Last deal

$8.7M
Local Amount - CAD 11.5M

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

19.02.2020

Date

2

all rounds

$16.29M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Burcon NutraScience Corp develops plant-based proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries.

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founded date

01.01.1998

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

With over two decades of experience in formulating high-purity proteins that have superior functionality, taste, and nutrition, Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages. The company's products are used in a range of applications, including sports nutrition beverages, coffee creamers, baked goods, and dressings. Merit Foods, Burcon's joint venture, is producing and selling best-in-class pea and canola proteins for the food and beverage industries under license from Burcon.
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Johann Tergesen
Johann Tergesen

Johann Tergesen

Mr. Tergesen is a twenty-year veteran of the plant-based food industry. He co-founded Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999, and since that time he has overseen Burcon’s strategic and financing initiatives. He has a life-long passion for the environment and deep knowledge of the plant-based economy, having led Burcon’s market outreach as well as the company’s research and commercialization efforts for over two decades. Prior to his role as president and CEO of Burcon, Mr. Tergesen was vice president and treasurer of BurCon Properties Limited, a real estate development and ownership company with assets in excess of $3 billion. Mr. Tergesen has been with the Burcon group of companies since December of 1995. Mr. Tergesen holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Winnipeg, an M.B.A. from McGill University, and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.

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Burcon Nutrascience Corporation
Burcon Nutrascience Corporation

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Johann Tergesen

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Johann Tergesen

Johann Tergesen

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