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Best Infectious Diseases Companies in Israel

The 46 best Infectious Diseases companies in Israel in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MeMed.

46companies tracked
$344.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
19have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INFECTIOUS DISEASES × ISRAEL

Our analysis of 50 Infectious Diseases companies

$7.1b in tracked funding; 59% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
59%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2014median founding year

Ranked: Best Infectious Diseases companies in Israel

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundFounderEmployeesStageTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1101 Therapeutics
Developer of therapeutics for infectious diseases
——James Goldberg
Co-Founder
2Funding Raised—7 patents
Antiviral pharmaceutical compositions and treatment methods for SARS‑CoV‑2 infections
—
23Biotix
Developer of therapeutics for infectious diseases
——Alon Barzilay
Co-Founder
—Deadpooled———
33qbd
POC molecular diagnostic device for vaginal infections
——Moshe Golan
President & CEO
5Deadpooled———
4BactoByte
Developer of invitro bactial diagnostic method and antibiotic screening
——Miron Krokhmal
CEO
9Funding Raised—6 patents
Rapid microbial detection diagnostics and assay technologies
—
5Diagnoz.me
Developer of system for diagnostic microscopy
——Ariel Livne
Co-Founder & CEO
—Unfunded———
6EDAS Healthcare
Provider of diagnostic system for infectious disease
——Guy Livne
Co-Founder & CEO
—Funding Raised———
7Eve Pharma
Drug delivery product for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
——Eran Eilat
Founder
—Deadpooled———
8Hylabs
Manufacturer and distributor of tools for pathogen detection
———47UnfundedWordPressPleskMySQL+33——

Top 12 Infectious Diseases companies in Israel

#1
Series C · Jerusalem, Jerusalem District · founded 2015 · 17 employees
$24.3Mraised
▾

Developer of antimicrobial peptides for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections. The lead candidate OMN6 targets gram-negative bacteria. Other candidates include OMN-XF for multi-drug resistance fungi and OMN-XGP for gram-positive bacteria. The technology is based on natural antimicrobial peptides which are genetically engineered for stability and for proteolytic degradation pruning.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 25%
Funding
top 30%
Tech
top 33%
Moat
top 38%
Patents
top 44%
Innovation
top 47%
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Funding: Raised $24.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Oct 2025)
Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series C$25M
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$52.9K
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)—
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$2.8M
Investors
EIC Fund, NIH, Europa, Harel Group, Entree Capital, Tal Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesCore-JsElementorEnable
#2
Series D · Tirat Carmel, Haifa District · founded 2009 · 121 employees
$163Mraised
▾

MeMed Diagnostics provides machine learning-based diagnostic solutions for infectious diseases. The company's lead product ImmunoXpert, distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections based on the patient’s immune response in-vitro diagnostic test. The company also offers ImmunoPoC, a device for distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections at the point-of-care. The company also provides its immunoassay platform MeMed Key. Its solution also diagnoses infections inaccessible for direct pathogen sampling and avoids false alarms due to the presence of non-pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 49.6% of this cohort's audience · 29 engagements/post (2.8× cohort median)
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: R&D System Engineer, Software Team Lead
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series D$93M
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$2.8M
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$2.8M
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$3.3M
Founders & team
Eran EdenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, CDMRP, Europa, European Union, Foxconn Electronics, Horizons Ventures
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDivi
#3
Public · Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District · founded 2009 · 183 employees
$13.5Mraised
▾

Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal and infectious diseases. The company is focusing on the development of proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for the treatment of multiple diseases. The company’s product pipeline includes RHB-204, RHB-104, RHB-102, and RHB-106 for H. pylori infections, Crohn's disease, Gastroenteritis gastritis, solid tumor, pancreatic cancer, Migraine, and other diseases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 17.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Post IPO$10M
  • Oct 2023Post IPO$4M
  • Aug 2023Post IPO$2.7M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$300K
Investors
Sphera Fund, Excellence Investment House, Yellin Lapidot, Migdal Group, Orbimed, Broadfin Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHsts
#4
Series B · Rehovot, Central District · founded 2017 · 15 employees
$20Mraised
▾

Developer of microbiome-based therapeutics to treat immune-mediated and infectious diseases. The company uses PRISM a proprietary computational analysis and predictive capabilities to identify BMC128 a combinational therapy for Non-small-cell lung carcinoma. Also, it develops drug candidates for multi drug-resistant organisms and gastrointestinal diseases.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series B$20M
Founders & team
Elran HaberCEO
Investors
Shanghai Healthcare Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpVimeoSvg SupportAddtoany Share Buttons
#5
Public · Ness Ziona, Center District · founded 2003
$49.9Mraised
▾

