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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-17-013324
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Akers Biosciences, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001321834
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 GROVE RD
		CITY:			THOROFARE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08086
		BUSINESS PHONE:		856-848-8698

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 GROVE RD
		CITY:			THOROFARE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08086

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Akers Biosciences Inc
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050325
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Akers Biosciences, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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Grove Road</B></FONT></P>

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New Jersey 08086</B></FONT></P>

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15, 2017</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>VIA
EDGAR</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Irene
Paik</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Division
of Corporation Finance</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">U.S.
Securities &amp; Exchange Commission</FONT></P>

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F Street, N.E.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Washington,
D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; font: 10pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Akers
    Biosciences, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Amendment
No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filed
December 15, 2017</B></FONT></P>

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No. 333-221746</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dear
Ms. Paik:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By
letter dated December 15, 2017, the staff (the &ldquo;<U>Staff</U>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<U>you</U>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<U>your</U>&rdquo;)
of the U.S. Securities &amp; Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>Commission</U>&rdquo;) provided Akers Biosciences, Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>,&rdquo;
&ldquo;<U>we</U>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<U>us</U>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<U>our</U>&rdquo;) with its comments to the Company&rsquo;s Amendment
No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on December 15, 2017. We are in receipt of your letter and set forth below are
the Company&rsquo;s responses to the Staff&rsquo;s comments. We are filing Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (the &ldquo;Filing&rdquo;) along with this response letter. For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed
by the Company&rsquo;s responses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Amendment
No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed December 15, 2017</U></FONT></P>

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Page</U></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 48px; font: 10pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
    note your revisions in response to our prior comment one. Please revise your disclosure further to clarify whether the underwriter
    will purchase common stock and warrants as a Class A Unit or have the option to purchase each security individually if the
    over-allotment option is exercised. In addition, please include the securities included in the over-allotment option in the
    registration fee table and have counsel account for these securities in the legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Response:</U> </B>As
further discussed with the Commission, the only additional disclosure required at this time is an updated legal opinion
accounting for the over-allotment. We have prepared an updated legal opinion to be included in an exhibits only amendment to
the Filing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John
J. Gormally</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Akers
Biosciences, Inc.</FONT></P>

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15, 2017</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thank
you for your assistance in reviewing this filing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Very
Truly Yours,</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John
J. Gormally</FONT></P>

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Executive Officer</FONT></P>

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Biosciences, Inc.</FONT></P>

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Grove Road</FONT></P>

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New Jersey 08086</FONT></P>

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