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RNN,Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Signs Development and Commercialization Agreement with a Top 20 Pharmaceutical Company for Novel Anti-cancer Compound

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc

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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc,RNN

After Hours: 0.8097 Up 0.0897 (12.46%) 10:38am ET

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that it has signed an exclusive collaboration and option for license agreement with a top 20 global pharmaceutical company (the “Partner Co.”) for the development of RX-3117. RX-3117 is a small molecule, new chemical entity (NCE), nucleoside compound that has an anti-metabolite mechanism of action, and has therapeutic potential in a broad range of cancers including colon, lung and pancreatic cancer.

The obligation of the Partner Co. to proceed with the transaction is subject to its satisfaction with its ongoing due diligence activities and to the satisfaction of other customary conditions. Assuming that the Partner Co. elects to proceed, then under the terms of the agreement, Rexahn will receive upfront payments in the form of equity investment and, assuming the license option is exercised, will be eligible to receive development, regulatory and sales milestone payments. In addition, Rexahn will receive royalties on net sales worldwide. The signing of the agreement by both parties precedes a definitive deal closing for the exclusive development and commercialization of RX-3117. Additional financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of treatments for cancer, central nervous system (CNS) disorders, sexual dysfunction, and other unmet medical needs in the United States. The company?s drug candidates in Phase II clinical trials include Archexin, a inhibitor of the protein kinase Akt for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic cancer; Serdaxin for the treatment of depression and neurodegenerative disorders; and Zoraxel, a CNS-based sexual dysfunction drug product for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Its pre-clinical pipeline products include RX-0201-Nano, a nanoliposomal anti-cancer Akt-1 inhibitor; RX-0047-Nano, a nanoliposomal anti-cancer HIF-1 alpha inhibitor; Nano-polymer anticancer drugs; RX-0183, small molecule targeted anticancer drug candidate; RX-5902, small molecule microtubule inhibitor anticancer drug candidate; and RX-3117, small molecule anti-metabolite nucleoside anticancer drug candidate

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