Developer of a vaccine against influenza virus. Its lead candidate M-001, a nanosized antibody vaccine to protect against seasonal and pandemic influenza. Its technology utilizes a unique, proprietary combination of conserved and common peptides from influenza virus proteins to activate both arms of the immune system for a cross-protecting and long-lasting effect.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 9.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Conventional Debt$26.9M
  • Oct 2018Conventional Debt$9.2M
  • Aug 2018Conventional Debt$6.8M
  • Jun 2018Conventional Debt$7M
Founders & team
Amir ReichmanChief Executive Officer
Investors
European Investment Bank, aMoon, Shavit Capital
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceHsts
#6
Series A · Yokneam Illit, Northern District · founded 2016 · 12 employees
$900Kraised
▾

Provider of point of care diagnostic device. It offers a hand held programmable diagnostic device RevDx system which is used for automatic hematology tests and infectious disease diagnostics. The system is an AI based platform that combines optomechanics, electrochemistry, and bioengineering technologies. It aims to provide its device in the primary care setting, home hospitalization, and remote locations where proper disease diagnosis is required.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series A$6.5M
  • Dec 2018Seed$900K
Founders & team
Yoel EzraFounder & CEO
Investors
eHealth Ventures, Innovation Israel, Arc Impact, Venturing Tech, Maccabi Health Services, Merchavia Holdings and Investments
#7
Acqui-Hired · Rehovot, Central District · founded 2005
$53.8Mraised
▾

SciVac Therapeutics (formerly SciGen IL) was a clinical stage company focussed on developing a vaccine for viral infections. It had developed hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine that mimics all three viral surface antigens of the hepatitis B virus which provides rapid onset of protection, high levels of anti-HBV antibodies, and can be administered at lower doses than competing HBV vaccines. The vaccine was approved in Israel and in 14 other countries . In May 2016, SciVac Therapeutics merged with VBI Vaccines and changed its name to VBI Vaccines. It's Israel unit is currently serving as contract development unit.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2015Post IPO—
  • Oct 2014Post IPO$4.4M
  • Aug 2010Post IPO$274.7K
Founders & team
Curtis LockshinCEO
Investors
Canadian Space Agency, Opko Health, Arch Venture Partners, Perceptive Advisors, National Research Council Canada, RTW Investments
Tech stack
Anime.JsApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignFont Awesome
#8
Seed · Rehovot, Central District · founded 2014 · 27 employees
$4.7Mraised
▾

Developer of microbiome-based therapeutics to treat various diseases. The company's product pipeline for cancer vaginal dysbiosis and the gastrointestinal solution is under the preclinical phase. It uses fermentation and formulation technology for the development of therapeutics. The company's technology platform includes MyCrobe (Single strain fermentation and formulation technology), SuperDonor (microbiome production and recovery technology), SuperDonor Select (Next-generation multi-strain technology), and MyLiveIn (AI-enabled design platform)

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Grant (prize money)$53.8K
  • Feb 2021Seed—
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$2.2M
Founders & team
David DaboushCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Mii
#9
Funding Raised · Haifa, Haifa District · founded 2007
$2.7Mraised
▾

Developer of bio-electronic molecular diagnostic device for rapid medical testing. The company offers "Miniature Enthalpy-Meter" for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pathogens such as antibiotic resistant bacteria, pandemic viruses and bio-terror agents.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$56.6K
  • Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$2.6M
Founders & team
Ofer ZoharFounderEyal ShayCEO
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund
#10
Funding Raised · Ashkelon, South District · founded 2011 · 6 employees
$2.2Mraised
▾

Provider of quantum optics analyzers for molecular level diagnostics. Its technology uses a general-purpose stimulated Raman Scattering spectrophotometric module that enables the development of a complete Raman spectrum for multiple molecules at once. Its device is an ICU bedside monitor that detects the presence of ventilator-associated pneumonia before the onset of symptoms. In addition, it has products for production control, energy, and environmental applications.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$57.8K
  • May 2019Grant (prize money)$2M
  • Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$60.6K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$60.1K
Founders & team
Nitzan EliyahuFounder & CTORam AlonCo-Founder & CEOYaron LapidotCo-Founder & VP Medical Affairs & Business Development
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, Horizon GreenTech Ventures, Bseed Investments, SIBF
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketRedux FrameworkWoocommerce
#11
Acquired · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv · founded 2017 · 17 employees
$3.1Mraised
▾

