Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011-04-12 08:43 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression
analysis products, today announced the addition of two distributors to its
existing network of distributors in response to an increase in product demand.

Biomedica Medizinprodukte GmbH & Co KG (www.biomedica.co.at) will market
Exiqon's life sciences products in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Poland,
Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

Biotik@ (www.biotika.com.br) will be Exiqon's first distributor in South
America and will cover Brazil.

“We are pleased to announce the addition of Biomedica and Biotika to our
global distributor network”, said Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing,
Dr. Elisete Pedrollo and added: “The interest in microRNA research and in our
miRCURY LNA™ product lines continues to grow throughout the world, and these
two new distributors will help us address new emerging markets”.

Exiqon's total distributor network now consists of 18 distributors covering
South and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Brazil, Asia and Australia/New Zealand.

A complete list of the company's distributors can be found at
www.exiqon.com/distributors.

Additional information:
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, Dr. Elisete Pedrollo, tel. +49 7022
604 333
(cell: +49 170 762 5008)
Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Dr. Henrik M. Pfundheller, tel. +45
4565 0420
(cell: +45 4090 2106).

See the full press release in the attached PDF or at
www.exiqon.com/investor/portal.

PressRelease_New_Distributors_110412.pdf