Burcon Achieves Record Production, Expands to More than 20 Buying Customers and Evaluates Additional Capacity Expansion

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 20, 2026) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) (OTCQB: BRCNF) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in plant-based proteins, today announced recent operational and commercial milestones demonstrating accelerating momentum in its scale-up and commercialization strategy. Over the past several weeks, the Company achieved record production, increasing average daily output by approximately 40% as compared to the calendar Q1 average, which proves production capability needed to achieve 2026 goals.