Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Edison, New Jersey
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 14, 2020, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Woodbridge, New Jersey
January 15, 2021