Tonix Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology

NEW YORK, May 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:TNXP) (Tonix) announced today that Gregory Sullivan, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Tonix, will present at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Annual Meeting being held May 29 – June 1, 2018, in Miami Beach, Fla. The presentation is titled, Including Suicidal Individuals in Treatment Trials: Treatment of Military-Related PTSD with TNX-102 SL, a Novel Formulation of Cyclobenzaprine Hypothesized to Address PTSD through Improvement in Sleep Quality.

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About Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.

Tonix is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing pharmaceutical products to treat serious neuropsychiatric conditions and biological products to improve biodefense through potential medical counter-measures. Tonix’s lead product candidate, Tonmya, or TNX-102 SL, is in Phase 3 development as a bedtime treatment for PTSD. Tonix is also developing TNX-102 SL as a bedtime treatment for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease.  A Phase 2 IND (Investigational New Drug) application was submitted in March 2018 after completion of a successful pre-IND meeting with the FDA. TNX-601 (tianeptine oxalate) is in the pre-IND application stage, also for the treatment of PTSD but designed for daytime dosing. Tonix’s lead biologic candidate, TNX-801, is a potential smallpox-preventing vaccine based on a live synthetic version of horsepox virus, currently in the pre-IND application stage.

This press release and further information about Tonix can be found at www.tonixpharma.com.

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Contacts

Jessica Morris (corporate)
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
investor.relations@tonixpharma.com
(212) 980-9159

Scott Stachowiak (media)
Russo Partners
scott.stachowiak@russopartnersllc.com
(646) 942-5630

Peter Vozzo (investors)
Westwicke Partners
peter.vozzo@westwicke.com
(443) 213-0505

Released May 23, 2018