NervGen Pharma Engages Dr. Michael Davis, Former Director of the U.S. Combat Casualty Care Research Program, to Advise on Strategic Development Targets and Non-Dilutive Funding Sources For NVG-291

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 19, 2020) - 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 is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of Michael Davis, MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.), Colonel (Ret.), formerly Director of the U.S. Combat Casualty Care Research Program, to help NervGen identify, prioritize and secure sources of non-dilutive funding for developing its lead compound, NVG-291, for treating nerve damage.

Paul Brennan, NervGen's President & CEO, stated, "Dr. Davis has previously directed the Planning, Programing, Budget and Execution process for the U.S. Department of Defense ("U.S. DoD")/Defense Health Agency science and technology investment for combat casualty care with over $1 billion in planned funding. He is uniquely qualified to help NervGen identify and secure non-dilutive funding for our current programs as well as for other indications where our drug could have a significant benefit. Dr. Davis' efforts towards optimizing grants from government funding agencies such as the U.S. DoD will support not only our priority indications of multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's disease, but will bring an emphasis to finding support for important non-core indications."

Dr. Davis added, "I am very excited about the potential of NervGen's technology for nerve repair, particularly in areas that relate specifically to the interest of the U.S. DoD, such as traumatic brain injury, peripheral nerve injury and nerve compression syndrome. In my previous role as the Director of the Planning, Programing, Budget and Execution process for the U.S. DoD combat casualty care I have seen a lot of programs that have been proposed for such injuries, and I believe that NervGen has a compelling case for advancing its programs to uniquely benefit injured DoD Service members as well as injured civilians. I look forward to helping NervGen explore non-dilutive funding options to advance its development programs in these important areas."

Dr. Davis is currently President of MD³ Multidimensional Medical Consulting, Professor of Surgery at Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD ("USU"), and Senior Reconstructive Surgeon at South Texas Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. Previously he was Director of the U.S. Combat Casualty Care Research Program, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Deputy Commander of the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research and Founder/Director of the RESTOR^TM Program, a basic science/pre-clinical research group for advancing complex reconstructive surgery and regenerative medicine. Dr. Davis obtained his MD at USU, is Board Certified in Surgery and Plastic Surgery, and has held academic appointments at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USU, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.

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 spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis 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.

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