February 20, 2015
VIA EDGAR
Amanda Ravitz, Assistant Director
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Great Basin Scientific, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
| File No. 333-201596 |
Dear Ms. Ravitz:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, as placement agent of the proposed offering, hereby joins the request of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
In connection with the proposed offering of the Company’s securities, copies of the preliminary prospectuses dated February 18, 2015 were distributed to the following persons in the following approximate amounts:
To Whom Distributed | Number of Copies | |||
Institutions | 51 | |||
Selected Dealers | 31 | |||
Individuals | 519 | |||
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Total | 601 | |||
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We have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Sincerely, Dawson James Securities, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert D. Keyser, Jr. | |
| Name: | Robert D. Keyser, Jr. | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |