$27 Million Funding; Coverage on Sanjay Gupta/CNN for Treatment of Suicidal Depression; Nasdaq Tier Uplisting: NRx Pharmaceuticals: Stock Symbol: NRXP
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MIAMI - Washingtoner -- Developing NRX-101, an FDA-Designated Investigational Breakthrough Therapy for Suicidal Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression and Chronic Pain.

Aiming to be the First FDA-Approved Medication to Treat Suicidal Depression

Designed to Help Address the Needs of Over 13 Million Americans who Seriously Consider Suicide Each Year (CDC).

$27 Million Funding Transaction Signed  for HOPE Clinic Acquisition.

Intent to Initiate Nationwide Acquisition Program in Partnership with Leading Investment Bank in Early February.

TV Feature on Sanjay Gupta/CNN Program Covering Ketamine with Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute Founder Dr. David Feifel, Expected to Join NRXP.

Application to Uplist to NASDAQ Global Market from NASDAQ Capital Market

Conducted Investor Workshop to Support Planned Expansion of Subsidiary HOPE's Network at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL.

NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Stock Symbol: NRXP) 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. NRXP is developing NRX-101, an FDA-designated investigational Breakthrough Therapy for suicidal treatment-resistant bipolar depression and chronic pain

NRXP has partnered with Alvogen Pharmaceuticals around the development and marketing of NRX-101 for the treatment of suicidal bipolar depression. NRX-101 additionally has potential to act as a non-opioid treatment for chronic pain, as well as a treatment for complicated UTI.

NRXP is working on a New Drug Application for NRX-100 (IV ketamine) in 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. NRXP 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.

Intravenous ketamine is widely accepted as a standard of care for acute treatment of suicidal depression, in the absence of an FDA-labeled product; the only treatment currently approved by the FDA is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).  According to the CDC, 3.8 million Americans make a plan for suicide each year.  This represents a $3-5 billion market at expected pricing. Based on the data in the trials referenced above, the Company's regulatory counsel encouraged the Company to file an NDA for suicidal depression for NRX-100.

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In a January 2025 report, respected investment analysis firm D. Boral Capital assigned NRXP a $31 Price Target. The full report may be viewed at this link: https://www.nrxpharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HOPE-Therapeutics-Advances-With-Kadima.pdf.

$27 Million Funding Transaction for HOPE Clinic Acquisition

• $25 million investment in HOPE to consist of Series A (non-dilutive to NRx shareholders) convertible into 1/3 of fully diluted HOPE equity, with a 15% current preferred dividend (non-callable for 2 years) for planned HOPE clinic acquisitions
• Initial funding of $2.0 million for purchase of NRx common stock anticipated to close on or before January 29, with the first tranche of $6.75 million of $25.0 million investment to be invested in HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. on or before February 7, 2025, and the balance of $18.25 million by April 1, 2025
• Funds will be used in conjunction with anticipated bank financing to initiate nationwide rollup strategy of interventional psychiatry clinics, starting with Kadima Neuropsychiatry (La Jolla, CA)
• HOPE intends to initiate nationwide acquisition program in partnership with leading investment bank on or around February 1, 2025.

On January 28th NRXP announced the signing and of a Stock Purchase Agreement with Smith & Sauer, LLC, as the first step in a $27 million financing to fund the planned acquisition of HOPE clinics. The agreement provides for the immediate funding of $2.0 million in NRXP common stock and commits Smith and Sauer to purchase an additional $25 million in newly issued Series A Preferred Stock of HOPE, the proceeds of which are intended to be used to initiate a nationwide rollup of Interventional Psychiatry Clinics to treat patients with severe, suicidal depression and PTSD. The first $6.75 million tranche is committed by February 7, 2025, with the full $25 million committed on or before April 1, 2025.

The Company anticipates leveraging the Smith and Sauer investment with bank debt and similar instruments to fund an initial rollup of Interventional Psychiatry Clinics with anticipated revenues of approximately $100 million on a pro-forma basis by the end of 2025. Unlike "ketamine clinics" that are frequently operated by non-mental health professionals, NRXP HOPE anticipates building a best-in-class nationwide chain of facilities that combine treatment with ketamine and other psychedelic medications with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and recently FDA-approved Digital Therapeutics to best serve patients with life-threatening depression, PTSD, and related disorders.

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Sanjay Gupta/CNN Program on Ketamine, Featuring Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute Founder Dr. David Feifel, Expected to Join NRXP

On January 14th NRXP alerted investors that Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute's Founder David Feifel, MD PHD was featured as an expert in a program on ketamine entitled "'Special K': The Science & Stigma of Ketamine" on CNN, hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. NRXP previously announced that Kadima is identified as the Company's planned flagship clinic acquisition, upon closing of the transaction.

Dr. Feifel, a global leader in interventional psychiatry, has accepted a future role as Chief Medical Innovation Officer in conjunction with the previously announced planned acquisition of Kadima by NRXP.

In his comments, Dr. Feifel supported use the of ketamine in appropriate patients but emphasized the need for appropriate psychiatric supervision in a controlled setting - a view that NRXP wholeheartedly shares. This appearance with Dr. Gupta follows his appearance on another of Dr. Gupta's programs, "The Wild West of Ketamine Treatment" in August of last year.

Application to Uplist to NASDAQ Global Market from NASDAQ Capital Market

On January 13th NRXP announced it has applied to NASDAQ to uplist the Company's securities to the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ GM).

Listing on the NASDAQ Global Market requires NRXP to meet published requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market, including maintaining a market value of listed securities (MVLS) above $75 million and a minimum bid price of at least $4.00 for 90 consecutive trading days. NRXP has advised NASDAQ that it currently has 15.7 million outstanding shares of common stock, which will inform the calculation of the Company's market capitalization.

For more information on $NRXP visit: https://www.nrxpharma.com/ and https://compasslivemedia.com/case-study/nrx-pharmaceuticals/

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Company Name: NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Stock Symbol: NRXP)
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Phone: (484) 254-6134
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