[October 31, 2014]

NephroGenex to Participate in Two Healthcare Conferences in November

NephroGenex, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRX), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat kidney disease, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Pierre Legault will present a corporate overview of the Company and meet with investors at the Bio-Europe^® 2014 healthcare conference in Frankfurt, Germany.

The presentation will take place on Tuesday, November 4 at 9:45am local time.

Later in the month, NephroGenex will attend the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia, where the Company's poster, "Rationale and Study Design of Pyridoxamine dihydrochloride (Pyridorin) In Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy," will be posted. The poster highlights the novel renal endpoint used in the Company's clinical study of Pyridorin in diabetic nephropathy, as recognized by the FDA under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA).

About NephroGenex, Inc.

NephroGenex (NASDAQ:NRX) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics to treat kidney diseases caued by pathogenic oxidative chemistries. Since our inception, we have collaborated with the leading scientific experts in pathogenic oxidative chemistries to build a strong portfolio of intellectual property and novel acting drug candidates. Our clinical program has been done in collaboration with world leading clinical investigators in kidney disease. Our product pipeline includes an oral formulation of PYRIDORIN^® (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride), which is being developed as a chronic, therapeutic agent to slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy, as well as an intravenous formulation of Pyridorin to treat specific types of acute kidney injury.

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