ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:RXHN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative treatments for cancer, central nervous system disorders, sexual dysfunction and other unmet medical needs, today announced that it has raised net proceeds of $6.8 million in a private placement of its common stock and three-year warrants to purchase its common stock for a group of accredited investors in Korea. The Company expects to raise an additional $1.8 million in a second tranche, which is scheduled to close on February 29, 2008, resulting in total net proceeds of $8.6 million.