ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRV), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies, announced today the appointment of Thomas H. Adams, Ph.D., to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Adams is a seasoned biotechnology veteran who also currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Trovagene, Inc.

James Sapirstein, Chief Executive Officer of ContraVir, stated, "Tom is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur. He has significant experience growing public and private biotechnology companies from his long career in the industry. He will be a valuable addition to our Board of Directors and we are pleased to welcome him."

Dr. Adams is currently a director of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In addition, Dr. Adams served as a director of IRIS International, Inc. since June 2005 and Chief Technology Officer of IRIS from April 2006 until November 2012 when it was acquired by Danaher Corporation. Dr. Adams served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leucadia Technologies, a privately held medical-device company, from 1998 to April 2006, whenLeucadia was acquired by IRIS.

Previously, in 1989, Dr. Adams founded Genta, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company in the field of antisense technology, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 1997. Dr. Adams founded Gen-Probe, Inc. in 1984 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman until its acquisition by Chugai Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1989.

Dr. Adams has significant public company experience serving as a director of Biosite Diagnostics, Inc. from 1989 to 1998 and as a director of Invitrogen from 2000 to 2002. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from theUniversity of California, at Riverside.

About ContraVir Pharmaceuticals

ContraVir is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies with a specific focus on developing a potentially curative therapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV). The Company is developing two novel anti-HBV compounds with complementary mechanisms of action: CMX157, a highly potent analog of the successful antiviral drug tenofovir currently in Phase 2a, which has demonstrated the potential for low, once a day dosing compared to Viread® and decreased systemic exposure, thereby potentially reducing renal and bone side effects; and CRV431, a next generation cyclophilin inhibitor with a unique structure that increases its potency and selective index against HBV. ContraVir is also developing FV-100, an orally available nucleoside analogue prodrug for the treatment of herpes zoster, or shingles, in a Phase 3 clinical trial. In addition to direct antiviral activity, FV-100 has demonstrated the potential to reduce the incidence of debilitating shingles-associated pain known as post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in a Phase 2 clinical study. For more information visit www.contravir.com.