Burcon Partners with HPS Food and Ingredients to Launch World's First Soluble Hempseed Protein Isolate
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 5, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with HPS Food and Ingredients Inc. ("HPS"), a global leader in hempseed-based food ingredients, to explore the commercialization of Burcon's first-of-its-kind high purity, soluble hempseed protein isolate. This...
2023-07-05 7:49 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Unaudited Fiscal 2023 Results and Reviews Operations
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, reported unaudited results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. "Fiscal 2023 was a challenging year for Burcon. The company overcame setbacks, brought in new leadership and chartered a new course for the Company," said Kip Underwood, Burcon's chief executive...
2023-06-22 4:17 PM EDT
Burcon Announces Fiscal Year End 2023 Conference Call to Be Held on June 22, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 12, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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 Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call. A...
2023-06-12 4:00 PM EDT
Burcon Launches Ingredient Processing and Scale Up Services
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 24, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its protein development and innovation business by offering pilot plant processing and scale-up validation as a service for our partners and customers. "After a successful round of financing, we are thrilled to move forward...
2023-05-24 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Closing of $3.4 Million Private Placement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 16, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release on May 8, 2023, the Company has received additional interest in its financing and has closed the third and final tranche of the non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at an issue...
2023-05-16 1:20 PM EDT
Burcon Announces Closing of Second Tranche of Private Placement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release on May 8, 2023, the Company has closed the second tranche of the fully subscribed non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at an issue price of $0.265 per Unit for gross proceeds of...
2023-05-12 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Sunflower Protein Process Commercially Ready
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 10, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed end-to-end validation trials of its novel sunflower protein process using commercial-scale equipment at Burcon's Winnipeg Technical Centre. Burcon has validated that its innovative sunflower protein process is...
2023-05-10 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Closing of First Tranche of Private Placement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 9, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release on May 8, 2023, the Company has closed the first tranche of the fully subscribed non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at an issue price of $0.265 per Unit for gross proceeds of...
2023-05-09 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Fully Subscribed Non-Brokered Private Placement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 8, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce a fully subscribed non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at an issue price of $0.265 per Unit for gross proceeds of approximately $3.3 million (the "Offering"). Long-term shareholders, including an insider, and a...
2023-05-08 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Participates in Bid to Acquire Merit Functional Foods' Assets
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 24, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with an industry plant protein company, it is participating in a bid to acquire the assets of Merit Functional Foods ("Merit"). In association with Burcon, an industry participant has submitted a bid to acquire Merit's...
2023-04-24 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Updates on Process to Acquire Merit Functional Foods' Assets
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 6, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that it continues to be engaged in the due diligence process to acquire the assets of Merit Functional Foods ("Merit"). Burcon has been in discussions with the appointed receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc, LIT. ("Receiver"), about the sales process...
2023-04-06 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Engaged in Discussions to Acquire Merit's Business
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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 submit a formal proposal to acquire the business of Merit Functional Foods ("Merit"). Merit has been placed in receivership as of March 1, 2023. This was an anticipated step in the process of addressing Merit's financial situation...
2023-03-03 8:00 AM EST
Burcon Provides Update on JV, Merit Functional Foods Corporation
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 28, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, today announced that Merit Functional Food's ("Merit") lenders, Export Development Canada and Farm Credit Canada, have filed an application with the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (the "Court") for the appointment of a receiver in respect of the assets of...
2023-02-28 7:43 AM EST
Burcon Reports Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Results
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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, 2022. Operational highlights for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022: During the quarter, Burcon: recorded a 44% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit...
2023-02-14 4:13 PM EST
Burcon Issues Shareholder Letter Regarding JV, Merit Functional Foods
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 8, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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 Chief Executive Officer, Kip Underwood. Dear Shareholders, I am writing to you in my 10th week as CEO of Burcon NutraScience Corporation. I joined Burcon because I believe in the future of plant-based foods and the...
2023-02-08 8:16 AM EST
Burcon Announces Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Conference Call to be Held on February 14, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 1, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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 Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior...
2023-02-01 8:00 AM EST
Burcon Receives Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for a Key Peazazz Pea Protein Patent
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2023) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for a patent application covering characteristics of Burcon's Peazazz® pea protein made by Burcon's unique process. A notice of allowance...
2023-01-24 8:00 AM EST
Burcon JV, Merit Functional Foods Launches New Organic Pea Protein
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("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 first USDA Certified Organic protein ingredient, Organic Peazazz C™ 850. Organic pea protein ingredients are currently in high demand and in short...
2022-12-08 5:26 PM EST
Burcon Adds Climate Tech Specialist, Aaron T. Ratner to The Board
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 23, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce that Mr. Aaron T. Ratner was elected to the Board of Directors at the Company's annual general meeting held on November 23, 2022. Mr. Ratner is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Vectr Carbon Partners, an early-stage global climate...
2022-11-23 4:05 PM EST
Burcon Announces Results of Shareholder Meeting
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 23, 2022) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU) ("Burcon or the "Company") a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, is pleased to announce the results from its 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on November 23, 2022. All of the eight nominees set out in Burcon's management proxy circular dated October 5, 2022 proposed by management for election to...
2022-11-23 4:00 PM EST