EIGER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
2155 Park Boulevard
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(877) 899-2051
December 26, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Chris Edwards |
Mary Beth Breslin |
| Re: | Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Filed December 20, 2019 |
File No. 333-235655 |
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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235655) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on Monday, December 31, 2019, 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 Carlton Fleming 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 Carlton Fleming of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (650) 843-5865, or in his absence Peter Mandel of Cooley LLP at (415) 693-2102.
Very truly yours,
| EIGER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sri Ryali | |
| Name: | Sri Ryali | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| cc: | David Cory, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Stephana Patton, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Carlton Fleming, Cooley LLP |
Peter Mandel, Cooley LLP |
