Ivytan announced on the 11 December, 2008 that the offer to Q-Med's shareholders is withdrawn

Ivytan announced on the 11 December, 2008 that the offer to Q-Med's shareholders
is withdrawn 

Ivytan, indirectly owned by EQT V and Lyftet Holding B.V., a company controlled
by Bengt Ågerup, announced on the 11 December, 2008 that the public offer to
acquire all shares in Q-Med at SEK 39 per share in cash is withdrawn as the
conditions were not satisfied during the acceptance period that ended on 
Monday 8 December, 2008.

The Independent Board Committee.

Queries should be addressed to: 
Pia Rudengren, Chairman of the Board
Mobil: +46 (0)706 242041 or +46 (0)768 161490

Q-Med AB is a rapidly growing and profitable biotechnology/medical device
company. The company develops, manufactures, markets, and sells primarily
medical implants. The majority of the products are based on the company's
patented technology, NASHA™, for the production of stabilized non-animal
hyaluronic acid. The product portfolio today contains: Restylane® for filling
lines and folds, contouring and creating volume in the face, Macrolane™ for body
contouring, Durolane™ for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee
joints, Deflux® for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, VUR, (a malformation
of the urinary bladder) in children, and Solesta™ for the treatment of fecal
incontinence. Sales are made through the company's own subsidiaries or
distributors in over 70 countries. Q Med today has just over 700 coworkers, with
close to 500 at the company's head office and production facility in Uppsala,
Sweden. Q-Med AB is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the OMX Nordic Exchange in
Stockholm.

Q-Med AB (publ), Seminariegatan 21, SE-752 28 Uppsala, Sweden. Corporate
identity number 556258-6882.
Tel: +46(0)18-474 90 00. Fax: +46(0)18-474 90 01. E-mail: info@q-med.com. Web:
www.q-med.com.

In USA, Q-Med AB's affiliate is the wholly-owned subsidiary Q-Med Scandinavia,
Inc.