GNI Group Ltd. Ranks 12th in 2017 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Japan Technology Fast50, A Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies

October, 19 2017 - GNI Group Ltd., (TSE Mothers listed code: 2160) a leading biopharmaceutical company listed in Japan, announced that it ranked 12th in the 15th Japan Technology Fast50 on October 18, with revenue (sales) growth of 175.31% based on the past three according periods. Japan Technology Fast50, announced annually by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, is a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing Japanese companies in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) industries based on their revenue (sales) growth percentage based on the last three accounting periods. (http://www.deloitte.com/jp/fast50/2017)

Japan Technology Fast50 is a Japanese edition of the ranking program series of TMT industries compiled by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) for about 40 countries as well as for three regions: North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. It has been serving as a benchmark for growth potential and success for corporations in the TMT industries. Companies, both listed and unlisted, are eligible to apply for Fast50 and the top 50 companies that have demonstrated exceptional growth in revenues (sales) based on the last three accounting periods are announced each year. Please visit http://www.deloitte.com/jp/fast50 for further information on the program.

About GNI Group Ltd.

GNI Group Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market, Code 2160, with headquarters in Tokyo and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and the United States. In the United States, GNI Group has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary GNI USA, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary, Berkeley Advanced Biomaterials LLC. which is a developer and manufacturer of high-quality, cost-effective bone grafts substitutes and headquartered in Berkeley, California. For further information about GNI Group Ltd., please visit www.gnipharma.com., and about Berkeley Advanced Biomaterials, Inc., please visit http://www.hydroxyapatite.com/.

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