CELTRIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
SC 13D, 1997-04-09
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
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     UNITED  STATES
     SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
     Washington,  D.C.  20549

     SCHEDULE  13D

     Under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934
     (Amendment  No.  #__)

     Celtrix  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.
     (Name  of  Issuer)

     Common
     (Title  of  Class  of  Securities)

       151186103
     (CUSIP  Number)

          Dawson-Samberg Capital Management, Inc., 354 Pequot Ave.
           Southport CT  06490  Attn: Amiel M. Peretz 203/254-0091
     (Name,  Address  and  Telephone  Number  of  Person
     Authorized  to  Receive  Notices  and  Communications)

     April  1,  1997
     (Date  of  Event  which  Requires
     Filing  of  this  Statement)

If  the  filing  person  has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report  the  acquisition  which  is  the  subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing  this  schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box  o.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement __.  (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file  reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described  in  Item  1;  and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
 (See  Rule  13d-7.)

NOTE:    Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with  the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to  be  sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing  on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and  for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures  provided  in  a  prior  cover  page.

The  information  required  in  the  remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed  to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the  Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the  Notes).

1          Name  of  Reporting  Person DAWSON-SAMBERG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  06-1033494
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  00

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  CONNECTICUT

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  1,755,688

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power    0

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  1,755,688

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power    0

11      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,755,688

12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  8.4%

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  IA

1          Name  of  Reporting  Person  PEQUOT  PRIVATE  EQUITY  PARTNERS, LLC

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  06-1469967
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  AF

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  DELAWARE

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  0

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power    0

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  0

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power    0

11      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,640,688

12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  7.8%

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  OO



<PAGE>
ITEM  1.    SECURITY  AND  ISSUER

     This  Statement  relates  to  the  Common  Stock,  $.01  par  value, (the
"Shares")  of  Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("CTRX") a Delaware Corporation. 
CTRX's  principal  executive  office  is  located at 3055 Patrick Henry Drive,
Santa  Clara,  CA  95054-1815.

ITEM  2.    IDENTITY  AND  BACKGROUND

          This  statement  is being filed on behalf of Dawson-Samberg Capital
Management,  Inc.  ("Dawson-Samberg"),  a  Connecticut  corporation and Pequot
Private  Equity  Partners, LLC ("Equity Partners") a limited liability company
formed under the laws of Delaware (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The
principal  business  of Dawson-Samberg, an investment adviser registered under
the  Investment  Advisers  Act  of  1940,  is  to act as investment adviser to
certain  managed  accounts.   The principal shareholders of Dawson-Samberg are
Messrs.  Jonathan  T.  Dawson and Arthur J. Samberg. The principal business of
Equity  Partners  is  to serve as the general partner of Pequot Private Equity
Fund,  L.P. ("Private Equity"), a limited partnership formed under the laws of
Delaware  to  invest  and  trade  primarily  in  securities  and  financial
instruments,  and  to  serve  as investment manager of Pequot Offshore Private
Equity  Fund,  Inc. ("Offshore Private Equity") a corporation formed under the
laws of British Virgin Islands to invest and trade primarily in securities and
financial  instruments. Messrs. Dawson and Samberg are both members of  Equity
Partners.  The business address of the Reporting Persons is 354 Pequot Avenue,
Southport,  CT  06490.

     None  of  the  Reporting  Persons,  their  respective  members, officers,
directors  or  controlling  persons  have,  during  the  last five years, been
convicted  in  a  criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

     None  of    the  Reporting  Persons,  their respective members, officers,
directors  or  controlling  persons  have,  during the last five years, been a
party  to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction  which  resulted  in  a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or  mandating  activities subject to
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.

ITEM  3.    SOURCE  AND  AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS  OR  OTHER  CONSIDERATION

          As  of  the  date  hereof,  Dawson-Samberg  beneficially owns in the
aggregate  1,755,688 Shares held by accounts for which it exercises investment
discretion, as follows; 115,000 shares are owned by Pequot Scout Fund, L..P. ,
a  Delaware  Limited Partnership, 1,456,304 shares are owned by Private Equity
and  184,384  shares  are  owned  by  Offshore Private Equity.  As of the date
hereof, Equity Partners beneficially owns in the aggregate 1,640,688 Shares of
which  1,456,304  shares  are  owned  by Private Equity and 184,384 shares are
owned  by  Offshore  Private Equity.  The 115,000 shares owned by Pequot Scout
fund,  L.P.  were  purchased in open market transactions for $358,640.25.  The
1,640,688  shares  owned  by  Private  Equity and Offshore Private Equity were
purchased  in  a  Private Placement directly from the Company for $4,000,000. 
The  funds for the purchase of Shares held by Pequot Scout Fund, L.P., Private
Equity  and  Offshore  Private  Equity were obtained from the contributions of
their various partners/shareholders.  Such funds may also include the proceeds
of  margin  loans  entered into in the ordinary course of business with Morgan
Stanley  &  Company,  Inc.,  such loans being secured by securities, including
certain  shares  of  Common  Stock  of  CTRX  held  by  the  various entities.


