NervGen Pharma to Participate in the H.C. Wainwright "HCW@Home" Series and the 2026 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company") (NASDAQ: NGEN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative therapeutics for spinal cord injury (SCI) and other neurotraumatic and neurologic conditions, today announced that Adam Rogers, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of NervGen, and other members of the Company’s executive leadership team, are scheduled to participate in the H.C. Wainwright “HCW@Home” series and the 2026 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference.

H.C. Wainwright “HCW@Home” Series, April 15, 2026

2026 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference, April 21-22, 2026

A live webcast and archived replay of the presentations will be available on the investors section of

About NervGen Pharma

NervGen Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: NGEN) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class neuroreparative therapeutics for spinal cord injury (SCI) and other neurotraumatic and neurologic conditions. The Company’s mission is to transform the lives of individuals living with SCI by enabling the nervous system to repair itself. NervGen’s lead therapeutic candidate, NVG-291, is a subcutaneously administered, neuroreparative peptide designed to target the inhibitory CSPG-PTPσ pathway. NVG-291 is the first pharmacologic candidate to improve function, independence, and quality of life in chronic tetraplegia, as demonstrated in the Phase 1b/2a CONNECT SCI study. NVG-291 has received Fast Track designation from the FDA and Orphan Drug designation from the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of SCI. Through NVG-291 and the Company’s next-generation candidate, NVG-300, NervGen is pursuing a pharmacologic approach to transform the treatment paradigm for neurotraumatic and neurologic conditions with significant unmet medical need. For more information, visit and follow NervGen on and .

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