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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-074820
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240625

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001162194
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				770513190
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6502666000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FLUIDIGM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20011113
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Standard BioTools Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>2 Tower Place, Suite&#8239;2000</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>South San Francisco, CA</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">June&#8239;25, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>VIA EDGAR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Office of Industrial Applications and Services</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Attention: Nicholas O'Leary</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>RE:&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Standard
BioTools Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>Registration
Statement on Form&#8239;S-3<BR>
 &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;File
No.&#8239;333-280321</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Request
for Acceleration of Effectiveness</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with Rule&#8239;461
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Standard&#8239;BioTools Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) hereby requests
acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&#8239;333-280321) (the &ldquo;<U>Registration
Statement</U>&rdquo;) so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m.&#8239;Eastern Time on Thursday, June&#8239;27, 2024, or as soon as
possible thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company hereby authorizes
John T. Rudy,&#8239;Esq. of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company respectfully
requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr.&#8239;Rudy at (617) 348-3050 and that such effectiveness
also be confirmed in writing. Any questions regarding this request may be addressed to Mr.&#8239;Rudy.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 50%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: left">Very truly yours,</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Standard biotools INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">/s/ Michael Egholm, Ph.D.</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Michael Egholm, Ph.D.</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">cc:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 95%"><I><U>Standard BioTools Inc.</U></I></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Jeffrey Black, <I>Chief Financial Officer</I></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Agnieszka Gallagher,&nbsp;Esq., <I>Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Legal Officer</I></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I><U>Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.</U></I></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">John T. Rudy,&nbsp;Esq.</TD></TR>
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