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: October 19, 2004
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
000-23186 (Commission File Number) |
62-1413174 (IRS Employer Identification #) |
2190 Parkway Lake
Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(Address of Principal Executive
Office)
(205) 444-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 19, 2004, Registrant issued a press release announcing the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial of oral forodesine hydrochloride (BCX-1777) in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. 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.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 19, 2004 entitled “BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Initiates Oral Phase I Clinical Trial in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma”. |
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.
| Dated: October 19, 2004 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Darwin
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| Michael A. Darwin Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Item | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 19, 2004 entitled “BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Initiates Oral Phase I Clinical Trial in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma”. |