RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that Dr. Helen Thackray, chief research and development officer, will leave the company September 1, 2025 and transition into an advisory role through the end of the year. Dr. Thackray first joined the company as a member of the board of directors in 2019 and was appointed chief research and development officer in 2021. She was a finalist internal candidate considered by the board of directors in the chief executive officer succession process. Following the recent completion of that process, she has decided to leave the company to pursue another chief executive leadership opportunity.