HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. and NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRXP) Announce Signing of Binding Letter of Intent with Neurospa TMS Holdings, LLC for Expansion of its Planned International Network of Interventional Psychiatry Clinics
Neurospa currently operates six interventional psychiatry clinics on Florida's Gulf Coast
HOPE to acquire majority interest in Neurospa for a combination of cash and equity
Neurospa clinics deliver a full range of interventional psychiatry services, including Ketamine, Spravato® and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to patients with severe depression and related conditions
Acquisition to be accretive to HOPE revenue projections for 2025
MIAMI, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HOPE Therapeutics, Inc., ("HOPE," the "Company"), an interventional psychiatry network wholly owned by NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("NRx") (Nasdaq:NRXP), today announced signing of a binding Letter of Intent to acquire a majority interest in Neurospa TMS Holdings, LLC, LLC (Neurospa). Neurospa operates six interventional psychiatry clinics on Florida's Gulf Coast and will constitute a key element of HOPE's Florida network going forward. Neurospa is revenue generating and EBITDA positive.
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Neurospa leverages state-of-the-art interventional psychiatry procedures, including Ketamine Infusion Therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Spravato®, augmented by traditional psychiatry and talk therapy to provide a full continuum of care for people with depression, suicidality, PTSD, anxiety, and related disorders. TMS is an FDA-approved procedure in which focused electromagnetic treatment has been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of depression. Ketamine and Spravato® are similarly known to reduce symptoms of depression and both forms of treatment are increasingly used in an additive manner.
Neurospa provides a physician-led, welcoming spa-like environment that puts patient's needs and comfort first. Neurospa's outstanding team of dedicated professionals are to become key members of the HOPE team upon closing of the transaction.
"Neurospa was founded with the mission to provide TMS therapy for patients in the Tampa Bay area, and has grown to provide comprehensive, cutting-edge care to patients in our six clinics in west central Florida; the team has made great progress achieving this exceptional level of care. We're eager to accelerate that mission by joining the HOPE Network," said Renier Gobea, Founder of Neurospa.
"We are thrilled to welcome the Neurospa team to the HOPE network and look forward to the contribution they will continue to make to their patients and to the expansion of the HOPE network statewide," said Jonathan Javitt, MD MPH and Matthew Duffy, Co-CEOs of HOPE Therapeutics.
The intended acquisition of Neurospa is subject to the completion of financial audits, execution of definitive agreements, and the satisfaction of standard closing conditions.
About HOPE Therapeutics, Inc.
HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. (www.hopetherapeutics.com) is a healthcare delivery company currently developing a best-in-class network of interventional psychiatry clinics to offer psychedelic medications, including ketamine and Spravato®, combined with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other lifesaving, neuroplastic therapies to patients with suicidal depression and related disorders, together with a digital therapeutic-enabled platform designed to augment and preserve the clinical benefit of NMDA-targeted drug therapy.
About NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NRx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics based on its NMDA platform for the treatment of central nervous system disorders, specifically suicidal bipolar depression, chronic pain, and PTSD. The Company is developing NRX-101, an FDA-designated investigational Breakthrough Therapy for suicidal treatment-resistant bipolar depression and chronic pain. NRx plans to file an NDA for Accelerated Approval for NRX-101 in patients with bipolar depression and suicidality or akathisia.
NRx recently announced initiation of filing a New Drug Application for NRX-100 (IV ketamine) for the treatment of suicidal depression, based on results of well-controlled clinical trials conducted under the auspices of the US National Institutes of Health and newly obtained data from French health authorities, licensed under data sharing agreements. NRx was awarded Fast Track Designation for development of ketamine (NRX-100) by the US FDA as part of a protocol to treat patients with acute suicidality.
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For further information: Matthew Duffy Co-Chief Executive Officer, HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. Chief Business Officer, NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. mduffy@nrxpharma.com
