Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Pillar Invest Corp
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [IDRA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 167 SIDNEY STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2016
(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 11/03/2016   X   1,370,000 A $ 0 0 (2) I See Footnotes (1) (2)

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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
Warrants $ 1.46 11/03/2016   X     1,370,000 11/04/2011 11/04/2016 Common Stock 1,370,000 $ 0 0 I See Footnotes (1) (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Pillar Invest Corp
C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
167 SIDNEY STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139		   X   X    
Pillar Pharmaceuticals I LP
PILLAR INVEST OFFSHORE SAL, STARCO CTR,
BLOC B, 3RD FLOOR, OMAR DAOUK STREET
BEIRUT, M8 2020-3313		   X   X    
ZEIN YOUSSEF EL
PILLAR INVEST OFFSHORE SAL STARCO CTR,
BLOC B, 3RD FLOOR, OMAR DAOUK STREET
BEIRUT, M8 2020-3313		   X   X    

Signatures

 Pillar Invest Corporation, /s/ Youssef El Zein, Authorized Person   11/07/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Youssef El Zein   11/07/2016
**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) Youssef El Zein is a director and controlling stockholder of Pillar Invest Corporation ("Pillar GP") and serves as the representative of Pillar Pharmaceuticals I, L.P. ("Pillar I") and Pillar GP on the Issuer's board of directors. Mr. El Zein disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Pillar I and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owners of any such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, by virtue of his ownership interest in Pillar GP. As of the date hereof, Mr. El Zein owns directly 516,892 shares of common stock of the Issuer.
(2) Warrants beneficially owned and exercised for shares of common stock by Pillar I, of which Pillar GP is the general partner (the "Pillar I Warrants"). Pillar GP disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the Pillar I Warrants and the common stock underlying such warrants and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Pillar GP is the Section 16 beneficial owner of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, by virtue of its ownership interest in Pillar I.

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