news releases

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 24, 2013— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX :BU, NASDAQ:BUR), a leader in functional, renewable plant proteins, reported that with the third U.S. patent being granted for a process used to produce CLARISOY soy protein, its manufacturing and marketing partner for its CLARISOY soy protein, Archer Daniels Midland Company, continues to see development activities from the global food and beverage market.

Vancouver, British Columbia, January 29, 2013— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) reports today that it has commenced building a Peazazz semi-works production facility: a first commercial-scale plant to produce PeazazzTM, the world’s premier pea protein that offers exceptional usability and high-quality protein nutrition. The transparent, pea protein is expected to be available for customers looking to purchase commercial-scale market development quantities beginning in July of this year.

Vancouver, British Columbia, December 19, 2012 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX–BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has been notified by Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) of the first commercial sale of CLARISOY™ soy protein produced by ADM.

Vancouver, British Columbia, October 22, 2012 - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) is proud to announce that its licensing partner Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) earned the Best Beverage Ingredient Concept prize for its revolutionary isolated soy protein line CLARISOY at the 2012 InterBev Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. CLARISOY is the world’s first vegetable-based protein that offers clarity and complete protein nutrition for beverage applications.

Vancouver, British Columbia, August 20, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) announces today that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with a commercial partner (the “Letter of Intent”) that details the intention of the two parties (the “Parties”) to enter into a strategic partnership for the worldwide commercial production, marketing and sale of Burcon’s Peazazz™ pea protein.

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 26, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) reports that Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) will launch CLARISOYTM 150, the first extension to the CLARISOY product line, today at the opening of the 2012 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Las Vegas (the “IFT Food Expo”). CLARISOY is the world’s first vegetable-based protein that offers clarity and complete protein nutrition for beverage applications.

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 18, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) announces today that Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) has constructed and is operating a commercial-scale production plant in Decatur, Illinois to produce CLARISOY™ 100, the first product to launch in ADM's line of CLARISOY™ soy proteins.

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 23, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) is pleased to provide an update on the partnering discussions for our Peazazz™ pea protein. As previously reported, Burcon has been in discussions with a potential partner to commercialize Burcon’s Peazazz™ pea protein technology. Discussions and due diligence with this party are ongoing, however, the period of exclusivity has now lapsed. Burcon continues to receive interest for its invisible pea protein and will consider various routes-to-market.

Vancouver, British Columbia, February 23, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) is pleased to provide an update of our Peazazz™ pea protein. As reported in Burcon’s November 15, 2011 news release, Burcon is in discussions with a potential partner for the commercialization of its Peazazz™ pea protein. Those discussions have now progressed to an advanced stage with Burcon agreeing to a period of exclusivity while the two parties continue their due diligence investigations and negotiations with the goal of forming an alliance, although no assurance can be made that an agreement will be reached.

Vancouver, British Columbia, February 23, 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX – BU; NASDAQ - BUR) (“Burcon”) clarifies that it can only provide CLARISOY™ status updates as and when they are available, subject to compliance with its confidentiality obligations under the CLARISOY™ License and Production Agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”).