SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - June 17, 2008) - Pacific Biometrics, Inc. (OTCBB: PBME) (“PBI”), a leading provider of specialized central laboratory and contract research services, has been identified as the 8th fastest-growing public company in Washington state by the Puget Sound Business Journal. In its May 23-29, 2008 issue (vol. 29, no. 5), the Puget Sound Business Journal published a list of the 50 fastest-growing public companies ranked by three-year compounded annual percent changes in revenue. Moreover, in the same survey, PBI was ranked the 88th largest public company in Washington state, based on 2007 revenues.