Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL)

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Anavex Announces Preparation of Regulatory Filings based on Guidance From the FDA

New York, NY – November 18, 2015 – Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s disease, other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, pain and various types of cancer, announces that it is moving forward with the development program for ANAVEX 2-73. Guidance received from the FDA confirms the Company’s strategy to advance ANAVEX 2-73 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in a larger double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 trial.