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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>02/13/2024</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS INC</issuerName>
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      <reportingPersonName>ADAR1 Partners, LP</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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      <reportingPersonName>ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>TX</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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      <comments>ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC acts as an investment adviser to, and manages investment and trading accounts of, ADAR1 Partners, LP.  ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Partners, LP.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <comments>ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC acts as the general partner of ADAR1 Partners, LP.  ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Partners, LP.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>Daniel Schneeberger</reportingPersonName>
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      <comments>ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC acts as an investment adviser to, and manages investment and trading accounts of, ADAR1 Partners, LP. ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC acts as the general partner of ADAR1 Partners, LP. Mr. Schneeberger is the Manager of ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC and ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC.  Mr. Schneeberger may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Partners, LP.</comments>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02142</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>This Schedule is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (each, a "Reporting Person" and collectively, the "Reporting Persons")

 	i)	ADAR1 Partners, LP ("ADAR1 Fund");

 	ii)	ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC ("ADAR1 Capital Management");

 	iii)	ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC ("ADAR1 General Partner"); and

 	iv)	Daniel Schneeberger ("Mr. Schneeberger")

This Schedule relates to shares of common stock of the Issuer, par value $0.01 per share ("Shares"), directly held by ADAR1 Fund. ADAR1 Capital Management acts as an investment adviser to, and manages investment and trading accounts of, ADAR1 Fund. ADAR1 General Partner acts as the general partner of ADAR1 Fund. ADAR1 Capital Management and ADAR1 General Partner may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Fund. Mr. Schneeberger is the Manager of ADAR1 Capital Management and ADAR1 General Partner. Mr. Schneeberger may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities held by ADAR1 Fund.

Each Reporting Person declares that neither the filing of this Schedule nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act) with any other person as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any syndicate or group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 3503 Wild Cherry Drive, Building 9, Austin, Texas 78738.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>i)      ADAR1 Fund is a Delaware limited partnership;

 	ii)	ADAR1 Capital Management is a Texas limited liability company;

 	iii)  	ADAR1 General Partner is a Texas limited liability company; and

 	iv)	Mr. Schneeberger is a citizen of Switzerland.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 902,350 Shares.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of approximately 6.30% of the Shares outstanding, based on 14,320,953 Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2023, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2023.</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>0</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>902,350</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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      <item9>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &amp;#167; 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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      <reportingPersonName>ADAR1 Partners, LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Daniel Schneeberger</signature>
        <title>Manager of ADAR1 Capital Management GP, LLC, the General Partner of ADAR1 Partners, LP</title>
        <date>02/22/2024</date>
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        <date>02/22/2024</date>
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        <date>02/22/2024</date>
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        <signature>Daniel Schneeberger</signature>
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        <date>02/22/2024</date>
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