SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: August 9, 2005
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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62-1413174 |
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(Commission |
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2190 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(205) 444-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 9, 2005, Registrant issued a press release announcing the initiation of a Phase Ib clinical trial with oral BCX-4208 in healthy volunteers. The press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Neither the filing of any press release as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the inclusion in such press release of a reference to Registrant’s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such Internet address into this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information available at Registrant’s Internet address is not part of this Current Report on Form 8-K or any other report filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated August 9, 2005 entitled “BioCryst Initiates BCX-4208 Oral Phase Ib Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers”. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: August 9, 2005 |
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ MICHAEL A. DARWIN |
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Michael A. Darwin |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated August 9, 2005 entitled “BioCryst Initiates BCX-4208 Oral Phase Ib Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers”. |