Exhibit 99.1

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Fortress Biotech Reports Record 2022 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Highlights

Fortress expects to file a total of three new drug applications in 2023

Record consolidated net revenue of $75.7 million for full-year 2022

FDA accepted for filing the Biologics License Application for cosibelimab in patients with metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; PDUFA goal date of January 3, 2024

Rolling NDA submission for CUTX-101 for the treatment of Menkes disease is expected to be completed in 2023

Topline results from the Phase 3 clinical program of DFD-29 to treat papulopustular rosacea expected in the first half of 2023; NDA submission expected in the second half of 2023

Miami, FL – March 30, 2023 – Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO) (“Fortress”), an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on efficiently acquiring, developing and commercializing or monetizing promising therapeutic products and product candidates, today announced financial results and recent corporate highlights for the full-year ended December 31, 2022.

Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Fortress’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “In 2022, we continued to advance our extensive portfolio of multiple clinical-stage programs, several of which are late-stage and pivotal. We also generated record consolidated net revenues of $75.7 million, much of which came from the sales of our eight marketed dermatology products. Our growth continues in 2023, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) accepted for filing the Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for cosibelimab earlier this month and we expect to have two New Drug Applications (“NDA”) submitted to the FDA for CUTX-101 for Menkes disease and DFD-29 for rosacea this year. We also anticipate multiple clinical trial initiations, data readouts and regulatory filings across our other development-stage programs. Fortress has also established 25 acquisition companies with expert opinion leaders in multiple therapeutic areas over the past year. These expert opinion leaders will continue to work with our business development team to identify, evaluate and acquire potential best-in-class therapies to form the bases of these new companies. We are focused on licensing assets with proof-of-concept clinical data available in areas with high unmet medical need, which potentially lowers the development uncertainty and associated risk. Our pipeline and structure allow for flexibility and diversified exposure with many product candidates and potentially long-term revenue streams. We expect to achieve multiple milestones this year, and we are confident in our long-term growth prospects as we continue to scale.”

2022 and Recent Corporate Highlights¹:

Marketed Dermatology Products and Product Candidates

Cosibelimab (Anti PD-L1 antibody)

¹ The development programs depicted in this press release include product candidates in development at Fortress, at Fortress’ private subsidiaries (referred to herein as “subsidiaries”), at Fortress’ public subsidiaries (referred to herein as “partner companies”) and at entities with whom one of the foregoing parties has a significant business relationship, such as an exclusive license or an ongoing product-related payment obligation (such entities referred to herein as “partners”). The words “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Fortress individually, to one or more of our subsidiaries and/or partner companies, or to all such entities as a group, as dictated by context.

Dotinurad (Urate Transporter (URAT1) Inhibitor)

MB-106 (CD20-targeted CAR T Cell Therapy)

CUTX-101 (Copper Histidinate for Menkes disease)

CAEL-101 (Light Chain Fibril-reactive Monoclonal Antibody for AL Amyloidosis)

² Information on clinicaltrials.gov does not constitute part of this release.

Triplex (Cytomegalovirus (“CMV”) vaccine)

AJ201

IV Tramadol

In vivo CAR T Platform Technology

³ M. Zanovello et al., Unexpected frequency of the pathogenic ARCAG repeat 2 expansion in the general population. Brain, in press (2023).

General Corporate:

Fortress

Financial Results:

To assist our stockholders in understanding our company, we have prepared non-GAAP financial metrics for the three months and 12 months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. These metrics exclude the operations of our four public partner companies: Avenue, Checkpoint, Journey Medical and Mustang Bio, as well as any one-time, non-recurring, non-cash transactions. The goal in providing these non-GAAP financial metrics is to highlight the financial results of Fortress’ core operations, which are comprised of our privately held development-stage entities, as well as our business development and finance functions.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures:

In addition to the GAAP financial measures as presented in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Form 10-K to be filed on March 31, 2023, the Company, in this press release, has included certain non-GAAP measurements. The non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders is defined by the Company as GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders, less net losses attributable to common stockholders from our public partner companies Avenue, Checkpoint, Journey Medical and Mustang Bio (“public partner companies”), as well as our former subsidiary, Caelum. In addition, the Company has also provided a Fortress non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders which is a modified EBITDA calculation that starts with the non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders and removes stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, amortization of licenses and debt discount, changes in fair values of investment, changes in fair value of derivative liability, and depreciation expense. The Company also provides non-GAAP research and development costs, defined as GAAP research and development costs, less research and development costs of our public partner companies and non-GAAP selling, general and administrative costs, defined as GAAP selling, general and administrative costs, less selling, general and administrative costs of our public partner companies.

Management believes each of these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance because (i) it allows for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operational decision-making; (ii) it excludes the impact of non-cash or, when specified, non-recurring items that are not directly attributable to the Company’s core operating performance and that may obscure trends in the Company’s core operating performance; and (iii) it is used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help analyze the Company’s standalone results separate from the results of its public partner companies. However, non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders and any other non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company and the manner in which they are calculated may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures or the calculations of the same non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, including the Company’s competitors.

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The tables below provide a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures:

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Reconciliation to non-GAAP research and development costs and non-GAAP selling, general and administrative costs:

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About Fortress Biotech

Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing high-potential marketed and development-stage drugs and drug candidates. The company has eight marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 30 programs in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and majority-controlled partners and subsidiaries and at partners and subsidiaries it founded and in which it holds significant minority ownership positions. Such product candidates span six large-market areas, including oncology, rare diseases and gene therapy, which allow it to create value for shareholders. Fortress advances its diversified pipeline through a streamlined operating structure that fosters efficient drug development. The Fortress model is driven by a world-class business development team that is focused on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise to further expand the company’s portfolio of product opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of the world’s leading academic research institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its full potential, including AstraZeneca, City of Hope, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Sentynl. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As used below and throughout this press release, the words “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Fortress individually or together with one or more partner companies, as dictated by context. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our growth strategy and product development programs, ability to generate shareholder value, ability of our products to receive necessary approvals, including FDA approval, ability of our products and therapies to help patients and any other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include, risks relating to: our growth strategy; financing and strategic agreements and relationships; our need for substantial additional funds and uncertainty relating to financings; our ability to identify, acquire, close and integrate product candidates successfully and on a timely basis; our ability to attract, integrate and retain key personnel; the early stage of products under development; the results of research and development activities; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical testing; risks relating to the timing of starting and completing clinical trials; the ability to secure and maintain third-party manufacturing, marketing and distribution of our and our partner companies’ products and product candidates; government regulation; patent and intellectual property matters; competition; as well as other risks described in our SEC filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information contained herein is intended to be reviewed in its totality, and any stipulations, conditions or provisos that apply to a given piece of information in one part of this press release should be read as applying mutatis mutandis to every other instance of such information appearing herein.

Company Contact:

Jaclyn Jaffe

Fortress Biotech, Inc.

(781) 652-4500

ir@fortressbiotech.com

Media Relations Contact:

Tony Plohoros

6 Degrees

(908) 591-2839

tplohoros@6degreespr.com

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FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

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FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

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