NervGen Pharma Grants Stock Options

By: Newsfile

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 23, 2021) -  NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSXV: NGEN) (OTCQX: NGENF) ("NervGen" or the "Company"), a biotech company dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that the Company has granted 306,000 incentive stock options to Employees and Officers exercisable at a price of $1.65 per share for a period of 10 years and that vest equally every six months over a two-year period. In addition, 175,000 incentive stock options were granted to consultants exercisable at a price of $1.65 per share for a period of three to five years and that vest equally either every three months over a one-year period or each month over a one-year period. All options have been granted in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and the conditions of the Company's stock option plan.

About NervGen

NervGen is restoring life's potential by creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases. The Company is developing drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's disease. NervGen's platform technology targets protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma ("PTPσ"), a neural receptor that impedes nerve repair. Inhibition of the PTPσ receptor has been shown to promote regeneration and remyelination of damaged nerves, as well as improvement of nerve function in animal models for various medical conditions.

For further information, please contact:

Huitt Tracey, Corporate Communications
htracey@nervgen.com
c: 604.362.6209

Nancy Thompson, Vorticom Public Relations
nancyt@vorticom.com
212.532.2208

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