Paragon Bioservices Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Bioservices, Inc. (Paragon), the leading private equity-backed biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with proven expertise in gene therapy and next-generation vaccines, today announced it was named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ for 2018, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Additionally, Paragon was named #8 to the Baltimore Business Journal's Fast 50 for the second year in a row.

"The reason for Paragon's rapid growth over the last year is easy to identify: it's our people," said Paragon President and CEO Pete Buzy. "We would not be able to sustain or manage our growth without the team we've built, and our future is wide open because of it. These significant third-party acknowledgements validate our approach."

Paragon, one of Baltimore's largest biotechnology companies, employs a team of 300+ at two locations in Maryland. Paragon is constructing a new, world-class, 151,000 square-foot, GMP gene therapy biomanufacturing facility in Anne Arundel County, which will be online in February 2019. Paragon also has facilities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) BioPark where the Company currently provides full process, analytical development, and cGMP clinical manufacturing services from its approximately 100,000 square-foot facility.

"Congratulations to the Deloitte 2018 Technology Fast 500 winners on this impressive achievement," said Sandra Shirai, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP, and U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "These companies are innovators who have converted their disruptive ideas into products, services and experiences that can captivate new customers and drive remarkable growth."

About Paragon Bioservices, Inc.
Paragon Bioservices is an industry-leading, private-equity backed CDMO whose focus is the development and manufacturing of cutting-edge biopharmaceuticals. Paragon aims to build strong client partnerships with the world's best biotech and pharma companies, focusing on transformative technologies, including gene therapies (AAV), next-generation vaccines, oncology immunotherapies (oncolytic viruses), therapeutic proteins, and other complex biologics. For more information, please visit www.paragonbioservices.com.

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About Deloitte's 2018 Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2014 to 2017.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered

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SOURCE Paragon Bioservices, Inc.

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