NervGen Pharma Corp.: NervGen Pharma Receives Ethics Approval to Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Trial for NVG-291
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 14, 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, has received approval and guidance from the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee ("HREC") in Australia on the design of a Phase 1 clinical trial for NVG-291, a specific and selective protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma inhibitor.
"We are pleased that the HREC found our modified development program to be acceptable and the receipt of ethics approval marks a significant milestone in the advancement of NVG-291 into the clinic," stated Paul Brennan, NervGen's President & CEO. "We intend to build on this momentum and look forward to evaluating the therapeutic potential of NVG-291 in patients upon successful completion of the Phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers."