Antares Pharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AIS) today announced that it will release its first quarter 2011 financial results before the market opens on Monday, May 9, 2011, and host a conference call shortly thereafter at 8:30 a.m. ET (Eastern Time) to discuss the results. Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert F. Apple, Executive Vice President and President of the Parenteral Products Division, will host the call.

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 877-941-2333 (US) or 480-629-9678 (international), 5-10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately 2 hours after the call’s conclusion through 12:00 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on May 23, 2011 by dialing 800-406-7325 (US) or 303-590-3030 (international), and entering the access code 4437893. An audio web cast and archive of the conference call will also be available under the investor relations section of the Antares Web site at www.antarespharma.com.

About Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma focuses on self-injection pharmaceutical products and topical gel-based medicines. The Company's subcutaneous and intramuscular injection technology platforms include Vibex™ disposable pressure-assisted auto injectors, disposable multi-use pen injectors and Vision™ reusable needle-free injectors distributed as Tjet® and Zomajet® by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd (Teva) and Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Ferring), respectively. In the injector area, Antares Pharma has a multi-product deal with Teva that includes Tev-Tropin® human growth hormone (hGH) and a partnership with Ferring that includes Zomacton® hGH. In the gel-based area, the Company's lead product candidate is Anturol®, an oxybutynin ATD™ gel that is currently under review by the FDA for the treatment of OAB (overactive bladder). Antares also has a partnership with BioSante that includes LibiGel® (transdermal testosterone gel) in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), and Elestrin® (estradiol gel) indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, and currently marketed in the U.S. Antares Pharma has corporate headquarters in Ewing, New Jersey, with subsidiaries performing research, development and product commercialization activities in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Muttenz, Switzerland.