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Mr. Willardsen has over 26 years of experience in the fields of membrane filtration and food, dairy, and biotechnology processes. Mr. Willardsen was the founder of Separation Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of membrane-based purification equipment and related services to the food industry with particular emphasis on dairy and beverage applications. Mr. Willardsen was also co-founder of both Inprotech Corporation, a supplier of high quality whey proteins to the U.S. market, and BioPlex Nutrition, a nutritional supplement company focused on formulated protein supplements.

Mr. Willardsen has worked with Burcon since April of 2001, providing advisory services and technical reviews of the Company’s extraction technology. Mr. Willardsen holds a masters degree in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

Mr. Westdal is a founder of B.M.W. Canola Inc., the Manitoba based company that developed the technology acquired by Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. Mr. Westdal is a professional agrologist, belonging to the Agricultural Institute of Canada. He is President of Agri-Tec International, a consortium of grain based construction companies located in Winnipeg. Mr. Westdal was previously the Director of Marketing for the Canadian International Grains Institute. He has been employed for over 30 years in various positions in Canada and abroad with the Canadian Wheat Board. Mr.

Ms. Chau is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Corporation Limited, an investment holding company which has interests in a diverse portfolio of businesses and the shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. She is responsible for ITC Corporation Limited’s operations and business development and has over 32 years of experience in international corporate management and finance. Ms.

Dr. Yap has over 30 years of experience in finance, investment and banking. Dr. Yap was the President and a director of Burcon Group Limited from June 1998 to July 2007, a private company which is involved in real estate and other investments. Dr. Yap obtained his Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Victoria in 2001. Dr.

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