PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scilex Holding Company (“Scilex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SCLX), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Semnur”), and Denali Capital Acquisition Corp (“Denali”) have entered into a purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with an investor for a $20 million private placement, the proceeds of which will be used to advance the second Phase 3 clinical trial for the development of SP-102 (10 mg, dexamethasone sodium phosphate viscous gel) (“SEMDEXA” or “SP-102”), for the treatment of LRP/Sciatica.
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