Press Release 4/27/2022

Special Announcement: GTS Scientific a PA based Life Sciences Search firm and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center in Doylestown PA and B Labs at the Cira Centre in Philadelphia announce strategic sponsor partnership. Based on an almost decade-long relationship between GTS Scientific and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, the two groups have decided to form a formal strategic partnership. The strategic sponsor partnership between GTS Scientific and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center will allow for further collaboration, resource identification and opportunities to help grow and support member companies.

GTS Scientific has provided excellent counsel and service, over nearly a decade, to the life sciences companies belonging to the PABC,” Louis P. Kassa, PABC’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, said. “Additionally, GTS has been an extremely valuable supporter of our programs and events, so we are thrilled that our organizations have formed a strategic sponsorship alliance. Their participation will help expand our offerings as we continue to grow in Doylestown, in Philadelphia and nationally.”

“Over the past decade we have watched the amazing work being done at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, and now with the expansion to B Labs at The Cira Centre in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center is one of the most successful incubators in the country. We have witnessed the collaboration and support they have given to member companies ultimately leading to successful patient outcomes. It has been our pleasure to support the Center and Foundation through membership, sponsorships, planning committees and both as a service provider and advisory resource to member companies. We are extremely excited to announce our formal strategic sponsor partnership with the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center. The strategic sponsor partnership will allow GTS Scientific to support the growth of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center and its member companies at a higher level with the goal of providing resources, services and collaboration.” Robb Hoyle CEO GTS Scientific

About the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC): The PABC is a nonprofit life sciences incubator-accelerator which offers a state-of-the- art laboratory. It also offers office space to early stage biotech companies, as well as the Hepatitis B Foundation and Blumberg Institute. Managed by the Institute and led by a board appointed by the Foundation, PABC has more than 80 member companies, mostly small to mid-size science, research and pharmaceutical companies. Nearly 50 of those companies have operations on site. The center uses a highly successful services- based approach to nurture and guide its member companies to success, advancing biotechnology, maximizing synergies among nonprofit scientists and their commercial colleagues, and launching new ideas and discoveries that will make a difference. PABC is located just north of Doylestown in Bucks County, in the heart of the Philadelphia-New Jersey pharma and biotech belt.

GTS Scientific is a life sciences recruiting and search firm who specializes in both Executive/Retained search and RPO recruiting projects. Over the past 10 years we have developed our niche recruiting process within the advanced therapeutics and personalized medicine space including clients across the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical verticals. GTS Scientific is a dynamic, skilled, hard working group of individuals with a growing network of industry leading talent within the life sciences. Our mission driven approach allows our team to deliver world class scientists, engineers and executives as we support the research and commercialization of life saving drugs and technology that our clients are developing.