$NRXP News: HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. and NRx Pharma
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- The clinics are located in favorable locations, are revenue generating and EBITDA positive
- Clinics offer a comprehensive range of mental health services
- Acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue and EBITDA for HOPE and NRx
MIAMI, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HOPE Therapeutics, Inc., ("HOPE," the "Company" , a medical and technology driven company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("NRx" (Nasdaq: NRXP), today announced signing a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) for acquisition of its first Interventional Psychiatry Clinics in Florida. These clinics are seen as top performers and will form the Company's foundation for growth in Florida.
The clinics to be acquired are revenue generating and EBITDA positive, thus the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to both revenue and EBITDA for HOPE and NRx.
"These clinics come to us highly recommended by industry insiders, and we have been impressed with their intelligent and compassionate operations," said Jonathan Javitt, MD MPH and Matthew Duffy, Co-CEOs of HOPE Therapeutics. "Additionally, we look forward to working with the founders to help optimize additional acquisitions as they enter our network. This is another important step forward as we move to establish HOPE as a model for clinics that aim to provide the latest standard of care treatments for CNS healthcare providers nationwide."
About HOPE Therapeutics, Inc.
HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. (www.hopetherapeutics.com) is a healthcare delivery company developing a best-in-class network of clinics that currently offer ketamine and other lifesaving 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-101 additionally has potential to act as a non-opioid treatment for chronic pain, as well as a treatment for complicated UTI.
NRx has recently announced plans to submit 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 a data sharing agreement. 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:
CORPORATE CONTACT:
Matthew Duffy
Chief Business Officer, NRx Pharmaceuticals
Co-CEO, HOPE Therapeutics, Inc.
mduffy@nrxpharma.com
SOURCE NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
https://ir.nrxpharma.com/2024-10-30-HOPE-Ther...ry-Clinics