VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (Nasdaq:BUR) ("Burcon" or the "Corporation") today announced that it intends to conduct quarterly conference calls coinciding with its financial results releases. The conference calls will allow Burcon's management to review the financial results for the quarter and to update on Burcon's business activities and outlook.
The first conference call is expected to be held on or around February 14, 2013 after market close. The date and time of the call will be announced at least one week in advance of the call.
"Further to our recent announcement regarding first commercial sales of CLARISOY under the license agreement with Archer Daniels Midland, Burcon intends to implement quarterly conference calls to update investors and interested parties on our business activities and outlook," said Johann F. Tergesen, President and Chief Operating Officer.
About Burcon NutraScience
Burcon is a leader in nutrition, health and wellness in the field of functional, renewable plant proteins. Since 1999, Burcon has developed a portfolio of composition, application, and process patents originating from our core protein extraction and purification technology. We have developed CLARISOY™ soy protein, which offers clarity and complete protein nutrition for low pH beverage systems; Peazazz™ a uniquely soluble and clean-tasting pea protein and Puratein®, Supertein™ and Nutratein™ canola protein isolates with unique functional and nutritional attributes. Our team of highly specialized scientists and engineers work from our private research facility to develop and optimize environmentally sound technologies. To date, our patent portfolio consists of 215 issued patents in various countries, including 35 issued U.S. patents, and in excess of 395 additional pending patent applications, 78 of which are U.S. patent applications.
CLARISOY™ is under license from Archer Daniels Midland Company.
CLARISOY™ is a trademark of Archer Daniels Midland Company.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Johann F. Tergesen"
Johann F. Tergesen
President and Chief Operating Officer
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