BIOCRYST TO RELEASE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JANUARY 30, 2002

January 23, 2002
BIOCRYST TO RELEASE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JANUARY 30, 2002 Birmingham, Alabama - January 24, 2002 - BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: BCRX) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter 2001, before the market opens on Wednesday, January 30, 2002. The Company will also sponsor a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Interested investors can listen to the call live over the Internet from the investor relations website at www.biocryst.com or by dialing 1-800-289-0494, and providing the passcode number 555614.

What:
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

When:
Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 10:00 a.m., EDT

Where:
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=2935

How:
Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above, or Live conference call -- Dial 1-800-289-0494, passcode 555614.

Founded in 1986, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of antiviral, inflammatory/autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases and disorders.

For those unable to listen at the designated time, the webcast will remain available for replay over BioCryst's investor relations website until March 30, 2002. A conference call replay will also be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, January 30 to midnight on Friday, February 1, 2002 by dialing 1-888-203-1112 and entering passcode 555614.