Source: DiaMedica Inc.

DiaMedica to Present at the 2014 GTC Diabetes Summit

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA--(Marketwired - April 15, 2014) - DiaMedica Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DMA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of diabetes and its complications, today announced it will be presenting an overview of preclinical and Phase 1 clinical results for its lead product DM199, at the 2014 GTC Diabetes Summit taking place from April 23-25, 2014, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. DiaMedica's Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Mark Robbins, will be presenting the data during the Diabetes Drug Discovery & Development session and chairing the session on Clinical Drug Development in Diabetes.

Presentation Details:

Title - "DM199: A Novel Form of Recombinant Human Tissue Kallikrein-1 for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus"

Time - 1:30pm EDT, April 24th, 2014

Location - Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA

About DiaMedica

DiaMedica Inc. is a publicly traded (TSX VENTURE:DMA) clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel therapies to treat diabetes and the complications associated with diabetes. DiaMedica's lead clinical stage compound, DM199, is a recombinant human protein known as rhKLK1 that represents a novel approach to treating diabetes and associated complications. DiaMedica is also developing a novel monoclonal antibody, DM204 for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, which is in preclinical development.

The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol 'DMA'.

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Contact Information:

DiaMedica Inc.
John Savage
Chief Financial Officer
763-208-6434
info@diamedica.com