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Burcon NutraScience Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCN)

https://www.burcon.ca/
Last activity: 22.10.2025
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Burcon (TSX: BU)(NASDAQ: BRCN) is a global technology leader and innovator in the development of plant-based proteins. With over 290 issued patents and more than 210 additional patent applications developed over a span of more than twenty years, Burcon has grown an extensive portfolio of composition, application, and process patents covering novel plant-based proteins derived from pea, canola, soy, hemp, sunflower seed and more. In 2019, Merit Functional Foods Corporation was established in a joint venture by Burcon and three veteran food industry executives. Merit Foods has built a state-of-the-art protein production facility in Manitoba, Canada, where it produces, under license, Burcon’s novel pea and canola protein ingredients. Learn more at www.burcon.ca.
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Location: Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $10M
Founded date: 1998

Funding Rounds 1

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
03.05.2022-$10M-

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22.10.2025Pea & Sunflower Proteins by Burcon Outperform a Leading Competitor in Plant-Based Cheese ApplicationsA study conducted by Canada’s University of Guelph has found that Burcon NutraScience Corporation’s Peazazz®C pea protein and Solatein™ sunflower protein significantly outperform a leading competitor’s pea protein when used in plant-based c...
12.09.2025Burcon Announces First Sales of High-Purity Canola ProteinBurcon NutraScience Corporation, a Canadian-headquartered global company focused on plant-based protein innovation, has announced the first commercial sales of its Puratein®C canola protein. The ingredient is a high-purity protein isolate w...
06.08.2025Burcon Expands Plant-Based Protein Portfolio with FavaPro and Announces CFO TransitionBurcon NutraScience Corporation has officially launched FavaPro™, a high-purity fava protein isolate with over 90% protein content. This is the company’s first commercial production of the product, expanding its portfolio of plant-based pro...
07.07.2025New Plant Protein Concepts from Lallemand, Burcon, and More at IFT FIRST 2025Two major players in the plant-based protein sector, Lallemand Bio-Ingredients and Burcon NutraScience, will exhibit at the upcoming IFT FIRST 2025 in Chicago from July 13-16, showcasing their latest innovations in functional plant proteins...
02.07.2025Alternative Protein Market Trends Analysis and Global Forecast Report 2025-2032 – Rising Consumer Preference for Cholesterol-Free, High-Protein, and Allergen-Friendly Alternatives – ResearchAndMarkets...DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Alternative Protein Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Type, Application – Global Forecast to 2032” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. In terms of volume, the alternat...
25.06.2025Future Food Quick Bites: Supreme Cheddarton, Vegan Dog Food & Nestlé Layoffs6 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Violife’s protein-packed Cheddar alternative, Petaluma’s plant-based dehydrated dog food, and the EU’s vegan labe...
23.06.2025Plant-Based Protein Innovator Burcon Enters Multi-Year $6.8M Production AgreementBurcon NutraScience Corporation, a company developing novel protein ingredients from plant-based sources, has entered into a multi-year production agreement valued at approximately $6.8 million in aggregate. The agreement will see Burcon pr...
09.06.2025Burcon Begins Commercial Production of Pea Protein at Illinois Facility, Targets 2026 ProfitabilityBurcon NutraScience has commenced commercial production of its Peazazz C pea protein at its newly acquired manufacturing facility in Galesburg, Illinois. This marks the first time the company has had direct operational control over a commer...
03.06.2025New owners of Merit plant: ‘Our intent is not to start it back up again as a plant protein business’The new owners of the Merit Functional Foods plant in Winnipeg say they do not plan to start it up again as a plant protein processing operation. The state-of-the-art pea and canola processing facility, which opened in 2021, went into recei...
29.05.2025Former Merit Functional Foods Plant Protein Facility Nears Sale After Extended ReceivershipThe plant protein processing facility formerly operated by Merit Functional Foods in Winnipeg may soon change ownership after remaining idle for over two years following the company’s entry into receivership. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), t...
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