Further Strengthens Business Development Team with Key Hire

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpace Biosciences subsidiary, Interpace Pharma Solutions today announced that it is continuing to expand a previously announced partnership agreement to jointly develop, promote and offer translational studies and clinical trial solutions to biotech and pharmaceutical companies with Genecast (Beijing) Biotechnology Co. Ltd (Genecast) of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Genecast is a leader in offering diagnostic products and services in the field of oncology and providing a wide range of diagnostic services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the PRC. Interpace is sending members of its technical/scientific and business development teams to China this week to begin the tech transfer requirements to support over $3 million of recently secured new business with global pharmaceutical companies.

Michael McCartney, Chief Commercial Officer of Interpace Pharma Solutions commented, We will be joining the Genecast business development team in China to jointly promote our capabilities of tumor profiling testing and clinical testing services in China and will be traveling to Beijing, Suzhou and Shanghai to meet with Genecast pharma customers who are in need of Interpace Pharma Solutions services Mr. McCartney also added We are thrilled to announce the addition of Gordon Vansant, Ph.D. a highly regarded industry expert to our BD team. Dr. Vansant has deep relationships and contacts in China to further strengthen and expand our penetration in China and Asia and will lead our BD efforts in the Southwest US, headquartered out of San Diego.

Du Bo, Co-Founder and CEO of Genecast, said, We are excited that the partnership with Interpace Pharma Solutions is already working and we believe will strengthen our capabilities to provide our customers with high-quality, streamlined one-stop testing services globally. Interpace Pharma Solutions development is in line with our strategy of helping pharmaceutical and biotech companies on a global basis accelerate their biomarker-driven drug development and drive precision medicine forward.

Jack Stover, President & CEO of Interpace Biosciences commented, We are pleased with the new business already being booked as a result of our relationship with such a high-quality partner as Genecast and we are pleased to have such an experienced and successful executive as Dr. Vansant join our Pharma Solutions BD team. We look forward to expanding our partnership with Genecast as well as expanding our international capabilities in Europe, Asia and elsewhere in the near future, concluded Stover.

About Interpace Biosciences

Interpace Biosciences is a leader in enabling personalized medicine, offering specialized services along the therapeutic value chain from early diagnosis and prognostic planning to targeted therapeutic applications.

Interpace Pharma Solutions is a market leader in providing pharmacogenomics testing, genotyping, and biorepository services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The Biopharma Business also advances personalized medicine by partnering with pharmaceutical, academic, and technology leaders to effectively integrate pharmacogenomics into their drug development and clinical trial programs with the goals of delivering safer, more effective drugs to market more quickly, and improving patient care.

Interpace Diagnostics is a fully integrated commercial and bioinformatics business unit that provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests, bioinformatics and pathology services for evaluating risk of cancer by leveraging the latest technology in personalized medicine for improved patient diagnosis and management. Interpace has four commercialized molecular tests and one test in a clinical evaluation process (CEP).

For more information, please visit Interpace Biosciences website atwww.interpace.com.

Genecast (Beijing) Biotechnology Co. Ltd.

Genecast is a leader in offering diagnostic products & services in the field of oncology and providing a wide range of diagnostic services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Genecasts laboratories have met all applicable standards for accreditation including accreditation from the CAP and earned top marks in a number of external quality assessments carried out by CAP, EMQN, the Clinical Test Center of the National Health Commission of China and Center of Clinical Laboratories of Shanghai.

Genecast has formed collaborations with more than 20 pharmaceutical and biotech companies in providing comprehensive pre-clinical and clinical testing services.

For more information, please visit Genecasts website at http://english.genecast.com.cn.

Media Contact:Dan ChenGenecast (Beijing) Biotechnologychen.dan@genecast.com.cn

Forward Looking Statements on Behalf of Interpace Biosciences

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INTERPACE CONTACTS:Investor RelationsJoseph Green, Edison Groupjgreen@edisongroup.com

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