February 7, 2019 Beth Hecht General Counsel XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 180 N. LaSalle Street Suite 1810 Chicago, IL 60601 Re: XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 7, 2019 File No. 377-02456 Dear Ms. Hecht: This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your registration statement. We request that you publicly file your registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Todd Schiffman at 202-551-3491 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Healthcare & Insurance