Burcon JV, Merit Functional Foods and Canadian Partners to Develop New Line of Plant-Based Seafood Alternatives
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 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 share that its joint venture company, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit"), has partnered with Konscious Foods and Canadian Pacifico Seaweeds in a project co-invested by Protein Industries Canada, to develop a new line of high quality...
2022-11-17 4:00 PM EST
Burcon to Present at the Canaccord Genuity AgriFood Tech Innovation Virtual Forum
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 16, 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, today announced that it will present at Canaccord Genuity's Third Annual AgriFood Tech Innovation Virtual Forum on December 1, 2022 at 4:00pm ET. Burcon management will also host virtual one-on-one investor meetings during the conference. Investors will have the...
2022-11-16 8:15 PM EST
Burcon Reports Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Results
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 7, 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, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2022. Operational highlights for the second quarter ended September 30, 2022: During the quarter, Burcon: recorded a 24% quarter-over-quarter increase in royalty revenues from its licensee, Merit...
2022-11-07 4:06 PM EST
Burcon Appoints Specialty Protein Executive Kip Underwood as Chief Executive Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 7, 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 Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Kip Underwood, a seasoned veteran executive with over 25 years of experience in the food and specialty protein industry, as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 7, 2022. Peter H....
2022-11-07 8:11 AM EST
Burcon Announces Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Conference Call to be Held on November 7, 2022
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 24, 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, will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Company's financial results will be issued in a press release prior...
2022-10-24 4:00 PM EDT
Burcon Receives Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent Office for Sunflower and Other Oilseed Protein Patent
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 20, 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 it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for a patent application covering the unique process to produce high-purity protein ingredients from non-soy oilseed, which includes the...
2022-10-20 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Annual General Meeting Date
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 13, 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 its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") will be held virtually on November 23, 2022. Burcon has filed the meeting materials on www.sedar.com in relation to its AGM to be held on November 23, 2022. An amended management proxy...
2022-10-13 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Breakthrough in Sunflower Protein Development
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 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 it has developed an economical, scalable process to extract high-purity protein ingredients from sunflower seeds for use in foods and beverages. Leveraging its core protein technology platform and expertise, Burcon has developed a...
2022-09-20 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Provides Update on JV, Merit Functional Foods
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 19, 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 provide an update on the production progress and funding of its joint venture, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit"). Burcon announces that it has advanced $947,867 to Merit, which represents Burcon's proportionate share of an aggregate $3...
2022-09-19 4:00 PM EDT
Burcon Issues Shareholder Letter
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")....
2022-09-06 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Delisting from Nasdaq Capital Market
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...
2022-09-02 4:02 PM EDT
Burcon Announces Auditor Resignation and AGM Postponement
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...
2022-09-02 4:00 PM EDT
Burcon Reports Fiscal 2023 First Quarter Results
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...
2022-08-15 4:07 PM EDT
Burcon Announces Fiscal 2023 First Quarter Conference Call to be Held on August 15, 2022
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...
2022-08-02 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon JV, Merit Functional Foods Achieves Significant Innovation in a 100% Protein-Based Solution to Replace Methylcellulose in Meat Alternatives
Vancouver, 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,...
2022-07-28 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 42nd Annual Growth Conference
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...
2022-07-26 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon JV, Merit Functional Foods Launches New Peazazz C Pea Protein Ingredient
Vancouver, 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...
2022-07-21 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Fiscal 2022 Results and Reviews Operations
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...
2022-06-27 4:08 PM EDT
Burcon Announces Execution of $10 Million Loan Agreement
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...
2022-06-21 8:00 AM EDT
Burcon Announces Fiscal Year 2022 Conference Call to be Held on June 27, 2022
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...
2022-06-13 8:00 AM EDT