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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kariv Tomer   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ELOX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR NORTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2018 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/30/2018   P(1)   84,041 A $ 9.75 468,585 I By Pontifax Investment Fund (2) Common Stock 04/30/2018   P(1)   172,626 A $ 9.75 962,504 I By Pontifax Investment Fund (3) Common Stock 04/30/2018   P(1)   93,333 A $ 9.75 520,396 I By Pontifax Investment Fund (4) Common Stock               2,287,937 I By Pontifax Investment Fund (5) Common Stock               4,900,249 I By Pontifax Investment Fund (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kariv Tomer C/O ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR NORTH WALTHAM, MA 02451	X

Signatures

/s/ Gregory Weaver, Attorney in Fact		05/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects the purchase of shares in the follow-on offering of Common Stock of Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that closed on April 30, 2018.
(2)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) IV, L.P. ("Cayman IV"). Pontifax IV GP L.P. ("Pontifax IV") is the general partner of Cayman IV. Pontifax Management 4 G.P. (2015) Ltd. ("Management 4") is the general partner of Pontifax IV. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management 4. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
(3)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) IV, L.P. ("Israel IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of Israel IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
(4)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (China) IV, L.P. ("China IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of China IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by China IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
(5)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) III, L.P. ("Cayman III"). Pontifax Management Fund III L.P. ("Pontifax III") is the general partner of Cayman III. Pontifax Management III G.P. (2011) Ltd. ("Management III") is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
(6)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) III, L.P. ("Israel III"). Pontifax III is the general partner of Israel III. Management III is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

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