Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada. Its products include Peazazz, a pea protein for dairy alternative products, such as protein bars and crisps, weight management and meal replacement products, and vegetarian and vegan foods, as well as dry blended and ready-to-drink beverages; and Peazac, a pea protein for plant-based meat alternative products, ready-to-mix powders and beverages, dairy alternatives, nutrition bars, and other applications. The company also provides Puratein, a canola protein isolate for use in meat alternatives, such as burgers, sausages, and nutrition bars; Supertein, a canola protein that is a light colored powder for use in non-dairy frozen desserts, egg alternative, plant-based marshmallows and ready-to-mix beverages, whipped toppings, and plant based bars; and Nutratein, a canola protein comprising a mixture of globulin and albumin proteins for use in meat and egg alternatives, and other plant-based functional foods. In addition, it offers Nutratein-PS, a blend of Peazazz pea protein and Supertein canola protein for use in dairy alternative beverages; Nutratein-TZ, a blend of Peazac pea protein and Puratein canola protein for use in plant-based burgers or sausages; and CLARISOY, a soy protein for use in sports nutrition beverages, dairy alternative yogurts and cheeses, powdered beverage mixes, coffee creamers, and other foods and nutritional products. Further, the company provides MeritPro, a nutritional protein blend, including allergen-free, gluten-free, non-dairy, non-GMO, and vegan. The company was formerly known as Burcon Capital Corp. and changed its name to Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. Burcon NutraScience Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 6, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today issued a letter to shareholders from its Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board, Peter H. Kappel.Dear Fellow Shareholders,This past Friday we announced the resignation of our Auditor of the past 21 years, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"). This must have come as a surprise to you, as it did us when we were informed by PwC their intention to resign. What was particularly agonizing for us was their insistence on the immediacy of carrying throu
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that it intends to file a Form 25 (Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 12, 2022 to delist the Company's common shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market and to deregister its common shares under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The comm
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced the resignation of its auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), effective September 1, 2022 and that it is postponing its annual meeting of shareholders (the "AGM"), which was to be held on September 14, 2022.PwC has confirmed that there have been no "reportable events", "disagreements" or "unresolved issues" (as such terms are defined in National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations). Due to the inopportune tim
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 15, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2022.Operational highlights for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022:During the quarter, Burcon:recorded a 17% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit");provided a $3.16 million loan to Merit, as part of a $10 million funding contributed by shareholders in proportion to their Merit shareholding;advanced the due diligence
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 2, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future playback.Investo
Merit's Peazazz Pea Protein Can Now Help Drive Clean Label Food and Beverage ApplicationsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 28, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that its joint venture company, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit") has developed an innovation utilizing its non-GMO Peazazz® pea protein as part of a 100% protein-based clean label solution to replace methylcellulose, a synthetic ingredient widely used in food and meat alternative applications."We are very pleased with Merit's lates
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 26, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that it will present at the Canaccord Genuity 42nd Annual Growth Conference on August 10, 2022 at 11:30am ET.Burcon management will also host one-on-one investor meetings during the conference, which runs from August 8-11, 2022 at the InterContinental in Boston, Massachusetts.For more information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with management, please contact your Canaccord representative or [email protected] Burcon NutraScienc
Peazazz C Offers Exceptional Solubility and Unparalleled Smooth Creamy TextureVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 21, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that its joint venture company, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit") has launched its newest protein ingredient, Peazazz C™ pea protein, a uniquely different pea protein that enables a smooth, grit-free texture in ready-to-drink ("RTD") beverages. Through an innovative proprietary process, Merit introduces Peazazz C™, a high purity pea protein th
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022."Fiscal 2022 was a year in which we saw the successful commercialization of Burcon's pea and canola protein technologies, establishing our joint venture and licensee, Merit Functional Foods, as the world's first and only commercial producer of food-grade canola protein ingredients," said Peter H. Kappel, Burcon's interim CEO and Chairman of the board, adding, "Merit reached a significant milestone
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 21, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, announced today that it has entered into a loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement") pursuant to which Large Scale Investments Limited (the "Lender"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firewood Elite Limited ("Firewood"), will provide Burcon with a secured loan (the "Loan") of up to $10 million (the "Loan Amount"). Firewood is wholly-owned by Mr. Alan Chan, a director of Burcon.Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions with respect to each tranche, the Loan Am
