July 16, 2025 -- Onconetix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCO) (“Onconetix” or the “Company”) and Ocuvex Therapeutics, Inc. (“Ocuvex”), a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of ophthalmic therapeutic candidates, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”).
Andrew J. Oakley, Chairman of the Board of Onconetix, stated, “We continue to believe that the proposed transaction with Ocuvex, which brings a pip