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NEW YORK, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced it received an expected delinquency notification letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on May 20, 2026. The Notice indicates that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Nasdaq Listing Rule”) as a result of the Company's inability to timely file its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026.

NEW YORK, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed the Company's former Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and current Senior Advisor, Terrie Kellmeyer, PhD, as Interim Chief Executive Officer. These appointments follow the departure of President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Missling, PhD, MS, MBA, from the Company on April 30, 2026, and a request for his resignation from the Board of Directors.

Findings underpin the scientific rationale for Anavex's targeted autophagy approach with orally administered blarcamesine

NEW YORK, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it will present at the 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference, April 13 – 16, 2026. President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher U. Missling, PhD and his management team will present the Company scheduled at 1:30 PM (ET) on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026.

Dialogue continues with European Medicines Agency (EMA) to advance the development program of oral blarcamesine in early Alzheimer's disease

NEW YORK, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Anavex Life Sciences Corp. ("Anavex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AVXL). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980, ext.

This decision follows feedback from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which indicated it would not issue a positive opinion at this time.

NEW YORK, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it has withdrawn its application for the marketing authorization of blarcamesine in the EU as an add-on therapy for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease in adults, which had been under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The decision to withdraw the application follows feedback from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) indicating that it would not be in a position to issue a positive opinion for the application at this time.

New data show brain-volume preservation correlates with patient outcomes Long-term clinical data indicate 77.4 weeks (17.8 months) time saved with oral blarcamesine compared to ADNI 1 control group after 144 weeks (33.1 months) of treatment Oral presentation at the AD/PD™ 2026 Conference Symposium: ‘Advances in AD treatment' highlights the convenience of oral blarcamesine for both patients and families NEW YORK, March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced new data of blarcamesine was presented at the AD/PD™ 2026 Conference by Prof. Dr. Timo Grimmer, MD, and collaborators, titled, Advancing Alzheimer's Disease Care: Convenience for both Patients and Families with Oral Blarcamesine with Long-term Time Saved, drawing from the ANAVEX®2-73-AD-004 (NCT03790709) Phase IIb/III clinical program and its long-term open-label extension, ANAVEX®2-73-AD-EP-004 (NCT04314934).

Findings underpin potential of Anavex' lead candidate blarcamesine through its upstream mechanism of action and SIGMAR1-mediated autophagy restoration Findings underpin potential of Anavex' lead candidate blarcamesine through its upstream mechanism of action and SIGMAR1-mediated autophagy restoration

New data show that blarcamesine completely rescued impaired motor function Biomarker of nerve fiber density of dopaminergic nerve cells indicating fiber regrowth in striatum with blarcamesine New Parkinson's model of combined alpha-synuclein pathology and noradrenergic degeneration NEW YORK, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced new data of blarcamesine in a new Parkinson's model of combined alpha-synuclein pathology and noradrenergic degeneration. Significant treatment effects of blarcamesine were detected using both a test of impaired motor function and a biomarker of dopaminergic nerve fiber density, indicating fiber regrowth in striatum after 6 weeks of blarcamesine treatment.
