Anavex Confirms Data for Phase 2a Alzheimer’s Trial for ANAVEX 2-73

NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2015  -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (AVXL) confirms the information in the November 9, 2015 press release announcing positive safety and cognitive efficacy data from the Phase 2a Alzheimer’s trial for ANAVEX 2-73.

Anavex confirms that there has been no change with regards to our science, data or the fundamentals of our Company. We remain dedicated to advancing ANAVEX 2-73 through the ongoing Phase 2a trial and to reporting new data to investors as it becomes available.

Anavex confirms the data included in its news release dated November 9, 2015.

About Anavex Life Sciences Corp.

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drug candidates to treat central nervous system (CNS) diseases and various types of cancer.  Anavex’s lead drug candidates, ANAVEX 2-73 and ANAVEX PLUS, the combination of ANAVEX 2-73 and donepezil (Aricept®), are currently in a Phase 2a clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease. The drug combination ANAVEX PLUS produced up to 80% greater reversal of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease models versus when the drugs were used individually. ANAVEX 2-73 is an orally available drug candidate that targets sigma-1 and muscarinic receptors and successfully completed Phase 1 with a clean data profile. Preclinical studies demonstrated its potential to halt and/or reverse the course of Alzheimer’s disease. It has also exhibited anticonvulsant, anti-amnesic, neuroprotective and anti-depressant properties in convulsive epileptic animal models, indicating its potential to treat additional CNS disorders, including epilepsy and others. Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research has awarded Anavex a research grant to develop ANAVEX 2-73 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease to fully fund a preclinical study, which could justify moving ANAVEX 2-73 into a Parkinson’s disease clinical trial.  Further information is available at www.anavex.com.

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