Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements	8. Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements 2015 TSRI License Agreement In connection with the acquisition of BlackThorn (see Note 6), the Company gained certain exclusive rights to intellectual property related to Kappa Opioid Receptor and V1aR Receptor Antagonist programs as well as an oxytocin receptors positive allosteric modulator program (collectively, the TSRI Programs) under a license agreement between BlackThorn and TSRI originally entered into in November 2015 (as amended, the 2015 TSRI License Agreement). The technology licensed under the 2015 TSRI License Agreement is used in the Company’s navacaprant and NMRA-511 research and development programs. Pursuant to the 2015 TSRI License Agreement, the Company is obligated, among other things, to pay TSRI (i) a nominal annual license fee due and payable on the first day of each calendar year and after the fourth anniversary creditable against any royalties due for such calendar year, (ii) development and regulatory milestone payments of up to $1.5 million in aggregate for the first product from each TSRI Program, which are contingent upon achieving specific development and regulatory milestone events, (iii) commercial milestone payments of up to $3.5 million in aggregate for each occurrence, which are contingent upon achieving specified commercialization milestone events, (iv) tiered low-single digit royalties on future net sales of each royalty-bearing product and (v) a percentage ranging from the mid-single digits to sub teen double digits of any sublicensing revenues the Company receives. In October 2023, the Phase 3 navacaprant dosing milestone was met and the Company paid $0.3 million to TSRI, which was recognized in acquired in-process research and developed expenses in the fourth quarter of 2023. None of the other milestones have been achieved and no royalties were due under the 2015 TSRI License Agreement as of September 30, 2024. Research and Collaboration Agreement with Amgen In September 2021, and concurrently with the Amgen License Agreements (see Note 6), the Company entered into a research collaboration agreement with Amgen (Amgen Collaboration Agreement) to collectively discover drug targets, biomarkers, and other insights associated with central nervous system (CNS) diseases utilizing Amgen’s deCODE genetics and human data research capabilities. The Company received exclusive rights under intellectual property generated in the collaboration to exploit therapeutic compounds and diagnostics for use with therapeutics in the CNS field and Amgen received exclusive rights to exploit therapeutic compounds and diagnostics for use with therapeutics outside of the CNS field. In return for Amgen performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company committed to making non-refundable, non-creditable quarterly payments over the first two years totaling $50.0 million and for the third year $12.5 million. Additionally, the Company will reimburse Amgen for certain direct, out-of-pocket external costs and expenses that are incurred in the performance of the activities under the Amgen Collaboration Agreement. The Amgen Collaboration Agreement automatically terminated upon its third anniversary in September 2024. Amgen also has an exclusive option to negotiate, and the right of first negotiation, to obtain exclusive, worldwide licenses to research, develop, commercialize, and otherwise exploit up to two therapeutic compounds or any pharmaceutical product containing such therapeutic compound arising from the collaboration. That right exists with respect to each compound for a certain period of time following positive Phase 2 results for that compound. The Company determined that these rights were not freestanding instruments from the Amgen Collaboration Agreement and did not meet the definition of a derivative. The Company recorded $12.5 million of research and development expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company recorded $8.1 million and $24.4 million of related research and development expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Sponsored Research Agreement with Vanderbilt In February 2022, concurrently with the Vanderbilt License Agreement (see Note 6), the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement with Vanderbilt (First Vanderbilt Research Agreement), pursuant to which Vanderbilt agreed to provide the Company research services to develop a M4 PAM back-up program. In return for Vanderbilt performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company agreed to make quarterly payments for research up to a total of $1.7 million on an annual basis. The term of the agreement ended in September 2023. In addition, the Company also had an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to certain patent rights conceived or developed by Vanderbilt in the course of carrying out the sponsored research (see Note 6). In May 2024, concurrently with the Second Amendment to the Vanderbilt License Agreement (see Note 6), the Company entered into a second sponsored research agreement with Vanderbilt (Second Vanderbilt Research Agreement), pursuant to which Vanderbilt agreed to provide the Company additional research and development activities on the M4 PAM back-up program. In return for Vanderbilt performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company agreed to make payments for research up to a total of $0.5 million. The term of the agreement ends in November 2024. In addition, the Company also has an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to certain patent rights conceived or developed by Vanderbilt in the course of carrying out the sponsored research (see Note 6). Parkinson's Research Ventures Funding Agreement In March 2024, the Company entered into a research funding agreement with Parkinson's Research Ventures Limited (PRV), pursuant to which PRV agreed to provide the Company funding up to a total of £2.1 million in two tranches to carry out preclinical research and development activities related to the Company’s NLPR3 program. The first tranche of £0.9 million was due upon execution of the agreement and was received in March 2024, for $1.1 million. The Company is eligible to receive the second tranche of £1.2 million upon the completion of certain development milestones. The Company concluded the funding arrangement was an obligation to perform services and the funding received is recognized as a contra-R&D expense as project costs are incurred. $0.6 million of costs were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Upon achievement of certain development, regulatory or commercial trigger events, the Company agreed to pay PRV in aggregate an amount equal to no more than four times the funding provided by PRV i.e., a maximum repayment amount of up to £8.4 million. The trigger event payments meet the derivative scope exception under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815 Derivatives and Hedging, and therefore do not need to be bifurcated and separately accounted for.

Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements

8. Strategic License and Research and Collaboration Agreements

2015 TSRI License Agreement

In connection with the acquisition of BlackThorn (see Note 6), the Company gained certain exclusive rights to intellectual property related to Kappa Opioid Receptor and V1aR Receptor Antagonist programs as well as an oxytocin receptors positive allosteric modulator program (collectively, the TSRI Programs) under a license agreement between BlackThorn and TSRI originally entered into in November 2015 (as amended, the 2015 TSRI License Agreement). The technology licensed under the 2015 TSRI License Agreement is used in the Company’s navacaprant and NMRA-511 research and development programs.

Pursuant to the 2015 TSRI License Agreement, the Company is obligated, among other things, to pay TSRI (i) a nominal annual license fee due and payable on the first day of each calendar year and after the fourth anniversary creditable against any royalties due for such calendar year, (ii) development and regulatory milestone payments of up to $1.5 million in aggregate for the first product from each TSRI Program, which are contingent upon achieving specific development and regulatory milestone events, (iii) commercial milestone payments of up to $3.5 million in aggregate for each occurrence, which are contingent upon achieving specified commercialization milestone events, (iv) tiered low-single digit royalties on future net sales of each royalty-bearing product and (v) a percentage ranging from the mid-single digits to sub teen double digits of any sublicensing revenues the Company receives. In October 2023, the Phase 3 navacaprant dosing milestone was met and the Company paid $0.3 million to TSRI, which was recognized in acquired in-process research and developed expenses in the fourth quarter of 2023. None of the other milestones have been achieved and no royalties were due under the 2015 TSRI License Agreement as of September 30, 2024.

Research and Collaboration Agreement with Amgen

In September 2021, and concurrently with the Amgen License Agreements (see Note 6), the Company entered into a research collaboration agreement with Amgen (Amgen Collaboration Agreement) to collectively discover drug targets, biomarkers, and other insights associated with central nervous system (CNS) diseases utilizing Amgen’s deCODE genetics and human data research capabilities. The Company received exclusive rights under intellectual property generated in the collaboration to exploit therapeutic compounds and diagnostics for use with therapeutics in the CNS field and Amgen received exclusive rights to exploit therapeutic compounds and diagnostics for use with therapeutics outside of the CNS field.

In return for Amgen performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company committed to making non-refundable, non-creditable quarterly payments over the first two years totaling $50.0 million and for the third year $12.5 million. Additionally, the Company will reimburse Amgen for certain direct, out-of-pocket external costs and expenses that are incurred in the performance of the activities under the Amgen Collaboration Agreement.

The Amgen Collaboration Agreement automatically terminated upon its third anniversary in September 2024.

Amgen also has an exclusive option to negotiate, and the right of first negotiation, to obtain exclusive, worldwide licenses to research, develop, commercialize, and otherwise exploit up to two therapeutic compounds or any pharmaceutical product containing such therapeutic compound arising from the collaboration. That right exists with respect to each compound for a certain period of time following positive Phase 2 results for that compound. The Company determined that these rights were not freestanding instruments from the Amgen Collaboration Agreement and did not meet the definition of a derivative.

The Company recorded $12.5 million of research and development expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company recorded $8.1 million and $24.4 million of related research and development expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Sponsored Research Agreement with Vanderbilt

In February 2022, concurrently with the Vanderbilt License Agreement (see Note 6), the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement with Vanderbilt (First Vanderbilt Research Agreement), pursuant to which Vanderbilt agreed to provide the Company research services to develop a M4 PAM back-up program.

In return for Vanderbilt performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company agreed to make quarterly payments for research up to a total of $1.7 million on an annual basis. The term of the agreement ended in September 2023. In addition, the Company also had an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to certain patent rights conceived or developed by Vanderbilt in the course of carrying out the sponsored research (see Note 6).

In May 2024, concurrently with the Second Amendment to the Vanderbilt License Agreement (see Note 6), the Company entered into a second sponsored research agreement with Vanderbilt (Second Vanderbilt Research Agreement), pursuant to which Vanderbilt agreed to provide the Company additional research and development activities on the M4 PAM back-up program.

In return for Vanderbilt performing research and development activities under the agreement, the Company agreed to make payments for research up to a total of $0.5 million. The term of the agreement ends in November 2024. In addition, the Company also has an exclusive option to negotiate an exclusive license to certain patent rights conceived or developed by Vanderbilt in the course of carrying out the sponsored research (see Note 6).

Parkinson's Research Ventures Funding Agreement

In March 2024, the Company entered into a research funding agreement with Parkinson's Research Ventures Limited (PRV), pursuant to which PRV agreed to provide the Company funding up to a total of £2.1 million in two tranches to carry out preclinical research and development activities related to the Company’s NLPR3 program.

The first tranche of £0.9 million was due upon execution of the agreement and was received in March 2024, for $1.1 million. The Company is eligible to receive the second tranche of £1.2 million upon the completion of certain development milestones. The Company concluded the funding arrangement was an obligation to perform services and the funding received is recognized as a contra-R&D expense as project costs are incurred. $0.6 million of costs were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Upon achievement of certain development, regulatory or commercial trigger events, the Company agreed to pay PRV in aggregate an amount equal to no more than four times the funding provided by PRV i.e., a maximum repayment amount of up to £8.4 million. The trigger event payments meet the derivative scope exception under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815 Derivatives and Hedging, and therefore do not need to be bifurcated and separately accounted for.