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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Further Strengthens Commercial Leadership Team with Appointment of Gary Ainsworth as Vice President of Market Access
Mr. Ainsworth brings over two decades of industry and market access experience to Tonix U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently assigned a
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[{"type":"text","content":"Mr. Ainsworth brings over two decades of industry and market access experience to Tonix U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of August 15, 2025, for U.S. marketing authorization of TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia CHATHAM, N.J., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced the appointment of Gary Ainsworth as Vice President, Market Access, effective immediately. Mr. Ainsworth is an accomplished executive with leadership in market access strategies from both large pharmaceutical companies and healthcare consultancies. “Gary has a significant track record of success building market access functions, developing launch-ready access and reimbursement strategies and payer-focused resources, including those for fibromyalgia and migraine treatment options,” said Thomas Englese, EVP Commercial of Tonix Pharmaceuticals. “His extensive experience will be especially valuable as we work towards the potential approval and commercial launch of TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia this year.” Most recently, Mr. Ainsworth was Managing Director, Head of Market Access at Eversana Intouch, where he led the agency function and the efforts to optimize the Company’s vast market access capabilities and services. Prior to that, he was the founder and Managing Director at Havas Gemini, the Market Access Business Unit of Havas Health & You that developed innovative market access strategies and solutions for their clients. Mr. Ainsworth also had a distinguished career leading pharmaceutical organizations’ market access functions. Mr. Ainsworth was the Vice President of Corporate Accounts and Customer Operations for Baxter International within the Anesthesia, Critical Care and Oncology Division where he led a team of national account managers and a patient services telemarketing center. Mr. Ainsworth also led the National Accounts and Managed Care Marketing function at Roche Laboratories and held a variety of market access leadership positions with the predecessor companies to Sanofi. Mr. Ainsworth holds a Master of Business Administration from Rockhurst University and a Bachelo...