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 *
  ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL INC [BDSI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MAPLES & CALDER, P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET		 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)

GEORGE TOWN, E9 00000		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 262,845
D
 

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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
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
C/O MAPLES & CALDER, P.O. BOX 309
UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET
GEORGE TOWN, E9 00000		     X    

Signatures

Elliot Greenberg, V.P. of Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., as Attorney-In-Fact for Elliott International, L.P. 08/31/2006
**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).
 
Remarks:
Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., a Delaware corporation ("EICA"), is the investment manager of Elliott
 International, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt company ("Elliott International").  EICA may be deemed to have beneficial
 ownership of the securities owned by Elliott International.  EICA disclaims beneficial ownership of and any pecuniary
 interest in any of the securities with respect to which indirect beneficial ownership is described in this Form 3.  Pursuant
 to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein
 states that the filing of this Form 3 and the statements made herein shall not be deemed an admission that it is the
 beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Form.

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