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November 15, 2013
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Mail Stop 4720
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Mr. Jeffrey P. Riedler
Ms. Christina De Rosa
Ms. Sasha Parikh
Ms. Mary Mast
Re: Trevena, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-191643
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Requested Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 to become effective on November 19, 2013, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff (the “Staff”). The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Brent Siler, Jim Fulton and Derek Colla of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Derek Colla of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (202) 842-7849.
In connection with this request, the Registrant acknowledges that:
· should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;