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 *   JONES ROBERT C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FLUIDIGM CORP [FLDM] (Last) (First) (Middle) FLUIDIGM CORPORATION, 7000 SHORELINE COURT SUITE 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP, Research & Dev. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 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)

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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)	  (1)	Common Stock	5,780 (2)	$ 4.09	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	5,780 (2)	$ 4.09	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	5,780 (2)	$ 8.38	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	5,780 (2)	$ 8.38	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	29,491 (2)	$ 3.4	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	36,569 (2)	$ 3.4	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	11,560 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (9)	  (9)	Common Stock	8,257 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (10)	  (10)	Common Stock	8,257 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (11)	  (11)	Common Stock	1,068 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (12)	  (12)	Common Stock	12,143 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (13)	  (13)	Common Stock	5,176 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (14)	  (14)	Common Stock	1,428 (2)	$ 4.45	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JONES ROBERT C FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 7000 SHORELINE COURT SUITE 100 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	Â	Â	  Exec. VP, Research & Dev.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Gajus V. Worthington, attorney-in-fact		02/09/2011
**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)	100% of the shares subject to the Option will vest on December 31, 2012; provided that a percentage of the Option equal to the percentage of the reporting person's departmental goals that are achieved would become fully vested effective as of December 31, 2009. The compensation committee determined that the reporting person met 25% of the performance criteria for 2009, resulting in the vesting of the Option as to 1,445 shares. The Option shall expire on November 17, 2019.
(2)	Reflects a 1-for-1.73 reverse stock split of the Issuer's outstanding shares effected February 3, 2011.
(3)	The compensation committee determined that 70% of the Issuer's corporate goals for 2009 had been achieved. This resulted in 70% of the shares subject to the Option vesting on December 31, 2009, 25% of the remaining 40% of the shares subject to the Option vested on April 1, 2010 and 1/48th of the remaining unvested shares subject to the Option shall vest each month thereafter such that all shares subject to the Option shall be fully vested on April 1, 2013. The Option shall expire on November 17, 2019.
(4)	25% of the shares subject to the Option shall vest on the one year anniversary of April 1, 2010 (the "Vesting Commencement Date"), and thereafter 1/48th of the shares subject to the Option shall vest on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date such that the Option will be fully vested on April 1, 2014; provided that vesting for a percentage of the Option equal to the Company's percentage achievement of its 2010 corporate goals shall be accelerated to December 31, 2010 . The compensation committee has not yet made a determination regarding the achievement of 2010 corporate goals. The percentage of the Option not accelerated shall vest over 4 years as described above. Vesting is subject to the reporting person continuing to be a service provider on such dates. The Option shall expire on January 4, 2021.
(5)	100% of the shares subject to the Option shall vest on April 1, 2014; provided that vesting for a percentage of the shares subject to the Option equal to the reporting person's percentage achievement of his 2010 departmental goals shall be accelerated to December 31, 2010. The shares, if any, not subject to such accelerated vesting shall vest on April 1, 2014. Vesting is subject to the reporting person continuing to be a service provider on such dates. The Option shall expire on January 4, 2021.
(6)	The Option fully vested on August 1, 2009 and shall expire on August 2, 2015.
(7)	The Option fully vested on August 1, 2009 and shall expire on August 2, 2015.
(8)	The Option was originally granted on April 23, 2008 and was re-granted on December 23, 2009 as part of the Issuer's option repricing. 10,838 shares subject to the Option will vest as of December 31, 2011 and 241 shares will vest monthly thereafter. The Option will fully vest on March 31, 2012 and shall expire on April 23, 2018.
(9)	The Option was originally granted on April 23, 2008 and was re-granted on December 23, 2009 as part of the Issuer's option repricing. 6,089 shares subject to the Option were vested as of the re-grant date, an additional 1,651 shares will vest on December 31, 2011 and 172 shares will vest monthly thereafter. The Option will fully vest on March 31, 2012 and shall expire on April 23, 2018.
(10)	The Option was originally granted on April 23, 2008 and was re-granted on December 23, 2009 as part of the Issuer's option repricing. 5,215 shares subject to the Option were vested as of the re-grant date and thereafter 97 shares vested monthly until March 1, 2012 and thereafter 171 shares will vest monthly. The Option will fully vest on May 1, 2012 and shall expire on April 23, 2018.
(11)	The Option fully vested on May 1, 2010 and shall expire on May 7, 2017.
(12)	The Option fully vested on May 1, 2010 and shall expire on May 7, 2017.
(13)	The Option fully vested on March 22, 2010 and shall expire on April 23, 2018.
(14)	The Option fully vested on March 22, 2010 and shall expire on April 23, 2018.
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