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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-002951
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OMEROS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001285819
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				911663741
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 ELLIOTT AVENUE WEST
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		206-676-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 ELLIOTT AVENUE WEST
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98119
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Omeros Corporation</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2018</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed March&nbsp;1, 2019</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">File No.&nbsp;001-34475</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Parikh:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of Omeros Corporation (the &#147;<i>Company</i>&#148;),&nbsp;I am responding to the comment of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &#147;<i>Staff</i>&#148;) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in the Staff&#146;s letter dated December&nbsp;30, 2019 regarding the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. The Company&#146;s response to the comment is set forth below following the text of the Staff&#146;s comment, which has been reproduced below for reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements</font></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Note 2-Significant Accounting Policies</font></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Major Customers, page&nbsp;65</font></u></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>Please provide us proposed disclosure to be provided in future filings that names your major customers in accordance with Item 101(c)(1)(vii)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company acknowledges the Staff&#146;s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that the requested disclosure regarding the Company&#146;s major distributors appeared on page&nbsp;11 of the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. The Company intends to provide comparable disclosure, to the extent applicable, in its future filings.</font></p>
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