May 26, 2010
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporate Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.,
Mail Stop 4561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Celia A. Soehner, Examiner | |
| Kevin Kuhar, Staff Accountant | ||
| Jeffrey Jaramillo, Accounting Branch Chief | ||
| Mary Beth Breslin, Senior Attorney |
| Re: | Withdrawal of Acceleration Request of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-165562) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw its acceleration request dated May 25, 2010
Thank you for your assistance. If you should have any questions, please contact Michael Kagnoff of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel to the Registrant, at (858) 638-6722 or by facsimile at (858) 638-5122.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven Kemper | |
| Steven Kemper | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
