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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Astellas Venture Fund I L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/30/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Epizyme, Inc. [EPZM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 121 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) 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
Series B Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	634,920	$ (1)	D (2)	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Astellas Venture Fund I L.P. 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 121 MENLO PARK, CA 94025	Â	  X	Â	Â
Astellas Venture Management LLC 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 121 MENLO PARK, CA 94025	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sakae Asanuma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Astellas Venture Management LLC, the General Partner of Astellas Venture Fund I LP		05/30/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sakae Asanuma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Astellas Venture Management LLC		05/30/2013
**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)	Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into 1/3rd of a share of Common Stock without payment of further consideration and will automatically convert into 1/3rd of a share of Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering without payment of further consideration. The shares have no expiration date.
(2)	These shares are owned directly by Astellas Venture Fund I LP (the "Fund") and indirectly held by Astellas Venture Management LLC (the "LLC"), the sole general partner of the Fund. The LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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