Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Siemens Venture Capital GmbH
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEQUENOM INC [SQNMD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MUNICH, DE D-80333		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares (par value $0.001) 2,424,242 (1)
D (3)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants   (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,454,546 (1) $ 2.1 (2) D (3)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Siemens Venture Capital GmbH
WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2
MUNICH, DE D-80333		     X    
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2
MUNICH, DE D-80333		     X    

Signatures

SIEMENS VENTURE CAPITAL GMBH /s/ Dr. Ralf Schnell 06/12/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
SIEMENS VENTURE CAPITAL GMBH /s/ Thomas Kolbinger 06/12/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT /s/ Dominik Asam 06/12/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT /s/ Dr. Werner Schick 06/12/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated as of March 30, 2006 by and among the Issuer, Com Vest Investment Partners II LLC ("Com Vest"), LB I Group Inc. ("LBIG"), Pequot Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. ("Pequot") and Siemens Venture Capital GmbH ("Siemens Venture Capital"), as adjusted to give effect to a 1-for-3 reverse stock split effected on June 1, 2006, the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to Siemens Venture Capital, and Siemens Venture Capital agreed to purchase, (i) 2,424,242 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 1,454,546 shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants").
(2) The Warrants have a term of seven years and are exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time at an exercise price of $2.10 per share, subject to adjustment for certain dilutive equity issuances and for stock splits, further reverse stock splits, stock dividends, mergers, reclassifications, reorganizations and other similar events.
(3) On the date hereof, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, as sole shareholder of Siemens Venture Capital, has sole voting and dispositive power over the Shares and Warrants.

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