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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