Biostage, Inc. (OTCQB: BSTG), a bioengineering company developing next-generation esophageal implants, today announced that it appointed Herman Sanchez as an independent director to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Sanchez has been working in the life sciences industry for over 20 years in various positions including designing and running randomized trial research, optimizing of clinical administration of health services, and working as a strategic consultant to the life sciences industry. He is currently a Senior Partner helping run Trinity Life Sciences' strategy consulting business. He joined Trinity over a decade ago and has worked closely with clients to support strategic decision making across the product lifecycle. In his work consulting for pharmaceutical/biotech and medical device companies he has covered several diseases/therapeutic areas including oncology, rare and ultra-rare diseases, cell therapies, cardiovascular, diabetes, alcohol abuse/dependence, neurological, orthopedic, and renal diseases. He has been published in peer-reviewed publications on various topics including renal disease, patient epidemiology, medication adherence, suicidal ideation, minority patient recruiting, alcohol use/abuse and depression/anxiety treatment. Mr. Sanchez, prior to working in the life sciences industry, earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and an AB in Psychology from Harvard University.

"We are very excited to announce the addition of the seasoned life sciences industry expert to Biostage," said Jason Chen, Chairman of Biostage. "The guidance and expertise from Mr. Sanchez will be valuable as we continue the development of our Cellspan™ platform and new product pipeline. On behalf of Biostage's Board of Directors and management team, I sincerely welcome Mr. Sanchez to our Board of Directors at this important moment of the Company. We look forward to Herman's engagement and guidance to bring our innovative treatment option to the potential patients with unmet medical needs and future commercialization."

Mr. Sanchez commented, "I am excited to join the Board of Directors of Biostage and collaborate with the Board and executive team. The company has been working with a novel cell therapy to solve a critical unmet need for patients, especially kids. I hope my experience will help guide the company in developing and delivering this innovative technology to the market."

About Biostage, Inc.

Biostage is a bioengineering company that is developing next-generation esophageal implants. The Company's Cellspan™ technology combines a proprietary, biocompatible scaffold with a patient's own cells to create an esophageal implant that could potentially be used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia and other conditions that affect the esophagus. The Company's esophageal implant leverages the body's inherent capacity to heal itself as it is a "living tube" that facilitates regeneration of esophageal tissue and triggers a positive host response resulting in a tissue-engineered neo-conduit that restores continuity of the esophagus. These implants have the potential to dramatically improve the quality of life for children and adults. At Biostage, we believe the future of medicine has been inside us all along.

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