Evogene Announces Participation at the H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference on September 14-16, 2020 (Virtual Conference)

REHOVOT, Israel, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN, TASE: EVGN.TA), a leading computational biology company focused on revolutionizing product discovery and development in multiple life-science based industries, including human health and agriculture, today announced it will be featured as a presenting company at the H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference.  The conference is being held on September 14-16, 2020 virtually.

Mr. Ofer Haviv, President & CEO of Evogene, will provide an overview of the Company's business during a live presentation, scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 12:00 PM (EDT), and will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference. 

If you are an institutional investor, and would like to attend the Company's presentation, please click on the following link (www.hcwevents.com ) to register for the conference.  Once your registration is confirmed, you will be prompted to log into the conference website to request a one-on-one meeting with the Company.

About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN, TASE: EVGN.TA) is a leading computational biology company focused on revolutionizing product discovery and development in multiple life-science based industries, including human health and agriculture, through the use of its broadly applicable Computational Predictive Biology (CPB) platform.  The CPB platform, incorporating a deep understanding of biology leveraged through the power of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, has been designed to computationally discover and uniquely guide the development of life-science products based on microbes, small molecules and genetic elements.  Utilizing the CPB platform, Evogene and its subsidiaries are now advancing product pipelines for human microbiome-based therapeutics through Biomica Ltd., medical cannabis through Canonic Ltd., ag-biologicals through Lavie Bio Ltd., ag-chemicals through AgPlenus Ltd., and ag-solutions for castor oil production through Casterra Ltd.  For more information, please visit www.evogene.com 

Forward Looking Statements:
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