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Vancouver, British Columbia, August 26, 2009 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX - BU) (“Burcon” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce today that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application concerning important processing conditions for producing Supertein™ canola protein isolate. Supertein™ is a highly-soluble napin-rich canola protein isolate comprised principally of albumin proteins. The functional properties of Supertein™ include excellent solubility, the ability to form transparent solutions, foaming and nutrition. Applications for Supertein™ include beverages, confectionery, aerated desserts, and protein bars, among others.

“We are pleased to have received this notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on a commercially-important patent application,” said Johann F. Tergesen, President and Chief Operating Officer, adding, “Our goal is commercializing our exciting functional, renewable plant proteins. Integral to that goal, we seek to protect the commercial opportunity through a dynamic patent portfolio. As such, we will continue to aggressively seek protection for new technologies as well as further protecting our current technologies.”

The notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office as announced today relates specifically to processing conditions for the production of Supertein™. In May 2007, Burcon announced that it was granted two U.S. patents for the novel uses of Burcon’s Supertein™ canola protein isolate as a functional component in food compositions. The granted patents cover important functional characteristics for the use of Burcon’s canola protein isolates in food compositions generally and canola protein fortified beverages formulated from Supertein™.

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