January 5, 2018
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Attn: | Amanda Ravitz | |
| Tom Jones | ||
|
Re: |
Cerus Corporation | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 | ||
| File No. 333-219727 | ||
|
Acceleration Request | ||
| Requested Date: Monday, January 8, 2018 | ||
| Requested Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant hereby requests that the U.S. 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 January 8, 2018, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Very truly yours,
| CERUS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Chrystal N. Menard | |
| Chrystal N. Menard | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||
| cc: | Chadwick L. Mills, Cooley LLP |