Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM) 10-Q 2017 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION 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 Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Amber Salzman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Leone Patterson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, do each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of their knowledge that:

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

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

Date: November 8, 2017

 /s/ Amber Salzman

Amber Salzman

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 /s/ Leone Patterson

Leone Patterson

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.