EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals (EPRSQ) 10-K 2011 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Zalicus Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify that to their knowledge:

1) the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 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 Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/    MARK H.N. CORRIGAN        

Mark H.N. Corrigan

President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

/S/    JUSTIN A. RENZ        

Justin A. Renz

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)

Dated: March 9, 2012