OraSure Technologies, Inc.
220 East First Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
May 27, 2025
Via EDGAR Transmission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Industrial Applications and Services
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Nicholas O’Leary
| Re: | OraSure Technologies, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed May 20, 2025 (File No. 333-287446) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-287446) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to May 29, 2025, at 4:05 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.
Once the Registration Statement is effective, please orally confirm the event with our counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, by calling Justin M. Platt at (212) 459-7340.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Justin M. Platt of Goodwin Procter LLP at (212) 459-7340.
| Sincerely, |
| ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| /s/ Carrie Eglinton Manner |
| Carrie Eglinton Manner |
| President, Chief Executive Officer |
| cc: | Stefano Taucer, General Counsel, OraSure Technologies, Inc. |
| Rachael M. Bushey, Goodwin Procter LLP |
| Justin M. Platt, Goodwin Procter LLP |