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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-15-062925
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150721
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150730
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150730

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CERUS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001020214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				680262011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9252886000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960731

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Benjamin Richard J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001296322

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21937
		FILM NUMBER:		151015761

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 WHITE PINE ROAD
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02464
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    <periodOfReport>2015-07-21</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001020214</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CERUS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CERS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001296322</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Benjamin Richard J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CERUS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2550 STANWELL DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CONCORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94505</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Medical Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Richard J. Benjamin by Chrystal Menard, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<PRE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Chrystal Menard and Lori Roll, signing individually, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in fact and agents to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, an officer, director or holder
of 10% of more of a registered class of securities of Cerus Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
forms or amendments with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any nature whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest
to occur of (a) the undersigned no longer being required to file Forms 3, 4 and
5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact
individually, until such attorney-in-fact shall no longer be employed by the
Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 20th day of July, 2015.

/s/ Richard J. Benjamin
Richard J. Benjamin, MD PhD

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