FuturaGene Ltd.
Lidor Gil, PhD, is an experienced researcher and leader in plant sciences and tissue culture, currently serving as R&D Director for Tissue Culture and Greenhouse Operations at FuturaGene Ltd. since December 2017. Prior roles include Tissue Culture Innovation and Development Manager and Lab Manager at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where responsibilities included guiding students, managing safety training, and conducting independent research. Lidor also held the position of Cannabis Tissue Culture Research & Development Manager at Targene, focusing on developing protocols for cannabis tissue culture growth. With a foundation in crop research at Evogene, Lidor has a robust background in gene discovery and multi-disciplinary research management. Educational credentials include a PhD in Plant Sciences and a Master's Degree in Immunology from Tel Aviv University.
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FuturaGene Ltd.
FuturaGene is a pioneer in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for the plantation forestry industry. Our aim is to provide a better future for society by producing more wood using fewer natural resources. Through our expertise in plant genetic research and development, we develop technologies that are applicable to the renewable forestry, biofuels, biopower and biomaterials sectors. Our key crop is subtropical, renewable eucalyptus. With research centers in Brazil and Israel, FuturaGene focuses on two main technological platforms: yield enhancement, to meet growing wood demand, and yield protection, to protect plantation forests from increasing pest and disease threats, caused, inter alia, by climate change. FuturaGene is the first company in the world to have obtained regulatory approval to commercially deploy a yield-enhanced genetically modified eucalyptus variety. This achievement represents a key milestone in the recognition that biotechnology is a key tool for the sustainable intensification of renewable forests. FuturaGene is a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzano of Brazil, the world leader in the production of market pulp from renewable eucalyptus plantations.