MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2012) - DiaMedica (TSX VENTURE:DMA) today announces that it has been selected to present a Late Breaking Science Poster featuring pre-clinical cardiovascular data on DM-204 at the 2012 American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions being held in Los Angeles, CA, November 3-7, 2012.

Mark Williams, PhD., Vice President of Research at DiaMedica will present the poster presentation titled, "A Novel Bradykinin-2 Receptor Agonist Antibody that Improves Diabetic and Cardiovascular Endpoints." DiaMedica is developing DM-204 for the treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to share the results and mechanism of our G-protein coupled receptor agonist antibody," commented Rick Pauls, Chairman and CEO of DiaMedica. "Cardiovascular disease is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of early death among people with diabetes. DM-204 could be a promising treatment for diabetes and cardiovascular disease if it shows the benefit in future human trials."

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. 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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