EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Adam Gridley, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A of Histogenics Corporation; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: May 19, 2017 | /s/ Adam Gridley | |||
| Adam Gridley | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
