Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN) reported Q2 revenue for the quarter came in at $300 thousand versus the consensus estimate of $1.9 million.

Ofer Haviv, Evogene's President and CEO, stated: "During the second quarter the company announced its new branding, which marks the conclusion to the strategic change the company has been focused on over the past years. With this strategic change, we are aiming to apply our world leading computational biology capabilities to important new market areas in human health and in agriculture. I would like to encourage you to read the press release the company issued regarding the strategic change and rebranding, which can be found on Evogene's revised website. The Evogene group (consisting of Evogene and its subsidiaries) is continuing to make substantial progress towards its 2020 targets.

"In parallel to the support Evogene provides its subsidiaries, we continue to develop our technological solutions in order to advance our capabilities and expand into new market segments. To that end, during this second quarter, Evogene announced its participation in the CRISPR-IL consortium to provide an end-to-end artificial intelligence system for genome-editing. The consortium is supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority as part of its Bio-Convergence Program and includes 21 industry and academic leaders in the artificial intelligence and genome editing space. Evogene's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Eyal Emmanuel, serves as the chairman of the consortium. Genome editing is a tool that enables genetic changes in a method that may not be considered as GMO (genetically modified organism), and we believe that this revolutionary technology may be a breakthrough for the agricultural market in terms of consumer acceptance. Moreover, this technology has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of life-science based industries," continued Mr. Haviv.

Mr. Haviv continued: "I would also like to update that in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company has resumed full activity and that the company and its employees are working in compliance with the restrictions and guidelines provided by the Israeli health authorities and other applicable governmental authorities and will continue to do so.

"To summarize, we are extremely pleased by the accelerating rate of the Evogene group's product oriented achievements - both with respect to the multiple individual product potentials, and with respect to this clear demonstration of the broad applicability and powerful competitive advantages of our technology. We are confident that as our subsidiaries continue to execute and their initial products move closer to commercialization, we will be able to further maximize shareholder value and demonstrate our true significance to the scientific and investment communities. Of course, we greatly appreciate the continuing support of our loyal shareholder base," Mr. Haviv concluded.

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