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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Licensing TNX-4900, a Selective Sigma-1 Receptor Antagonist for Chronic Neuropathic Pain from Rutgers University
Non-opioid analgesic shows efficacy in several animal pain models, including diabetic and chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain Compelling safety and pharmacokinetic profiles in animals support IND-enabling studies CHATHAM, N.J., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (“Tonix” or the “Company”), a fully-integrated commercial biotechnology company, today announced licensing exclusive worldwide rights to TNX-4900 (formerly known as PW507), a highly sel
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