Protea Biosciences, Inc. Announces Resignation of Patrick Gallagher as Member of the Board

Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. is a molecular information company. The Company is engaged in developing and commercializing life science technologies, products and services to identify the molecules that are produced by living cells and all life forms. It also offers a platform technology, Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (LAESI), which enables the direct analysis, mapping and display of molecular information in living cells and tissue samples. The Company's commercial development is centered in three business lines: Molecular Information Services, LAESI Instruments, Software and Consumables, and Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Research. Its services enable the identification and quantitation of both small molecules (lipids and metabolites) and large molecules (proteins) and the services portfolio, inclusive of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and bioinformatics. Its clients include pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies.