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June 25, 2024

 

VIA EDGAR

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 

Division of Corporation Finance 

Office of Life Sciences 

100 F Street, N.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn: Jessica Dickerson, Franklin Wyman, Kevin Vaughn, Tim Buchmiller

 

Re: Alumis Inc. 
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 
  File No. 333-280068

 

  Acceleration Request 
  Requested Date:  June 27, 2024
  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 “Act”), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Leerink Partners LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join Alumis Inc. in requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-280068) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on June 27, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please be advised that we will take reasonable steps to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus, to underwriters, dealers, institutions and others, prior to the requested effective time of the Registration Statement.

 

We, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the extent applicable.

 

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  Very truly yours,
   
  MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
  LEERINK PARTNERS LLC
  CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.
  GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES, LLC
  As representatives of the Underwriters

 

  MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

 

  By: /s/ Chirag D. Surti

  Name: Chirag D. Surti
  Title: Executive Director

 

  Leerink Partners LLC

 

  By: /s/ Dan Dubin, M.D.
  Name: Dan Dubin, M.D.
  Title: Vice Chairman, Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking

 

  Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

 

  By: /s/ Jason Fenton
  Name: Jason Fenton
  Title: Global Co-Head of ECM

 

  Guggenheim Securities, LLC

 

  By:  /s/ Jordan Bliss
  Name: Jordan Bliss
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

cc: Roy Hardiman, Chief Business and Legal Officer, Alumis Inc.   
  Sara Klein, General Counsel, Alumis Inc.   
  David Peinsipp, Cooley LLP   
  Kristin VanderPas, Cooley LLP   
  B. Shayne Kennedy, Latham & Watkins LLP   
  J. Ross McAloon, Latham & Watkins LLP  

 

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