VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Irene Paik
Re: Blueprint Medicines Corporation
Acceleration Request for Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-211266
Dear Ms. Paik:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Blueprint Medicines Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated to July 25, 2016, at 4:30 pm Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable, unless we or our outside counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective at some other time. In making this acceleration request, the Company acknowledges that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Act.
In connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby acknowledges the following:
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should the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; |
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the action of the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and |
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the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
38 Sidney Street, Suite 200, Cambridge, MA 02139 ● 617.374.7580 ● www.blueprintmedicines.com
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Danielle Lauzon of Goodwin Procter LLP at (617) 570-1955.
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blueprint medicines corporation |
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Albers |
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Jeffrey W. Albers |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
cc: Michael Landsittel, Blueprint Medicines Corporation
Christopher Frankenfield, Blueprint Medicines Corporation
Danielle M. Lauzon, Goodwin Procter LLP