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Tenax Therapeutics

NASDAQ: TENX

Chapel Hill, US · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors

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Tenax Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing TNX-103, an oral formulation of the drug levosimendan, to treat pulmonary hypertension resulting from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). The company focuses on this cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, which currently has no approved treatments.

Founders & leadership

SRStuart Rich
Stuart RichChief Medical Officer
LRLawrence R. Hoffman
Lawrence R. HoffmanInterim Chief Financial OfficerLawrence R. Hoffman is a CPA and attorney with a Master of Laws in Taxation who brings extensive financial and legal experience in life sciences and contract research organizations. He has held senior financial roles at The Liposome Company, Averion International, and Sybron Chemicals, and has experience in M&A, IPOs, and SEC reporting.
MB
Michael B. JebsenExecutive
CGChris Giordano
Chris GiordanoPresident and Chief Executive OfficerChris Giordano has spent more than two decades in clinical pharmaceutical development, holding leadership roles including President of Novella Clinical (later acquired into IQVIA) where he oversaw expansion of a clinical trial portfolio and integration of EU-based firms, and previously serving as Global Head of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Therapeutic Area at Quintiles, where he managed large-scale clinical trials in cardiology, immunology, and metabolic disease. He is now President and Chief Executive Officer of Tenax Therapeutics.
DRDoug Randall
Doug RandallChief Business Officer
TSTom Staab
Tom StaabChief Financial Officer
THTim Healey
Tim HealeyChief Commercial OfficerTim Healey is Chief Commercial Officer at Tenax Therapeutics and has held commercial leadership roles at EVERSANA, Lantheus, Abbott Laboratories/AbbVie, and AMAG Pharmaceuticals, with experience in product launches across primary care, specialty, and rare disease markets. He holds a B.S. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
DHDouglas Hay
Douglas HayEVP of Regulatory Affairs
SKSo-Young Kim
So-Young KimExecutive Vice President of Clinical Development and StrategySo-Young Kim has over two decades of pharmaceutical industry experience spanning research, development, and commercialization, with specialist training in internal medicine and cardiology. She previously held senior leadership positions at Bayer AG overseeing strategic direction of a large pharmaceutical portfolio, and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Clinical Development and Strategy at Tenax Therapeutics.
GP
Gregory PepinNamed on SEC filing
JM
James MitchumNamed on SEC filing
ADAnthony DiTonno
Anthony DiTonnoChief Executive Officer2018–2021Executive Officer, Director at Avantis Medical Systems

Investors · 1

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$123.2M disclosed across 5 of 6 rounds · 1900–2024

▶$99.7MraisedAug 2024 · 24 investors · Pharmaceuticals
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael DavidsonDirector
  • Stuart RichExecutive Officer, Director
  • Lawrence R. HoffmanExecutive Officer
  • Christopher T. GiordanoExecutive Officer, Director
  • Declan DooganDirector
  • June AlmenoffDirector
  • Robyn M. HunterDirector
  • Gerald T. ProehlDirector
Offering amount
$175M
Amount sold
$99.7M
Sales commissions
$6.8M
Placement agents
Leerink Partners LLC, Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Roth Capital Partners, LLC, William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
First sale
Aug 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$8MraisedJun 2022 · 1 investors · Pharmaceuticals
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Keith MaherDirector
  • Robyn HunterDirector
  • Michael DavidsonDirector
  • Christopher T. GiordanoExecutive Officer, Director
  • Steven BoydDirector
  • Declan DooganDirector
  • Eliot LurierExecutive Officer
  • Gerald ProehlDirector
  • June AlmenoffDirector
  • Stuart RichExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$8M
Amount sold
$8M
First sale
May 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$10MraisedJul 2021 · 1 investors · Pharmaceuticals
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael JebsenExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$10M
Amount sold
$10M
Sales commissions
$750K
Placement agents
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC
First sale
Jul 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$5.2MraisedJul 2020 · 1 investors · Pharmaceuticals
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael B. JebsenExecutive Officer
  • James MitchumDirector
  • Chris A. RallisDirector
  • Ronald R. BlanckDirector
  • Gerald ProehlDirector
  • Gregory PepinDirector
  • Anthony DiTonnoDirector, Executive Officer
Offering amount
$5.2M
Amount sold
$5.2M
Sales commissions
$1.4M
Placement agents
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
First sale
Jul 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$317.2KraisedMar 2020 · 1 investors · Pharmaceuticals
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael B. JebsenExecutive Officer
  • Ronald R. BlanckDirector
  • Gregory PepinDirector
  • James MitchumDirector
  • Chris A. RallisDirector
  • Gerald ProehlDirector
  • Anthony DiTonnoDirector, Executive Officer
Offering amount
$317.2K
Amount sold
$317.2K
Sales commissions
$206K
Placement agents
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC
First sale
Mar 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Tenax Therapeutics do?
Tenax Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing TNX-103, an oral formulation of the drug levosimendan, to treat pulmonary hypertension resulting from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). The company focuses on this cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, which currently has no approved treatments.
Who are Tenax Therapeutics's investors?
Tenax Therapeutics's investors include Vivo Capital.
How much funding has Tenax Therapeutics raised?
Tenax Therapeutics has disclosed $123.2M raised across 5 of its 6 known rounds.
Where is Tenax Therapeutics headquartered?
Tenax Therapeutics is headquartered in Chapel Hill, US.