 | Geron Corporation |
VIA EDGAR
October 7, 2020
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Abby Adams
| Re: | Geron Corporation |
| Acceleration Request for Registration Statement on Form S-3 | |
| File No. 333-248637 |
Dear Ms. Adams:
The undersigned registrant hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 to become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 9, 2020 or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
The registrant requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Olivia Bloom at (650) 473-7718, or in her absence, Chadwick Mills at (650) 843-5654.
Sincerely,
| Geron Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Olivia Bloom | |
| Olivia K. Bloom | ||
| Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| cc: | Chadwick L. Mills, Esq. | |