WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - June 1, 2012) - DiaMedica (TSX VENTURE:DMA) today announces that it has been selected for a Late Breaking Poster Presentation at the American Diabetes Association's 72^nd Scientific Sessions, June 8-12, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. The poster titled, "A Novel Agonist Antibody to the Bradykinin 2 Receptor for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes" will be presented on Sunday June 10^th and covers results of pre-clinical studies of DM-204, a novel monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

"The annual American Diabetes Association is a great forum for us to share the recent data generated on DM-204 as well as elaborate on its novel mechanism of action," commented Rick Pauls, Chairman and CEO of DiaMedica. "We are also using the conference as a platform to begin early stage partnering discussions with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. These discussions will involve both DM-204 and DM-199, our recombinant protein for diabetes. We look forward to a series of productive meetings at the conference."

About DiaMedica

DiaMedica is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of novel therapeutic compounds for diabetes and other major, medically-unmet diseases. DiaMedica's lead compound, DM-199, is a recombinant human protein that represents a novel approach to treating Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In a Type 1 diabetes model, DM-199 halted the autoimmune attack on beta cells by stimulating regulatory T-cells, and resulted in a 12-fold increase in C-peptide levels. In Type 2 diabetes models, DM-199 treatment stimulated proliferation of insulin producing beta cells, resulting in significant improvement in glucose control. DiaMedica is also developing a novel monoclonal antibody, DM-204 as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Chronic treatment with DM-204 in a Type 2 diabetes model resulted in significant improvement in blood glucose control and HbA1c levels and also significant decreases in blood pressure and serum cholesterol.

Diamedica's DM-199 and DM-204 were both named Windhover's "2011 Top 10 Cardiovascular/ Metabolic Projects to Watch". The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol 'DMA'.

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