Compare · BCRX vs BIIB
BCRX vs BIIB
Side-by-side comparison of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX) and Biogen Inc. (BIIB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BCRX and BIIB operate in Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances) (Health Care), so they compete in similar markets.
- BIIB is the larger of the two at $30.41B, about 12.9x BCRX ($2.36B).
- Over the past year, BCRX is up 7.8% and BIIB is up 64.8% - BIIB leads by 57.0 points.
- BIIB has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for BCRX).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Biogen Inc.
- Price
- $9.29+1.98%
- $206.02-1.49%
- Market cap
- $2.36B
- $30.41B
- 1M return
- +4.15%
- +5.35%
- 1Y return
- +7.84%
- +64.80%
- Industry
- Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
- Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 1994
- News (4w)
- 5
- 16
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, discovers oral and small-molecule medicines. The company markets peramivir injection, an intravenous neuraminidase inhibitor for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza under the RAPIVAB, RAPIACTA, and PERAMIFLU names; Mundesine, an oral purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor for peripheral T-cell lymphoma; and ORLADEYO, an oral serine protease inhibitor to treat hereditary angioedema. It is also developing BCX9930, an oral factor D inhibitor, which is in Phase I clinical trial for complement-mediated diseases; BCX9250, an oral activin receptor-like kinase-2 inhibitor that is in Phase I clinical trial to treat fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva; and Galidesivir, a RNA dependent-RNA polymerase inhibitor, which is in Phase I clinical trial to treat various RNA viruses, including Marburg, Yellow Fever, Ebola, and Zika. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has collaborations and in-license relationships with the Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Seqirus UK Limited; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Green Cross Corporation; Mundipharma International Holdings Limited; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and The University of Alabama at Birmingham, as well as Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Industrial Research, Ltd. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
Biogen Inc.
Biogen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies for treating neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. The company offers TECFIDERA, VUMERITY, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, TYSABRI, and FAMPYRA for multiple sclerosis (MS); SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy; and FUMADERM to treat plaque psoriasis. It also provides BENEPALI, an etanercept biosimilar referencing ENBREL; IMRALDI, an adalimumab biosimilar referencing HUMIRA; and FLIXABI, an infliximab biosimilar referencing REMICADE. In addition, the company offers RITUXAN for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), rheumatoid arthritis, two forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis, and pemphigus vulgaris; RITUXAN HYCELA for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and CLL; GAZYVA to treat CLL and follicular lymphoma; and OCREVUS for treating relapsing MS and primary progressive MS; and other anti-CD20 therapies. Further, it develops BIIB061, BIIB091, and BIIB107 for MS and neuroimmunology; Aducanumab, BAN2401, BIIB092, BIIB076, and BIIB080 to treat Alzheimer's disease and dementia; BIIB067, BIIB078, BIIB105, BIIB100, and BIIB110 to treat neuromuscular disorders; BIIB124, BIIB094, BIIB118, BIIB101, and BIIB122 for treating Parkinson's disease and movement disorders; BIIB111 and BIIB112 to treat ophthalmology related diseases; BIIB125 and BIIB104 for treating neuropsychiatry; Dapirolizumab pegol and BIIB059 to treat immunology related diseases; BIIB093 and TMS-007 to treat acute neurology; BIIB074 and BIIB095 for neuropathic pain; and SB11 and SB15 biosimilars, which are under various stages of development. The company has collaboration and license agreements with Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.; Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Neurimmune SubOne AG; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ginkgo Bioworks; Capsigen Inc.; and Mirimus, Inc. Biogen Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Latest BCRX
- BioCryst Appoints David W. Jenkins as Chief Scientific Officer
- Analyst resumed coverage on BioCryst Pharma with a new price target
- BioCryst Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- BioCryst Sharpens Scientific Focus on External Innovation with Wind Down of Internal Discovery Programs and Closure of Birmingham Research Facility
- Director Milne Jill C. was granted 15,294 shares, increasing direct ownership by 92% to 31,938 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Galson Steven K was granted 15,294 shares, increasing direct ownership by 122% to 27,794 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Levin Alan G was granted 15,294 shares, increasing direct ownership by 24% to 79,565 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Frank Steven was granted 15,294 shares, increasing direct ownership by 76% to 35,459 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sanders Machelle was granted 15,294 shares, increasing direct ownership by 50% to 45,936 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest BIIB
- Synapticure Launches Groundbreaking Ataxia Care Program, Expanding Access to Specialized Neurology Nationwide
- Biogen Appoints Michael J. Parini as Chief Legal Officer
- LEQEMBI® Real-World LEADER Study Presented at AAIC® 2026 Finds Over 75% of Early Alzheimer’s Patients Enrolled in the Study Remained Stable and Nearly 7% Improved Over an Average of 17 Months of Treatment
- LEQEMBI® Real-World LEADER Study Presented at AAIC® 2026 Finds Over 75% of Early Alzheimer's Patients Enrolled in the Study Remained Stable and Nearly 7% Improved Over an Average of 17 Months of Treatment
- Biogen Presents Phase 2 CELIA Data at AAIC Demonstrating Meaningful Clinical Outcomes and Robust Tau Reduction with Diranersen in Early Alzheimer’s Disease
- FDA Approves LEQEMBI IQLIK® (lecanemab-irmb) Subcutaneous Injection as an Initiation Dose for Early Alzheimer’s Disease
- FDA Approves LEQEMBI IQLIK® (lecanemab-irmb) Subcutaneous Injection as an Initiation Dose for Early Alzheimer's Disease
- Biogen upgraded by Truist with a new price target
- Stoke Therapeutics Appoints Thomas McCauley, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer
- LEQEMBI® Subcutaneous Autoinjector Clinical Data Supports Similar Efficacy and Safety to IV Formulation in Early Alzheimer’s Disease Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2026