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Vancouver, British Columbia, August 6, 2009 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX –BU) (—Burcon‖ or the —Corporation‖) announced today that it has engaged Mr. Sven Olsson of Goeppingen, Germany, to perform investor relations services by assisting Burcon with communicating its corporate message to financial markets in Europe. Mr. Olsson has been working on behalf of Burcon over the last six years when he was with AXINO AG, a Stuttgart based investor relations firm. Burcon will continue to use the services of AXINO AG for its general investor relations activities in Europe.

Mr. Olsson is an accomplished professional with over fifteen years in the communications business of which he dedicated the last eight years to the North American investment and finance industry. Since 2001, Mr. Olsson has held the position of Director of Media and Corporate Communications at AXINO AG, a European consulting firm specializing in communications for companies in the resource sector. In his role, Mr. Olsson was responsible for investor relations in Europe for numerous major and micro cap resource-based companies in all phases of development. His network of contacts within the financial communities as well as media extends across Europe and North America.

The Investor Relations Service Agreement (the —Agreement‖) has a term of 24 months. The Agreement is also terminable upon 30 days notice by either party. The Corporation will pay Mr. Olsson €750 per day for attendance at investor meetings in Europe and has also granted him an option to purchase up to a total of 15,000 Common shares in the capital of Burcon at an exercise price of $6.10 per share. The option will have a term of five years from the date of grant and will vest as to 33 1/3% on the date that is 8, 16 and 24 months from the date of grant, respectively.