NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO) , an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, in-licensing and developing high-potential marketed and development-stage drugs and drug candidates, today announced it ranked number 10 in Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing North American companies in the technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech sectors. Fortress’ 8,463 percent revenue growth based on the increase in net product sales from 2015 to 2018 secured its spot in the ranking.
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Fortress’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are thrilled to be included in the top 10 among an elite group of 500 companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. This recognition underscores our rapid revenue growth and validates our unique business model. We look forward to continued growth and potential value generation for shareholders as we aim to launch new prescription pharmaceutical products, advance the development of more than 25 programs across several large-market therapeutic areas with our world-class partners, and seek to further expand our diversified pipeline of high-potential product candidates.”
Now in its 25th year, the Technology Fast 500 selects companies based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over a three-year period. Overall, the 2019 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 166 percent to 37,458 percent from 2015 to 2018, with a median growth rate of 439 percent. For more information about the Technology Fast 500, visit www.fast500.com.
About Fortress Biotech
Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, in-licensing and developing high-potential marketed and development-stage drugs and drug candidates. The company has five marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 25 programs in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and majority-controlled partners and at partners it founded and in which it holds significant minority ownership positions. Such product candidates span six large-market therapeutic areas, including oncology, rare diseases and gene therapy, which allow it to create value while mitigating risk for shareholders. Fortress advances its diversified pipeline through a streamlined operating structure that fosters efficient drug development. The Fortress model is driven by a world-class business development team that is focused on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise to further expand the company’s portfolio of product opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of the world’s leading academic research institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its full potential, including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., City of Hope, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a subsidiary of Cipla Limited) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.
