NervGen Pharma Announces Appointment of Pharma Veteran Dr. Daniel Mikol as Chief Medical Officer
Vancouver, Canada. April 22, 2021 – NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: NGEN) (OTCQX: NGENF) (“NervGen” or the “Company”), a biotech company dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Mikol, MD, PhD, as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, effective May 5th, 2021. […]
NervGen Pharma Receives Ethics Approval to Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Trial for NVG-291 / Remains on Track to Dose First Subjects in Q2 2021
Vancouver, Canada. April 14, 2021 – NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: NGEN) (OTCQX: NGENF) (“NervGen” or the “Company”), a biotech company dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases, has received approval and guidance from the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee (“HREC”) in Australia on the design of a Phase […]
Creating a Community: Meet the WAGS of SCI
By Codi Darnell April 13, 2021 Every relationship has its quirky irregularities that feel unique to a couple. But when the inner-workings of your partnership go beyond small, unconventional differences – such as when your partner has a spinal cord injury – it can become isolating. You turn to Google, typing in questions to help […]
NervGen Pharma Reports 2020 Year End Results
Vancouver, Canada. April 8, 2021– NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: 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 reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Paul Brennan, NervGen’s President & CEO, stated, “We made substantial […]
Mobility Aids: Erasing the Stigma
By Codi Darnell March 30, 2021 The first wheelchair I sat in was bright yellow, covered in duct tape and, judging by its size, meant for a large man. As it turns out, most wheelchairs stocked inside a hospital storage room aren’t waiting for someone 5’2” tall. My feet hung down but didn’t make contact […]
Balancing Marriage and Multiple Sclerosis: A Couple Takes on MS
By Codi Darnell March 16, 2021 Once upon a time, two people with multiple sclerosis (MS) fell in love and lived happily ever after. As Dan and Jennifer say on their website, A Couple Takes on MS, movie writers would never dream up that fairy tale. But real-life love stories, like this one, trump any […]
NervGen Pharma Receives Orphan Designation from the European Medicines Agency for NVG-291 for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Vancouver, Canada. March 8, 2021 – NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: 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 the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) has granted Orphan Designation for the treatment of spinal cord injury (“SCI”) to NVG-291, […]
NervGen Pharma Provides Regulatory Update on Development Program for NVG-291 / Plans to Dose First Human Subjects in Phase 1 in Q2 2021
Vancouver, Canada. March 4, 2021 – NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSX-V: 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 provided a regulatory program update for NVG-291, a specific and selective protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma (“PTPσ”) inhibitor being developed for the treatment of spinal […]
Oh Hello Alzheimer’s – A Caregiver Spotlight
By Codi Darnell March 2, 2021 Lisa and Peter Marshall have a love story that spans 20 years. For eight of those years, they sustained a long-distance relationship so as not to disrupt their children’s lives – crossing states to see each other every weekend they could manage. Finally, in August of 2009, they said […]
Perspective is a New Diagnosis
By Codi Darnell February 16, 2021 It only takes a few words to tip a life onto its axis, “You have [insert your diagnosis here]”. Whether it’s your own condition or that of a loved one, suddenly life has a definitive before and after. Your memories are framed in a new knowing and your future […]