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 *   VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/22/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC [NBIX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE,  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) PALO ALTO, CA 94306 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 Stock 4,044,789 I By fund (1) Common Stock 739,900 I By fund (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94306	Â	  X	Â	Â
VHCP Co-Investment Holdings, LLC 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94306	Â	  X	Â	Â
Hove Anders D C/O VENROCK ASSOCIATES, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, ROOM 5508 NEW YORK, NY 10112	Â	  X	Â	Â
ROBERTS BRYAN E C/O VENROCK ASSOCIATES, 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94306	Â	  X	Â	Â
VHCP Management, LLC 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94306	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ David L. Stepp, Authorized Signatory		01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Stepp, Authorized Signatory		01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Stepp, as attorney-in-fact		01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Stepp, as attorney-in-fact		01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Stepp, Authorized Signatory		01/04/2010
**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)	Consists of shares of common stock held directly by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, L.P. ("VHCP LP"). VHCP Management, LLC ("VHCP Management") is the general partner of VHCP LP and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Anders Hove and Bryan Roberts are the managing members of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Consists of shares of common stock held directly by Venrock Co-Investment Holdings, LLC ("Venrock Co-Investment"). VHCP Management is the manager of Venrock Co-Investment and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Messrs. Hove and Roberts are the managing members of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interest therein.

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