OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avivagen Inc. (TSXV:VIV, OTCQB:VIVXF) (�Avivagen�), a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications that safely enhances food production and supports immune function, thereby supporting general health and performance, is pleased to announce it has received its first purchase order from a large, integrated livestock producer in Thailand. The customer is a very large, well-known and respected swine and poultry producer in the region. This first purchase order from this customer, while modest in size, comes on the heels of several trials conducted by the customer with sows and piglets over the last nine months, whereby Avivagen�s OxC-beta^TM Livestock consistently outperformed any and all competitive alternatives.

�We are very excited about this purchase from a very large and established market leading livestock producer in Thailand,� said Kym Anthony, Avivagen�s CEO. �It is our belief that this first purchase, similar to our experience with UNAHCO, will lead to a growing rollout over the coming quarters and years by the customer and is likely to influence other producers in the region to adopt our product. The real world evidence of the benefits of our product are leading to more customer wins and growing adoption of our OxC-beta� Livestock product.�

With annual livestock feed production in 2020 of 21 million tonnesⁱ Thailand is an important market opportunity for Avivagen, not only due to its size but the fact that Thailand�s largest livestock export market remains the European Union, where AGPs (Antibiotics as Growth Promoters) have been banned since 2010.

About OxC-beta� Technology and OxC-beta� Livestock

Avivagen�s OxC-beta� technology is derived from Avivagen discoveries about ?-carotene and other carotenoids, compounds that give certain fruits and vegetables their bright colours. Through support of immune function the technology provides a non-antibiotic means of promoting health and growth. OxC-beta� Livestock is a proprietary product shown to be an effective and economic alternative to the antibiotics commonly added to livestock feeds. The product is currently available for sale in the United States, Philippines, Mexico, Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand, Brazil, Australia and Malaysia.

Avivagen�s OxC-beta� Livestock product is safe, effective and could fulfill the global mandate to remove all in-feed antibiotics as growth promoters. Numerous international livestock trials with poultry and swine using OxC-beta� Livestock have proven that the product performs as well as, and, sometimes, in some aspects, better than in-feed antibiotics.

About Avivagen

Avivagen is a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications that, by safely supporting immune function, promote general health and performance. It is a public corporation traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol VIV and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, based in partnership facilities of the National Research Council of Canada. For more information, visit www.avivagen.com. The contents of the website are expressly not incorporated by reference in this press release.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon the current expectations of management. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties associated with the business of Avivagen Inc. and the environment in which the business operates. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking, including those identified by the expressions �aim�, �anticipate�, �appear�, �believe�, �consider�, �could�, �estimate�, �expect�, �if�, �intend�, �goal�, �hope�, �likely�, �may�, �plan�, �possibly�, �potentially�, �pursue�, �seem�, �should�, �whether�, �will�, �would� and similar expressions. Statements set out in this news release relating to the future delivery of product based on the purchase order received, Avivagen�s expectations as to growth of its branding in certain jurisdictions, continued distribution and acceptance of Avivagen�s technology, anticipated growth in demand for Avivagen�s products, the possibility for OxC-beta� Livestock to replace antibiotics in livestock feeds as well as fill a critical need for health support in certain livestock applications where antibiotics are precluded and the size of market opportunities are all forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. For instance, the order described may not result in new orders for Avivagen�s products, the customer plans may change due to many reasons Avivagen�s products may not gain market acceptance or regulatory approval in new jurisdictions or for new applications and may not be widely accepted as a replacement for antibiotics in livestock feeds, and fulfillment of the order may be delayed beyond current expectation, or in the worst case cancelled, in each case due to many factors, many of which are outside of Avivagen�s control. Readers are referred to the risk factors associated with the business of Avivagen set out in Avivagen�s most recent management�s discussion and analysis of financial condition available at www.SEDAR.com. Except as required by law, Avivagen assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Copyright � 2021 Avivagen Inc. OxC-beta� is a trademark of Avivagen Inc.

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Contacts

Avivagen Inc.

Drew Basek

Director of Investor Relations

100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6

Phone: 416-540-0733

E-mail: [email protected]

Kym Anthony

Chief Executive Officer

100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6

Head Office Phone: 613-949-8164

Website: www.avivagen.com