Biocryst Pharma ^Company

BioCryst has over 80 employees spread across their two locations in Birmingham, Alabama and Durham, North Carolina. The antiviral drug Galidesivir (BCX4430) has shown broad-spectrum activity against a wide range of pathogens including coronavirus. It is a nucleoside RNA polymerase inhibitor that disrupts the process of viral replication. The drug has already shown survival benefits in patients against deadly viruses such as Ebola, Zika, Marburg, and Yellow fever.