Evogene's R&D facility expands crop protection activities

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Publish time: 30th October, 2014      Source: www.cnchemicals.com
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October 30, 2014

   

   

Evogene''s R&D facility expands crop protection activities

   

   

   

   

   

Evogene Ltd. has announced the expansion of its crop protection activities, following the completion of its facilities which will conduct research and development on fungi, insect and weed control.

   

   

The new facilities, located in the vicinity of the company''s headquarters in Rehovot, Israel, will feature three separate state-of-the-art laboratories.

   

   

The new additions to Evogene''s existing 380,000 square-foot R&D facilities in Israel include dedicated tissue culture and molecular laboratories, 36 greenhouses for gene validation and propagation in model plants, and testing fields.

   

   

Featuring a highly equipped laboratory space that will enable advanced screening and validation for biology and chemistry research, the facilities will be staffed by experts in the fields of plant science, entomology, microbiology and chemistry. R&D activities will be led by Dr. Eyal Emmanuel, who was recently appointed executive vice-president for R&D Crop Protection.

   

   

Ofer Haviv, Evogene''s president and CEO, said that the company''s "substantially expanded capabilities in (crop protection), including these new dedicated facilities, will provide Evogene with significantly greater in-house capacity for discovery, testing and evaluation of promising genes and chemical compounds."

   

   

Crop protection is a major focus of growth for Evogene, which seeks to develop novel seed traits and seed external solutions.