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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-24-001592
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000882796
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				621413174
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-44055
		FILM NUMBER:		24632866

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4505 EMPEROR BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703
		BUSINESS PHONE:		919-859-1302

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4505 EMPEROR BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avoro Capital Advisors LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001633313
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				271007403
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 GREENE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-937-4975

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 GREENE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	venBio Select Advisor LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20150210
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 13G</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Amendment No. __)*</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
    Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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    par value</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">09058V103</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">December 31, 2023</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Rule 13d-1(b)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Rule 13d-1(c)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Rule 13d-1(d)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled
out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The information required in the remainder of
this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;<U>Act</U>&#8221;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Avoro Capital Advisors LLC</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&thorn;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Delaware</P></TD></TR>
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SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">6.4%</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">OO, IA</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&thorn;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">United States</P></TD></TR>
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SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13,050,000</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">6.4%</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">IN</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the &#8220;<U>Issuer</U>&#8221;)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200, Durham, North Carolina 27703</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">This statement is filed by: (i) Avoro Capital Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#8220;<U>Avoro</U>&#8221;), which provides investment advisory and management services and has acquired the securities of the Issuer solely for investment purposes on behalf of Avoro Life Sciences Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and (ii) Behzad Aghazadeh (&#8220;<U>Dr. Aghazadeh</U>,&#8221; and together with Avoro, the &#8220;<U>Reporting Persons</U>&#8221;), who serves as the portfolio manager and controlling person of Avoro.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 110 Greene Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10012.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Avoro is a Delaware limited liability company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Aghazadeh is a United States citizen.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the &#8220;<U>Common Stock</U>&#8221;)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">09058V103</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><B>IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(b)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(c)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(d)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(e)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(f)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(g)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">A parent holding company or control person in accordance
    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(h)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
    Insurance Act;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(i)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
    under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(j)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(k)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
    please</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">specify the type of institution: __________________________</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>OWNERSHIP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">The percentage set forth in Row 11 of this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon 204,809,380 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2023, as reported in the Issuer&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2023.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><B>OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">See Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Avoro Life Sciences Fund LLC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the Common Stock.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Each Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">After reasonable inquiry
and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATE: February 14, 2024</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">AVORO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp; Chief Compliance Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><B>BEHZAD AGHAZADEH</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT 1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>JOINT FILING AGREEMENT<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledge
and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments
to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and
accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information
is inaccurate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATE: February 14, 2024</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">AVORO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp; Chief Compliance Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><B>BEHZAD AGHAZADEH</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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