Virpax^® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Virpax” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:VRPX), today announced that the Company has engaged Torreya Capital, LLC (Torreya) to serve as the exclusive financial advisor for the Company's partnering and licensing efforts in strategic global markets.

Torreya is a global investment bank that has facilitated more than $100 billion worth of transactions in the life sciences industry since its inception in 2007.

“We are excited to be working with Torreya to expand our partnerships in key markets,” stated Anthony Mack, Chairman and CEO of Virpax Pharmaceuticals. "There is a growing global demand for non-opoid, non-addictive pain treatments and we believe that our product candidates, Epoladerm™, Probudur™, and Envelta™ can offer a competitive advantage in their addressable markets,” concluded Mr. Mack.

"We look forward to helping Virpax Pharmaceuticals find strong regional partners for their innovative acute and chronic pain product candidate pipeline,” said Tom Bird, Partner of Torreya. "Virpax's product candidates incorporate its proprietary technologies that may enable the product candidates to deliver enhanced benefits with non-addictive pain relief.”

About Torreya

Torreya is a global investment banking boutique serving companies in the life sciences industry. Since its inception in 2007, the firm has closed over $100 billion worth of deals in nearly 250 assignments spanning branded pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies. Our partners are senior industry bankers and executives with deep experience, knowledge, and networks. We are a partner of choice for companies seeking discreet, conflict-free, and knowledgeable advice on M&A, capital markets, licensing, and asset sale transactions. Torreya is differentiated from most other life sciences advisory practices by the breadth of its global presence. Over half the transactions on which we advise are cross-border. For further information, please visit www.torreya.com.

About Virpax Pharmaceuticals

Virpax is developing branded, non-addictive pain management products candidates using its proprietary technologies to optimize and target drug delivery. Virpax is initially seeking FDA approval using its three patented drug delivery platforms. Epoladerm™ is a topical diclofenac metered-dose spray film formulation being developed to manage acute musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis. Probudur™ is a single injection liposomal bupivacaine formulation being developed to manage post-operative pain. Envelta™ is an intranasal molecular-envelope enkephalin formulation being developed to manage acute and chronic pain, including pain associated with cancer. Virpax is also using its intranasal Molecular Envelope Technology (MET) to develop its PES200 product candidate to manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its MMS019 product candidate to inhibit viral replication caused by influenza or SARS-CoV-2. For more information, please visit www.virpaxpharma.com.

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Torreya looks forward to helping Virpax Pharmaceuticals find strong regional partners for their innovative acute and chronic pain product candidate pipeline.