Clene to Participate in Panel Discussion About Innovations in ALS Presented by Maxim Group and Hosted by M-Vest on June 28

SALT LAKE CITY, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: CLNN) along with its subsidiaries “Clene” and its wholly owned subsidiary Clene Nanomedicine, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, today announced that Rob Etherington, the Company’s President and CEO, has been invited to participate in the “Innovations in ALS - Exploring New Treatments In Development” virtual panel presented by Maxim Group LLC and hosted by M-Vest at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 28. M-Vest members can follow the live event live . At the same link, non-members can sign up.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a highly debilitating and deadly neurological disease despite having approved therapies on the market. Current therapies provide benefits for some patients, but there remains a high unmet need for new therapies and research into the disease. The panel discussion, which will focus on current research and development in the field of ALS, will be moderated by Maxim Group Senior Biotech Analyst, Naz Rahman, CFA, and will feature Mr. Etherington along with Alon Ben-Noon, Co-Founder and CEO of NeuroSense Therapeutics.

Focused on advancing new medicines, Clene is currently in late-stage clinical development with its lead drug candidate, CNM-Au8®, as a potential treatment for ALS. The Company expects topline data in the third quarter from the registrational Phase 2/3 HEALEY ALS Platform trial that is evaluating CNM-Au8 in ALS patients. CNM-Au8 is an oral suspension of gold nanocrystals developed to restore neuronal health and function by increasing energy production and utilization. The catalytically-active nanocrystals of CNM-Au8 drive critical cellular energy producing reactions that enable neuroprotection and remyelination by increasing neuronal and glial resilience to disease-relevant stressors. CNM-Au8 is a federally registered trademark of Clene Nanomedicine, Inc.

About Clene

Clene is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative disease by targeting energetic failure, an underlying cause of many neurological diseases. The company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with R&D and manufacturing operations in Maryland. For more information, please visit  or follow us on , , and .

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