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NervGen Pharma Appoints Shamim Ruff as Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer and Christine McSherry as SVP, Patient Advocacy and Clinical Affairs
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company") (TSXV: NGEN) (NASDAQ: NGEN), a
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NervGen Pharma Corp. (“NervGen” or the “Company\") (TSXV: NGEN) (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 appointed Shamim Ruff as Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer and Christine McSherry as Senior Vice President (SVP), Patient Advocacy and Clinical Affairs. “We are assembling a world-class leadership team as the company moves into a critical period of execution,” said Adam Rogers, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of NervGen. “Shamim’s regulatory expertise and proven track record of success will be crucial as we advance NVG-291 toward potential approval as the first pharmacologic treatment for SCI, while Christine’s unique combination of authentic patient advocacy and clinical development experience ensures the patient and family voice remains at the forefront of NVG-291’s path forward. These appointments build on NervGen’s momentum and further elevate our ability to execute at the level of rigor the SCI community deserves and demands.” Shamim Ruff brings more than 30 years of strategic leadership in regulatory affairs to NervGen, where she will oversee the company’s regulatory strategy and work closely with the executive team to support the realization of NervGen’s mission to transform the lives of individuals living with SCI. Most recently, Ms. Ruff served as Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer and SVP, Head of Quality Assurance at Stoke Therapeutics, leading regulatory strategy for the company's RNA medicine platform. Prior to Stoke, Ms. Ruff served as Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer at Sarepta Therapeutics, where she built the company's regulatory affairs and quality organizations and led regulatory strategy for its rare and infectious disease pipelines. She also served as Chair of the Development Advisory Board and Strategic Regulatory Advisor to the CEO and NDA Submissions Team at Soleno Therapeutics and on the Board of Directors of Reata Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Biogen. Her earlier career included leadership roles at Sanofi-Genzyme, Amgen, Abbott, and AstraZeneca. Ms. Ruff holds a master's degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Loughborough, U.K., and a bachelor's de...