Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Counselors at Law
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
215-963-5000
Fax: 215-963-5001
November 16, 2010
VIA EDGAR
Pamela A. Long
Assistant Director, Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Strategic Diagnostics Inc. | |
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009 | ||
Filed March 26, 2010 | ||
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A | ||
Filed April 19, 2010 | ||
File No. 0-22400 |
Dear Ms. Long:
We are writing to confirm my telephone conversation with you on November 15, 2010, during which we requested that Strategic Diagnostics Inc. be provided additional time to respond to your letter of November 8, 2010 to Mr. Kevin J. Bratton regarding the above-referenced filing. In this regard, Strategic Diagnostics Inc. has advised us that it will provide a response by December 8, 2010. We appreciate the staff’s courtesy in this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Justin W. Chairman
Justin W. Chairman
cc: Mr. Kevin J. Bratton (via e-mail)