Cory Nicholas

About Cory Nicholas

Cory R. Nicholas, Ph.D., is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Neurona Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company developing regenerative cell therapies for disorders of the nervous system. The company has successfully completed an upsized $102 million financing round in April 2025 and a $120 million financing round in February 2024, with proceeds used to advance its pipeline of allogeneic cell therapy candidates, including NRTX-1001 for drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Cory Nicholas at a glance

• Company: Neurona Therapeutics
• Total raised: $126M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Fidelity Management & Research Company, The Column Group, Soleus Capital, Viking Global Investors, Cormorant Asset Management, Schroders Capital
• Location: South San Francisco, CA

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