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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ] (NASDAQ:BCRX) today announced that its first quarter 2012 financial results will be released on Monday, May 7, 2012. BioCryst will host a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results and to provide an update on the Companyas programs. The call will be led by [ Jon P. Stonehouse ], President and Chief Executive Officer, [ Thomas R. Staab, II ], Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and [ Dr. William P. Sheridan ], Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.

The webcast can be accessed by logging onto [ www.BioCryst.com ]. Please connect to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be needed. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-877-303-8027 (United States) or 1-760-536-5165 (International). No passcode is needed for the call. The audio portion of the webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 14 days.

About BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals designs, optimizes and develops novel small molecule drugs that block key enzymes involved in infectious and inflammatory diseases. BioCryst currently has two late-stage development programs: [ peramivir ], a viral neuraminidase inhibitor for the treatment of influenza, and [ BCX4208 ], a purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor for the treatment of gout. In addition, BioCryst is advancing two preclinical programs towards IND filings: [ BCX5191 ], a nucleoside analog inhibitor of HCV RNA polymerase (NS5B) for hepatitis C, and [ BCX4161 ], an oral inhibitor of plasma kallikrein for hereditary angioedema. Utilizing state-of-the-art structure-guided drug design and crystallography, BioCryst continues to discover innovative compounds with the goal of addressing unmet medical needs of patients and physicians. For more information, please visit the Company's website at [ www.BioCryst.com ].

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results and achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents BioCryst files periodically with the SEC and located at [ http://investor.shareholder.com/biocryst/sec.cfm ].

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