NephroGenex To Participate in Four Healthcare Conferences in September

NephroGenex, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRX), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat kidney disease, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Pierre Legault will present an overview of the Company and meet with investors at four healthcare conferences for institutional investors in September.

Rodman & Renshaw 16th Annual Healthcare Conference

• Location: Palace Hotel, New York City
• Presentation Date: Tuesday, September 9
• Presentation Time: 12:05 p.m. EDT

Aegis Capital Corp. 2014 Healthcare Conference

• Location: The Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas
• Presentation Date: Friday, September 12
• Presentation Time: 8:30 a.m. PDT

Mr. Legault will also conduct a series of one-on-one meetings with investors at the FBR Inaugural Healthcare Conference on September 3, in Boston and at the Biopharm America 2014 Conference in Boston on September 23 and 24.

Live and archived webcasts of the Rodman and Aegis presentations will be accessible from the Company’s new website at http://nephrogenex.investorhq.businesswire.com/events-calendar. A replay will be available for 30 days following the events.

About NephroGenex, Inc.

NephroGenex (NASDAQ: NRX) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics to treat kidney diseases caused by pathogenic oxidative chemistries. Since our inception, we have collaborated with the leading scientific experts in pathogenic oxidative chemistries to build a strong portfolio of intellectual property and novel acting drug candidates. Our clinical program has been done in collaboration with world leading clinical investigators in kidney disease. Our product pipeline includes an oral formulation of PYRIDORIN® (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride), which is being developed as a chronic, therapeutic agent to slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy, as well as an intravenous formulation of Pyridorin to treat specific types of acute kidney injury.

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