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 6, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today issued a letter to shareholders from its Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board, Peter H. Kappel.Dear Fellow Shareholders,This past Friday we announced the resignation of our Auditor of the past 21 years, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"). This must have come as a surprise to you, as it did us when we were informed by PwC their intention to resign. What was particularly agonizing for us was their insistence on the immediacy of carrying throu
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced the resignation of its auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), effective September 1, 2022 and that it is postponing its annual meeting of shareholders (the "AGM"), which was to be held on September 14, 2022.PwC has confirmed that there have been no "reportable events", "disagreements" or "unresolved issues" (as such terms are defined in National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations). Due to the inopportune tim
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 1, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that Peter H. Kappel, Chairman of Burcon's board of directors, will assume the role of interim Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), with immediate effect, until a successor is appointed by the Company's board of directors.Mr. Kappel is a former investment banker who served in senior roles at Nomura, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Calyon and DVB Bank in London. He brings extensive experience in strategic and business management as well
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 10, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that Johann Tergesen will be stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Tergesen will remain CEO until either a successor is appointed by the Company's board of directors, or no later than February 28, 2022. To ensure an orderly transition, he will continue in an ongoing capacity as an advisor to the company and Burcon's board of directors. The Company has engaged Kincannon & Reed, an executive search firm specialisin
Adds Alfred Lau to its Board of DirectorsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 16, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins, is pleased to announce the results from its 2021 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on September 15, 2021. All of the seven nominees set out in Burcon's management proxy circular dated July 28, 2021 proposed by management for election to the board of directors at the Meeting were elected to the board. Each director elected will hold office until the conclusion of the next annual meeting of shareholders of Burcon or until his or
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of clean-label, plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that Ms. Jeanne McCaherty has been appointed to its board of directors effective immediately. Ms. McCaherty brings extensive senior management experience and deep knowledge of the global food ingredients industry to the Burcon board.Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, chairman of Burcon, commented, "We are very pleased to welcome Jeanne McCaherty to the board. Her proven ability in industrial manufacturing, and technical leadership exp
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 15, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2022.Operational highlights for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022:During the quarter, Burcon:recorded a 17% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit");provided a $3.16 million loan to Merit, as part of a $10 million funding contributed by shareholders in proportion to their Merit shareholding;advanced the due diligence
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 2, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future playback.Investo
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022."Fiscal 2022 was a year in which we saw the successful commercialization of Burcon's pea and canola protein technologies, establishing our joint venture and licensee, Merit Functional Foods, as the world's first and only commercial producer of food-grade canola protein ingredients," said Peter H. Kappel, Burcon's interim CEO and Chairman of the board, adding, "Merit reached a significant milestone
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 13, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to provide a business update and discuss its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2022. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the live webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future
Vancouver, British Columbia,--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2021.Operational highlights for the third quarter ended December 31, 2021:During the quarter, Burcon: recorded a 41% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit");supported Merit in completing the commissioning of its first of its kind pea protein and canola protein production facility;advanced Burcon's pipeline of pla
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 1, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2021. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future playback.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 15, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2021.Operational highlights for the second quarter ended September 30, 2021:During the quarter, Burcon:recorded a 76% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit");advanced the due diligence process and negotiations with a number of potential strategic partners on opportunities to commercialize Burcon's innovative pla
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 2, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2021. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future playba
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 16, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of clean-label, plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2021.Operational highlights for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021:During the quarter, Burcon:recorded its first royalty revenues from Merit Foods;was approved for a dual listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange, with its shares now trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market as well as the Toronto Stock Exchange;continued to advance discussions and negotiations with a number of potentia
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 3, 2021) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BRCN) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of clean-label, plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2021. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on Burcon's website under "Presentations" or directly here. The webcast will also be archived for future play