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Arnon Heyman

Vice President & General Manager Ag Seeds

 Evogene

Dr. Arnon Heyman is VP and GM of Evogene Ag-Seeds division, focused on  introducing novel plant seed traits for improved crop performance. Fields of activity are yield improvement, abiotic stress tolerance, disease control and insect control. Prior to Evogene, Dr. Heyman served as CTO of BondX Technologies Ltd developing plant-based additives for the lignocellulose industry. Arnon has a PhD in Biotechnology from the Hebrew university in Jerusalem, and an MBA from college of management in Israel. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles and several patents