CERUS CORPORATION
1220 Concord Ave., Suite 600
Concord, California 94520
(925) 288-6000
November 13, 2023
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Industrial Applications and Services
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Cerus Corporation |
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed November 2, 2023
File No. 333-275284
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-275284) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”). The Registrant hereby authorizes Chadwick Mills of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Chadwick Mills of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (650) 843-5654, or in his absence Christine Turner of Cooley LLP at (720) 566-4163.
Very truly yours,
CERUS CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Chrystal Jensen | |
Name: | Chrystal Jensen | |
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | |
| cc: | Chadwick Mills, Cooley LLP |
Christine Turner, Cooley LLP
