Exhibit 99.1

Sangui wound dressing patent granted

Witten, Germany, April 11, 2012 - As expected and previously indicated, the European Patent Office has granted a patent based on Sangui’s application “Therapeutically Active Wound Dressings, Production thereof, and Use of the same”. The grant is effective today, April 11, 2012, subsequent to its official publication by the Patent Office.

SanguiBioTech GmbH is a ninety percent subsidiary of Sangui BioTech International, Inc.

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For more information please contact:

Joachim Fleing

Phone: +49 (160) 741 27 17

Fax: +49 (2302) 915 191

e-mail: fleing@sangui.de

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