48th of the remaining shares each month thereafter.
(6) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 98,267 shares of Predix common stock for $0.81 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option began vesting in 48 approximately equal monthly installments on February 18, 2005.
(7) Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 33,824 shares of Predix common stock for $1.44 per share. The terms and provisions of the Predix option plan under which this option was granted will continue to apply to this option. The option began vesting in 48 approximately equal monthly installments on August 1, 2005.

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