Burcon Confirms No Material Undisclosed Information

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 25, 2016 -- Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BUR) (“Burcon”) today confirmed that it is not aware of any material undisclosed information that may be contributing to the recent increase in market price and level of trading activity of its shares.

In December 2015, Burcon announced that it expects its license partner Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (“ADM”) first full-commercial-scale CLARISOY™ production facility to be operational by mid-2016.

At the recent Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, held on February 16 in Boca Raton, Florida, Vince Macciocchi, senior vice-president of ADM and president of ADM’s Wild Flavors and Specialty Ingredients division, commented on CLARISOY™ within the larger context of ADM’s efforts to drive revenue growth through ADM’s innovation expertise and synergistic applications of ADM’s numerous food ingredients. 

Specifically, Macciocchi stated ADM has over 700 synergy projects in its pipeline at present, and he added the following statement: 

"An example of a recent revenue synergy win, one we're very excited about, is there's a national brand of a juice drink, a natural juice, that utilizes natural color, natural flavor and for the first time our clear soluble protein, CLARISOY™.  This product is going to launch in the marketplace in the very near future."

“We are excited to see ADM’s increased commercialization activities as CLARISOY™ nears full-commercial-scale production,” said Johann Tergesen, Burcon’s president and chief operating officer, adding, “ADM has made excellent progress in bringing CLARISOY™ to diverse markets and they are pursuing potential applications with numerous customers in the U.S. and internationally.”

About Burcon NutraScience Corporation

Burcon NutraScience is a leader in developing functionally and nutritionally valuable plant-based proteins. The company has developed a portfolio of composition, application, and process patents originating from a core protein extraction and purification technology.  Burcon’s CLARISOY™ soy protein offers clarity and high-quality protein nutrition for low pH beverage systems and excellent solubility and exceptionally clean flavor at any pH; Peazazz® is a uniquely soluble and clean-tasting pea protein; and Puratein®, Supertein® and Nutratein® are canola protein isolates with unique functional and nutritional attributes. For more information about the company, visit www.burcon.ca.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Johann F. Tergesen” Johann F. Tergesen
President and Chief Operating Officer 

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CLARISOY is a trademark of Archer Daniels Midland Company.

Media & Industry Contact:
Michael Kirwan
Director, Corporate Development 
Burcon NutraScience Corporation
Tel (604) 733-0896, Toll-free (888) 408-7960
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