Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF

KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION  906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the quarterly report of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, James F. Oliviero, Vice President, Finance, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 11, 2008	/s/ James F. Oliviero
	James F. Oliviero Vice President, Finance Principal Financial and Accounting Officer