UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2009

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-23186 (Commission File Number)		62-1413174 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2190 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(205) 444-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02		Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 6, 2009, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008, which also referenced a conference call to discuss these results and recent corporate developments. A copy of the news release is furnished as exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press release dated February 6, 2009 entitled “BioCryst Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update.”

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press release dated February 6, 2009 entitled “BioCryst Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update.”