SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2008

ALKERMES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

PENNSYLVANIA		1-14131		23-2472830
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

88 Sidney Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts		02139
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0171

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

          Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
          Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
          SIGNATURE
          EXHIBIT INDEX
          EX-99.1 Press release issued by Alkermes, Inc. dated November 6, 2008 announcing second quarter fiscal 2009 results.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 6, 2008, Alkermes, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2009. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Alkermes, Inc. dated November 6, 2008 announcing second quarter fiscal 2009 results.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Alkermes, Inc. dated November 6, 2008 announcing second quarter fiscal 2009 results.