Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MESSINA RICHARD

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/19/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

JUNIPER PHARMACEUTICALS INC [JNP]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O JUNIPER PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 33 ARCH STREET SUITE 3110

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02110

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
Common Stock	8032	D
Common Stock	250	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	250	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	250	I	See Footnote ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	8000	I	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	9700	I	See Footnote ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock	41000	I	See Footnote ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	14500	I	See Footnote ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock	2001	I	See Footnote ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	28000	I	See Footnote ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	6250	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	875	I	See Footnote ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	100000	I	See Footnote ⁽¹²⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	shares held by Richard Messina CF Jacqueline Messina UTMA
(2)	shares held by Richard Messina CF Carolyn Messina UTMA
(3)	shares held by Richard Messina CF Madeline Messina UTMA
(4)	Shares held by Equity TR Co TTEE FBO Pamela Brocious SEP
(5)	Shares held by Steve A. Sanders and Partners
(6)	Shares held by Citistaffing LLC Profit Sharing
(7)	Shares held by Summit Capital Associates.
(8)	Shares held by Benchmark Pellinore Group
(9)	Shares held by SCA Retirement Plan DTD 1/1/91
(10)	Shares held by Pamela Brocious M/P PEN PL
(11)	Shares held by SCA Money Purchase Plan DTD 1/1/94 Attn Richard Messina
(12)	Shares held by The Benchmark Company LLC - Investment Purposes

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MESSINA RICHARD C/O JUNIPER PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 33 ARCH STREET SUITE 3110 BOSTON, MA 02110	X

Signatures
/s/ Jeffrey Young, Attorney-in-Fact		3/22/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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