Edgar Filing: VIACELL INC

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

TULLIS JAMES L L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIACELL INC [VIAC]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O TULLIS-DICKERSON & CO., INC., 2 GREENWICH PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2006

(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830

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	12/07/2006		J⁽¹⁾		173,250 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 0	2,003,221	I	See footnote ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TULLIS JAMES L L C/O TULLIS-DICKERSON & CO., INC. 2 GREENWICH PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830	X

Signatures

/s/ Gloria Skigen, Attorney-in-Fact		12/12/2006
^**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)	Distribution by Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus II, L.P. of 175,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,750 shares were distributed to Tullis-Dickerson Partners II, L.L.C.
(2)	Subsequent to the distribution described in footnote (1) above, TD Javelin Capital Fund, L.P. owns 829,500 shares; TD Javelin Capital Fund II, L.P. owns 613,654 shares; TD Lighthouse Capital Fund, L.P. owns 558,317 shares; Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus II, L.P. owns no shares; TD Origen Capital Fund, L.P. owns no shares; and Tullis-Dickerson Partners II, L.L.C. owns 1,750 shares. The reporting person shares with other persons voting and/or dispositive power over such shares, and he disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interests therein.
(3)	The general partner of TD Javelin Capital Fund II, L.P., TD Origen Capital Fund, L.P. and TD Lighthouse Capital Fund, L.P. is TD II Regional Partners, Inc., of which the reporting person is chief executive officer. The general partner of TD Javelin Capital Fund, L.P. is JVP, L.P.; its general partner is JVP, Inc., of which the reporting person is chief executive officer. The general partner of Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus II, L.P. is Tullis-Dickerson Partners II, L.L.C., of which the reporting person is a managing member.

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