InVivo Therapeutics Announces Listing Transfer To Nasdaq Global Market

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that the listing of the company’s common stock has been transferred to the Nasdaq Global Market. The company’s common stock previously traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and will continue to trade under the same symbol NVIV. This follows the July 29^th announcement by InVivo that the company has been added to the Russell Global, Russell 3000^®, Russell 2000^®, and Russell Microcap indexes.

“This move to the higher Nasdaq Global Market tier is a reflection of the fundamental health of the company and our continued commitment to our shareholders. Being listed on the Global Market allows us to be considered for a broader array of indexes, including the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.”

Mark Perrin, InVivo’s CEO and Chairman, said, “This move to the higher Nasdaq Global Market tier is a reflection of the fundamental health of the company and our continued commitment to our shareholders. Being listed on the Global Market allows us to be considered for a broader array of indexes, including the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.”

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, Sc.D., Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, M.D., 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. In 2015, the company’s investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold received the 2015 Becker’s Healthcare Spine Device Award. The publicly-traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com.

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