<PAGE>
ITEM  4.    PURPOSE  OF  TRANSACTION

          The  Shares  held by the above-mentioned entities were acquired for,
and  are  being held for, investment purposes.  The acquisitions of the Shares
described  herein  were  made in the ordinary course of the Reporting Person's
business or investment activities, as the case may be.  The Reporting Persons,
on  behalf  of  the  above  mentioned entities, reserves the right to purchase
additional  Shares  or  to  dispose  of  the  Shares  in the open market or in
privately negotiated transactions or in any other lawful manner in the future,
including  engaging  in short sales of the Shares, and to take whatever action
with  respect  to each of such entities' holdings of the Shares it deems to be
in  the  best  interests  of  such  entities.


ITEM  5.    INTEREST  IN  SECURITIES  OF  THE  ISSUER

          As  of  the  date  hereof,  Dawson-Samberg  beneficially owns in the
aggregate  1,755,688 Shares.  These Shares represent approximately 8.4% of the
20,985,335  Shares  the Reporting Persons believe to be outstanding. As of the
date  hereof,  Equity  Partners  beneficially  owns in the aggregate 1,640,688
Shares.  These Shares represent approximately 7.8% of such Shares outstanding.
Dawson-Samberg has the sole power to vote, direct the vote, dispose and direct
the  disposition  of  all  of the 1,755,688 Shares .  Equity Partners does not
currently  have  the  power  to  vote, direct the vote, dispose and direct the
disposition  of  the  1,640,688  Shares  owned  by Private Equity and Offshore
Private  Equity  but may acquire such powers by terminating its agreement with
Dawson-Samberg.  A description of the transactions of the Reporting Persons in
the  Shares that were effected during the past 60 days is set forth on Exhibit
B.


ITEM  6.    CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS,  UNDERSTANDINGS  OR  RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT  TO  SECURITIES  OF  THE          ISSUER

            None

ITEM  7.    MATERIAL  TO  BE  FILED  AS  EXHIBITS

          A  copy  of  a  written  agreement relating to the filing of a joint
statement  as  required  by Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  A.

<PAGE>

          After  a  reasonable  inquiry  and  to  the best of my knowledge and
belief,  the  undersigned  certify  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement  is  true,  complete  and  correct.

April  8,  1997

Dawson-Samberg  Capital  Management,  Inc.


By:  /s/  Amiel  M.  Peretz
   Amiel  M.  Peretz,  Chief  Financial  Officer


Pequot  Private  Equity  Partners,  LLC


By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  Member



<PAGE>
     EXHIBIT  A

     AGREEMENT

          The  undersigned  agree  that  this Schedule 13D dated April 8, 1997
relating  to  the  Shares of CTRX shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.


Dawson-Samberg  Capital  Management,  Inc.


By:  /s/  Amiel  M.  Peretz
   Amiel  M.  Peretz,  Chief  Financial  Officer


Pequot  Private  Equity  Partners,  LLC


By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  Member


<PAGE>


                                 EXHIBIT B

                         CELTRIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
                                SCHEDULE 13D


                          COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
                            CUSIP  #  151186103


                                PEQUOT     PEQUOT     PEQUOT
                         SCOUT     PRIVATE EQUITY     PRIVATE EQUITY
       # OF SHARES          FUND, L.P.     FUND, L.P.     OFFSHORE FUND INC
    TRADE     PURCHASED          TAX I.D. #     TAX I.D. #     TAX I.D. #
DATE     (SOLD)     PRICE     13-3741801     06-1469968     FOREIGN
                                    CORP
TOTAL  SHARES  @
                     02/01/97     115,000          115,000     0     0

             04/01/97     1,640,688     2.4380     0     1,456,304     184,384

                                1,640,688          0     1,456,304     184,384

TOTAL  SHARES  @
     04/01/97     1,755,688          115,000     1,456,304     184,384




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