Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;

           Appointment of Principal Officers.



On January 9, 2022, Dr. Tom Adams, a director of Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., passed away. A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Adams's death is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



  99.1         Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release dated January 12,
             2022

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are
             embedded within the inline XBRL document.




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