BIOCRYST TO RELEASE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 30, 2003

July 11, 2003
BIOCRYST TO RELEASE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 30, 2003Birmingham, Alabama - July 14, 2003 - BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: BCRX) will release its financial results for the second quarter 2003, before the market opens on Wednesday, July 30, 2003. 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 1-800-361-0912, and providing the passcode number 745097.

What: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results Conference Call

When: Wednesday, July 30, 2003, 10:00 a.m., EDT

Where: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz384895504gf12.html

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above, or Live conference call -- Dial 1-800-361-0912, passcode 745097.

Founded in 1986, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of small-molecule pharmaceuticals to prevent, treat, and control cancer, cardiovascular diseases and viral infections.

For those unable to listen at the designated time, the webcast will remain available for replay over BioCryst's investor relations website until August 30, 2003. A conference call replay will also be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 through midnight Friday, August 1, 2003 by dialing 1-888-203-1112 and entering passcode 745097.

Contacts:

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mike Darwin
Chief Financial Officer
(205) 444-4600

Noonan Russo Presence Euro RSCG
Sharon Weinstein (Investors)
(212) 845-4271
Wendy Lau (Media)
(212) 845-4272