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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
February 17, 2005

GENZYME CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)		   0-14680
(Commission
file number)		   06-1047163
(IRS employer
identification number)


500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 (617) 252-7500

        Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On February 17, 2005, Genzyme Corporation issued a press release relating to its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

        The press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that involve adjustments to GAAP figures. Genzyme believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP figures, can enhance an overall understanding of Genzyme's past financial performance and its prospects for the future. The non-GAAP financial measures are included with the intent of providing both management and investors with a more complete understanding of underlying operational results and trends. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among the primary indicators Genzyme management uses for planning and forecasting purposes. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP figures.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits

99.1
 
Press Release of Genzyme Corporation dated February 17, 2005.


SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    GENZYME CORPORATION

Dated: February 17, 2005
 
By:
/s/ MICHAEL S. WYZGA
Michael S. Wyzga
Executive Vice President, Finance;
Chief Financial Officer;
and Chief Accounting Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
   Description
99.1   Press Release of Genzyme Corporation dated February 17, 2005.



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