PROTEOSTASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
November 9, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Acceleration Request of Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended
Originally filed on September 23, 2020 (File No. 333-248993)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-248993), as amended (the Registration Statement), so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Company hereby authorizes Marianne Sarrazin or Courtney Thorne of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Company respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Attorney Sarrazin or Attorney Thorne at (415) 693-2157 or (617) 937-2318, respectively, and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. Any questions regarding this request may be addressed to Attorney Sarrazin or Attorney Thorne.
Very truly yours,
PROTEOSTASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
/s/ Meenu Chhabra |
Meenu Chhabra |
Chief Executive Officer |
cc: | Miguel J. Vega, Esq. |
Marc A. Recht, Esq.
Marianne C. Sarrazin, Esq.
Courtney T. Thorne, Esq.
Cooley LLP
Richard Peters, M.D., Ph.D.
Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc.
John T. Haggerty, Esq.
Jesse Nevarez, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP