Description

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, designs, optimizes, and develops small molecule drugs that block key enzymes involved in the pathogenesis of diseases. Its product candidates include peramivir, an intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor, which is approved for uncomplicated seasonal and acute influenza; BCX4161, an oral serine protease inhibitor, which is in Phase II/III clinical trial for hereditary angioedema (HAE); BCX7353, an oral serine protease inhibitor, which is in Phase II clinical trial for HAE; and other second generation HAE compounds, an oral serine protease inhibitor, which is in preclinical stage. The company’s product candidates also comprise BCX4430, an RNA dependent-RNA polymerase inhibitor that is in Phase I clinical trial for treating Filoviruses, including Ebola and Marburg viruses; and forodesine, an oral purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor that is in preparation to file for regulatory approval. It has collaborative relationships with Mundipharma International Holdings Limited for the development and commercialization of forodesine; Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Green Cross Corporation for the development and commercialization of peramivir in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea; and Seqirus UK Limited for the development and commercialization of RAPIVAB worldwide, except Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Israel. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.