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Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO)

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Burcon NutraScience Corporation

1946 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1Z2
Canada
604-733-0896
https://www.burcon.ca

Sector(s)Consumer Defensive
IndustryPackaged Foods
Full Time Employees24

Key Executives

NameTitlePayExercisedYear Born
Mr. Kip Underwood M.B.A.Chief Executive Officer164.86kN/AN/A
Ms. Jade ChengCFO & Treasurer240kN/AN/A
Ms. Kam T. LawSenior VP of Legal & Corporate Secretary208.98kN/A1969
Mr. Randy WillardsenSenior Vice President of Process190.52kN/AN/A
Dr. Martin Hans Schweizer Ph.D.Vice President of Technical Development185.28kN/AN/A
Mr. Paul LamDirector of Investor RelationsN/AN/AN/A
Amounts are as of December 31, 2023 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in CAD.

Description

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada. The company offers Peazazz and Peazac, a pea protein for use in dairy alternatives, ready-to-drink beverages, dry blended beverages, bars, baked goods, and meat substitute products. It 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, the company offers Nutratein-PS, a blend of Peazazz pea protein and Supertein canola protein; Nutratein-TZ, a blend of Peazac pea protein and Puratein canola protein; and CLARISOY, a soy protein for use in sports nutrition beverages, citrus-based drinks, fruit-flavored beverages, lemonades, powdered beverage mixes, and non-beverage plant-based products. The company was formerly known as Burcon Capital Corp. and changed its name to Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Corporate Governance

Burcon NutraScience Corporation’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of N/A is N/A. The pillar scores are Audit: N/A; Board: N/A; Shareholder Rights: N/A; Compensation: N/A.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.