NervGen Pharma Corp. announced the first subject has been dosed in the Company's landmark Phase 1b/2a proof-of-concept placebo-controlled clinical trial for its proprietary lead compound, NVG-291, in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Given there are approximately 300,000 people with SCI living in the United States alone, the limited number of clinical trials in this area and the tremendous anticipation for this trial within the SCI community, recruitment for the chronic cohort (1-10 years post injury) is anticipated to happen relatively quickly with results expected by mid-2024.

Results from the subacute cohort (10-49 days post-injury) are expected in late 2024/early 2025. The trial is being conducted at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.