InVivo Therapeutics Corporation Announces Uplisting To Nasdaq

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that its common stock has been approved to begin trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The company’s common stock will begin trading under the symbol “NVIV” at the opening of trading on Friday, April 17, 2015.

“We are pleased to reach this important corporate milestone. InVivo has made significant progress spanning all areas of the organization over the last year and uplisting to Nasdaq will allow us to communicate this progress with a broader audience. We are now better positioned to enhance stock liquidity and attract institutional investors, which will fundamentally enhance the value of our company,” said Mark Perrin, InVivo’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

The company’s management will also be ringing The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell, which can be viewed live on Friday, April 17 at approximately 9:15 AM ET: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live

About InVivo Therapeutics

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. is a research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company with a focus on treatment of spinal cord injuries. The company was founded in 2005 with proprietary technology co-invented by Robert Langer, ScD, Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, MD, who then was at Boston Children’s Hospital and who now is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011 the company earned the David S. Apple Award from the American Spinal Injury Association for its outstanding contribution to spinal cord injury medicine. The publicly-traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com.

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