Tonix Pharmaceuticals to Present FDA Breakthrough Therapy-Designated PTSD Program at the MicroCap Conference in New York

First 50 Percent of Participants Enrolled in Phase 3 HONOR Study of Tonmya® (Cyclobenzaprine HCl Sublingual Tablets) for the Treatment of Military-Related PTSD

Interim Results of HONOR Study Expected in Third Quarter 2018

NEW YORK, April 04, 2018 -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:TNXP) (Tonix), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing pharmaceutical products to treat serious neuropsychiatric conditions and biological products to improve biodefense, announced today that it will present at the MicroCap Conference being held April 9-10, 2018, in New York City.

Tonix is in Phase 3 development of Tonmya®*, or TNX-102 SL, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-designated Breakthrough Therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Seth Lederman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Tonix, will provide an update of the Tonix pipeline of development programs. Details of the presentation are as follows:

The presentation will be webcast live and remain available for 90 days following the presentation. To access the webcast, please visit the IR Events tab of the Investor Relations section of Tonix’s website at www.tonixpharma.com.

*Tonmya has been conditionally accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the proposed trade name for TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) for PTSD. TNX-102 SL is an investigational new drug and has not been approved for any indication.

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 (investors)
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
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(212) 980-9159

Rich Allan (media)
Russo Partners
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