13F-HR 1 q1100239_13fhr-bvf.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011 Check here if Amendment |_|; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): |_| is a restatement. |_| adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager filing this Report: Name: BVF Inc. Address: 900 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611 Form 13F File Number: 28-6800 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Mark N. Lampert Title: President Phone: (312) 506-6500 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Mark N. Lampert, San Francisco, November 14, 2011 |X| 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) |_| 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) |_| 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 ----------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 23 ----------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $239,442 ----------------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name --- -------------------- ---- 1 28-6770 BVF Partners L.P. Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VOTING AUTHORITY VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER ---------------- NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ----- --------- ------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------------------- AFFYMAX INC COM 00826A109 4,776 1,066,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,066,000 0 AP PHARMA INC COM NEW 00202J203 3,454 13,283,334 SH DEFINED 1 0 13,283,334 0 ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC COM 04269X105 10,110 5,184,760 SH DEFINED 1 0 5,184,760 0 AUTOIMMUNE INC COM 052776101 36 3,605,297 SH DEFINED 1 0 3,605,297 0 CADUS CORP COM 127639102 364 269,270 SH DEFINED 1 0 269,270 0 CAPSTONE THERAPEUTICS CORP COM 14068E109 1,962 7,755,688 SH DEFINED 1 0 7,755,688 0 FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES SA SPONSORED ADR 338488109 8,351 2,002,527 SH DEFINED 1 0 2,002,527 0 GENVEC INC COM NEW 37246C307 1,760 609,100 SH DEFINED 1 0 609,100 0 ICAGEN INC COM NEW 45104P500 6,291 1,052,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,052,000 0 INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 45665G303 17,681 2,507,908 SH DEFINED 1 0 2,507,908 0 IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM CL A 46333X108 934 86,500 SH DEFINED 1 0 86,500 0 ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 464330109 13,495 1,990,372 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,990,372 0 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM NEW 53220K504 38,357 2,803,853 SH DEFINED 1 0 2,803,853 0 MYREXIS INC COM 62856H107 2,041 744,900 SH DEFINED 1 0 744,900 0 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COM 640268108 3,881 800,300 SH DEFINED 1 0 800,300 0 NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC COM 64125C109 31,542 5,274,665 SH DEFINED 1 0 5,274,665 0 NEUROGESX COM 641252101 1,065 1,196,191 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,196,191 0 ONCOTHYREON INC COM 682324108 4,470 747,561 SH DEFINED 1 0 747,561 0 OSTEOLOGIX INC COM 68858P104 474 1,633,910 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,633,910 0 PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC COM PAR $ .01 696077403 1,734 3,400,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 3,400,000 0 PHARMACYCLICS INC COM 716933106 13,697 1,157,800 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,157,800 0 RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM NEW 766559603 49,783 6,764,044 SH DEFINED 1 0 6,764,044 0 TARGACEPT INC COM 87611R306 23,184 1,545,577 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,545,577 0