NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:TNXP), a development stage specialty pharmaceutical company, will be presenting at the 24th Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference in New York City. Seth Lederman, M.D., president and CEO of Tonix, will deliver a corporate overview on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 3:55 PM ET.
The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed in the Events tab of the Investor Relations page of Tonix's website at www.tonixpharma.com. The webcast will be archived for 60 days.
Tonix will also be available for one-on-one meetings at the conference.
"We are developing TNX-102 SL with the goal of offering an important new therapeutic option for fibromyalgia patients, and remain on track to announce results from the BESTFIT trial in the second half of next year," said Seth Lederman, M.D., president and CEO of Tonix. "Of note, and also taking place on December 10, the Food and Drug Administration will hold its Fibromyalgia Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development in Silver Spring, MD. This meeting is intended to allow the FDA to obtain patients' perspectives on the impact of fibromyalgia on their daily lives, as well as on the available therapies for this syndrome. We believe this event will reaffirm the value of our development program and tell an important part of the Tonix story to investors."
About Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.
Tonix is developing innovative prescription medications for challenging disorders of the central nervous system. Tonix seeks to address conditions characterized by significant unmet medical need, inadequate existing treatment options, and high dissatisfaction among patients and physicians. Tonix is advancing its lead therapeutic candidate TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia and PTSD. Tonix is currently enrolling patients into the first anticipated pivotal trial of TNX-102 SL in fibromyalgia, the BESTFIT trial (BEdtime Sublingual TNX-102 SL as Fibromyalgia Intervention Therapy). Tonix applies its core technology toward the treatment of people suffering from fibromyalgia and PTSD by targeting their inability to obtain restorative sleep. To learn more, please visit www.tonixpharma.com.
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