Lavie Bio Appoints Guri Oron As CEO

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Lavie Bio Appoints Guri Oron As CEO

(RTTNews) - Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (EVGN), announced Wednesday the appointment of Guri Oron as Chief Executive Officer of Lavie Bio, effective as of September 18, 2022.

Oron is a veteran executive in multi-disciplinary, deep-tech organizations, leading medical device and ag-tech companies from inception to market. He brings over 20 years of extensive experience at various early-stage technology companies both in Israel and internationally, most recently at Viridix Ltd., an ag-tech company focused on precision irrigation.

Previously, Oron was the CEO for seven years at BlueWind Medical Ltd., an active implantable medical device company. Prior to that, he served as CEO and co-founder at Cybotech Ltd. and as VP R&D at BrainsGate Ltd.

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Evogene's Lavie Bio Inks Licensing Agreement For Bio-Fungicides With Corteva Agriscience

Evogene's Lavie Bio Inks Licensing Agreement For Bio-Fungicides With Corteva Agriscience

Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of ag-biologicals company Evogene Ltd. (EVGN) announced on Monday a licensing agreement with ag innovation company Corteva Inc. (CTVA), that grants Corteva exclusive rights to further develop and commercialize the lead bio-fungicide product candidates targeting fruit rots and powdery mildew, which were discovered and developed by Lavie Bio.
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Asian Markets Track Wall Street Lower

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Losing Streak May Continue For Thai Stock Market

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Japanese Market Modestly Lower

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Indonesia Stock Market May Be Stuck In Neutral On Wednesday

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Lower Open Expected For Hong Kong Stock Market

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