Aeterna Zentaris Inc.
315 Sigma Drive
Summerville, South Carolina 29486
September 11, 2020
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Chris Edwards
| Re: | Aeterna Zentaris Inc. | |
| Registration Statement on Form F-1 | ||
| File No. 333-248561 |
Dear Mr. Edwards:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-248561) filed by Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2020 (the “Registration Statement”).
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 14, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please call Brian P. Fenske (713-651-5557) at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP to confirm that the Registration Statement has been declared effective. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
| Aeterna Zentaris Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Klaus Paulini, Ph.D. | |
| Name: | Klaus Paulini, Ph.D. | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |