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 Exhibit 23

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-129294) and Form S-3 (No. 333-175073) of Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of our report dated March 22, 2013 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

 

/s/ PARENTEBEARD LLC

 

Reading, Pennsylvania

March 22, 2013

 

 

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