Neumora Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
Initiated Phase 1 single-ascending dose/multiple-ascending dose (SAD/MAD) study with M4 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) NMRA-861, with data expected in the first quarter of 2026
Announces prioritization of obesity as lead indication for NMRA-215, a highly brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor, with data from diet-induced obesity (DIO) mouse model expected in 2025
Entering catalyst-rich period with up to six clinical data readouts in patients over the next 18 months, including Phase 3 data for navacaprant in major depressive disorder (MDD) and Phase 1b data for NMRA-511 in Alzheimer’s disease agitation
Strong financial position with $217.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities expected to support operations into 2027
Company to host conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET
WATERTOWN, Mass., August 6, 2025 – Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRA) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a therapeutics pipeline consisting of seven programs that target novel mechanisms of action for a broad range of underserved, prevalent diseases, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, and provided a business update.
“Our R&D efforts have fueled multiple upcoming catalysts, with up to six clinical data readouts in patients over the next 18 months. Additionally, we have productively advanced our pre-clinical pipeline, including prioritizing obesity as the lead indication for NMRA-215, our highly brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor. An increasing body of evidence supports the need for the role of centrally acting drugs to drive weight loss in obesity, and we believe our expertise in developing highly brain-penetrant chemistry will support our advancement into the field. Obesity is associated with significant negative outcomes and lower quality of life, and unmet needs remain high despite the current generation of incretin therapies. In fact, up to a third of patients are non-responders to current therapies, and do not experience clinically meaningful weight loss. Additionally, patients experience significant on-target GI adverse effects, and weight regain is common after patients stop taking these drugs. We expect to initiate clinical studies with NMRA-215 in the first quarter of 2026,” said Paul L. Berns, chairman and chief executive officer, Neumora. “We are also looking forward to the upcoming clinical data readouts for navacaprant and NMRA-511, and we recently initiated a Phase 1 study with NMRA-861, our M4 PAM with potential best-in-class pharmacology. We anticipate data from the NMRA-861 study in early 2026 and are excited about its potential as a therapeutic option for people with schizophrenia that addresses the need for more effective and better tolerated therapies beyond current antipsychotics and non-selective muscarinic agents.”
KEY PIPELINE HIGHLIGHTS
M4 Positive Allosteric Modulator (PAM) Franchise: Initiated Phase 1 Clinical Study of NMRA-861
In July 2025, Neumora announced the initiation of a Phase 1 single-ascending dose/multiple-ascending dose (SAD/MAD) study of NMRA-861 in healthy adult participants and adults with stable schizophrenia. NMRA-861 is a highly potent and selective M4 PAM with potential best-in-class pharmacology that Neumora plans to develop for the treatment of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Neumora expects to report data from the Phase 1 SAD/MAD study in the first quarter of 2026, including safety and tolerability, and human pharmacokinetic data confirming the potential for once-daily dosing and central nervous system penetration. Additionally, the Company expects to bring another M4 PAM, NMRA-898, into the clinic in 2025.