Dr. James W. Bracke Joins EPIEN Medical As COO.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. -- EPIEN Medical, Inc., ("EPIEN") announced today that James W. Bracke, PhD., has joined EPIEN as the Company's Chief Operating Officer effective April 11, 2005. Dr. Bracke was previously a founding scientist, President and CEO, and Director of Lifecore Biomedical,

Inc., ("Lifecore"). Lifecore is a publicly traded biomedical device manufacturer based in Chaska, MN. Dr. Bracke grew Lifecore from its inception to 2004 revenue approaching $50 million. During Dr. Bracke's tenure as CEO, Lifecore grew to an international business with 190 employees. Its business areas include a dental implant product line with direct distribution in Germany, Italy, and Sweden as well as 25 additional distributors in 35 countries. He brings 26 years of medical device industry experience to EPIEN. Dr. Bracke's primary responsibility at EPIEN will include growing the dental products business.

Dr. Bracke indicated that "It is a privilege to become part of the growing environment at EPIEN. It is exciting because the Company's patented technology and initial products already have some regulatory approvals with sales commencing in several countries. But most importantly, the technology of the product pipeline has disruptive potential in the broader fields of skin care and infection control."

EPIEN Medical is a privately held medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing, and marketing novel agents for the repair of damaged skin. The Company's initial approved products treat wounds and promote the natural healing process with the microbial cleansing and sealing of lesions and immediate relief of pain and inflammation.

Additional corporate information is available at epienmedical.com.