BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

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On July 11, 2018, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, providing an update on the Company’s strategic and financial outlook as a standalone company following the recent termination of its merger agreement with Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results, performance or achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein include: that developing any hereditary angioedema (“HAE”) product candidate may take longer or may be more expensive than planned; that ongoing and future preclinical and clinical development of HAE drug candidates (including ZENITH-1, APeX-2 and APeX-S) may not have positive results; that the Company may not be able to enroll the required number of subjects in planned clinical trials of product candidates; that the Company may not advance human clinical trials with product candidates as expected; that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency or other applicable regulatory agency may require additional studies beyond the studies planned for product candidates, or may not provide regulatory clearances which may result in delay of planned clinical trials, or may impose a clinical hold with respect to such product candidate, or withhold market approval for product candidates. Please refer to the documents the Company files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, all of which identify important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the Company’s projections and forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.


BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1     BioCryst Provides Update on Strategy,…
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About BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX)

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BioCryst) is a biotechnology company. The Company designs, optimizes and develops small molecule drugs that block enzymes involved in the pathogenesis of diseases. The Company focuses on the treatment of rare diseases. The Company uses X-ray crystallography, computer modeling of molecular structures and chemistry techniques to focus on the three-dimensional molecular structure and active site characteristics of the enzymes that control cellular biology. Its drug candidates include RAPIVAB, RAPIACTA, PERAMIFLU, Avoralstat, BCX7353, other second generation hereditary angioedema (HAE) compounds, BCX4430 and Forodesine. Its product RAPIVAB contains peramivir. Peramivir is an intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor approved in various countries for the treatment of patients with influenza, in the United States as RAPIVAB. RAPIVAB is used for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza. Its BCX4430 is a broad-spectrum antiviral (BSAV) research program.

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