FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Huertas Pedro 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SVOND] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR NORTH 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Medical Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/01/2025	Common Stock	120,363 (4)	$ 1 (4)	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	01/24/2026	Common Stock	24,957 (4)	$ 1 (4)	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	07/16/2027	Common Stock	14,395 (4)	$ 0.96 (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Huertas Pedro C/O ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR NORTH WALTHAM, MA 02451	Â	Â	  Chief Medical Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Pedro Huertas		12/29/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The option vests and become exercisable over a four-year period commencing on May 1, 2015, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares of common stock underlying the options vested on May 1, 2016, and the remainder vesting in twelve equal installments at the end of each subsequent quarter over the course of three (3) years.
(2)	The option vests over a three-year period commencing on January 24, 2016 in twelve equal quarterly installments.
(3)	The option vests over a four-year period commencing on July 16, 2017 in sixteen equal quarterly installments.
(4)	Exercise price and number of option shares, as applicable, have been adjusted to reflect the Issuer's 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock effected on December 19, 2017.

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