NervGen Pharma Corp. announced the appointment of Daniel Mikol, MD, PhD, as the company's Chief Medical Officer, effective May 5, 2021. Dr. Mikol, who currently holds the position of Executive Medical Director, Global Clinical Development at Amgen, will oversee NervGen's medical and clinical activities, with a primary focus on NervGen's lead product, NVG-291, which is initially being developed to treat multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury. Dr. Mikol is Board Certified Neurologist with 13 years of pharmaceutical industry experience focused on neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, Dr. Mikol holds the position of Executive Medical Director, Global Clinical Development at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, California where he is the global development therapeutic area head for neuroscience and nephrology, and head of the molecular genetic team for all therapeutic areas.