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 *
  Mehra Anand
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. [ONCE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SOFINNOVA VENTURES, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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)

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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
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 08/11/2024 Common Stock 37,203 $ 3.45 D (2)  
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (3)(4)   (3)(4) Common Stock 1,863,354 $ (3) (4) I See footnote (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mehra Anand
C/O SOFINNOVA VENTURES
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X   X    
Sofinnova Venture Partners VIII, L.P.
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C.
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
AKKARAJU SRINIVAS
18 DESBROSSES STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10013
    X    
HEALY JAMES
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
POWELL MICHAEL
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Anand Mehra 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Venture Partners VIII, L.P. 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C. 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Srinivas Akkaraju 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for James I. Healy 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Michael F. Powell 01/29/2015
**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) This option was granted on August 11, 2014 and vests over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying the option vesting on May 24, 2015, and the remainder vesting quarterly thereafter.
(2) The securities are owned directly by Mr. Mehra.
(3) Consists of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued on May 23, 2014, that are currently convertible into 1,863,354 shares of Common Stock. Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock accrue stock dividends payable in additional shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a rate of 8% per annum from November 23, 2014. Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, including shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued as accrued stock dividends, are immediately convertible into shares of Common Stock upon issuance, will be automatically converted into shares of Common Stock immediately upon the closing of the issuer's initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have no expiration date.
(4) The aggregate amount of stock dividends that will have accrued through February 4, 2015, the expected closing date of the initial public offering, is 30,222 shares of Common Stock. The above Common Stock share equivalent numbers are rounded down to the nearest whole share number.
(5) The securities are owned directly by Sofinnova Venture Partners VIII, L.P. ("SVP VIII"). Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C. ("SM VIII"), the general partner of SVP VIII, and Anand Mehra, a director of the Issuer, James I. Healy, Srinivas Akkaraju, and Michael Powell, the managing members of SM VIII, may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by SVP VIII. Such persons and entities disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares owned by SVP VIII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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