Developer of a rapid diagnostic test for bacterial infections. The company has developed a diagnostic test that checks bacterial resistance to antibiotics using microfluidics techniques. It provides results by fluorescence analysis that indicates the level of metabolic activity and helps doctors determine the appropriate antibiotic treatment for their patients.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
  • Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$58.3K
  • 2017Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Michelle HeymannCo-Founder
Investors
MassChallenge, Europa, Technion DRIVE Accelerator
#12
Funding Raised · Nesher, Haifa District · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Sanolla has developed diagnostics systems to detect multiple diseases such as COVID-19, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. The company has developed propriety AI-powered infrasound analysis technology with an integrated disease classifier that is used for self-assessment and analysis of the body’s full spectrum of sounds. The frequency shifting algorithms convert the infrasound into the audible range and analyse the sound spectrum in a proprietary sound signature to detect various health conditions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 6 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Dudu LinhardCo-FounderDoron AdlerCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa, Kyto Technology & Life Science, NextLeap Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$344.8Mtotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
57disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa8 rounds
EIC Fund6 rounds
MassChallenge3 rounds
Van Leer Technology Ventures3 rounds
Docor2 rounds
OurCrowd2 rounds
Shavit Capital2 rounds
eHealth Ventures2 rounds
3D Innotech1 rounds
Applied Value Group1 rounds

Notable founders

Eran Eden
Co-Founder & CEO · MeMed
Elran Haber
CEO · Biomica
Amir Reichman
Chief Executive Officer · BiondVax
Yoel Ezra
Founder & CEO · Engineering for All
Curtis Lockshin
CEO · SciVac Therapeutics
David Daboush
Co-Founder & CEO · MyBiotics
Ofer Zohar
Founder · GenoSmart
Eyal Shay
CEO · GenoSmart
Nitzan Eliyahu
Founder & CTO · optiQGain
Ram Alon
Co-Founder & CEO · optiQGain
Michelle Heymann
Co-Founder · Nanosynex
Dudu Linhard
Co-Founder · Sanolla
Prism market signals · Israel · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,202,006 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Infectious Diseases coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Israel

How research on Diagnostics is moving in Israel

A read on the academic research around Diagnostics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 169 Israel-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 55% → 55% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • Tel Aviv University24
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev23
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem22
  • Hadassah Medical Center21
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology18
leading researchers
Friedman, Nir · Fialkoff, Gavriel · Orit Uziel · Einat Beery · Meir Lahav · Albert Grinshpun · Daniel Neiman · Reef Einoch Amor
▲ Breakthroughs48 · 28%
▲ 18%→34% share
▲1.9× share momentum6 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (18%→34% of field), led by Liquid biopsy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Liquid biopsy1→15
  • Cancer1→7
  • Point-of-care testing2→5
Newly emergingDNA methylation 0→7 · Epigenetics 0→7 · Histone 0→6
Landmark A Serological Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of IgG Antibodies against Ebola Virus in Human Survivors · 194 cites
◆ Advancements77 · 46%
▲ 36%→43% share
▲1.2× share momentum3 median citations60% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (36%→43% of field), led by Liquid biopsy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Liquid biopsy2→26
  • Internal medicine1→5
  • Oncology1→4
Newly emergingBiopsy 0→13 · Cancer 0→6 · Biomarker 0→5
Landmark Life and death of circulating cell-free DNA · 608 cites
▼ Concerns31 · 18%
▼ 45%→15% share
▼0.3× share momentum7 median citations52% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (45%→15% of field), led by Point-of-care testing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Point-of-care testing2→6
Landmark Cell-Free DNA from Ascites and Pleural Effusions: Molecular Insights into Genomic Aberrations and Disease Biology · 100 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Israel

Where diagnostics is researched across Israel

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Tel Aviv34 · +0.50
Hot · Liquid biopsyAdvancing · BiomarkerOpportunity · Gene
Beer Sheva23 · +0.31
Hot · Point-of-care testingAdvancing · BiomarkerOpportunity · Clinical microbiology
Haifa22 · +0.48
Hot · Point-of-care testingAdvancing · Point of careOpportunity · Cancer
Jerusalem22 · +0.72
Hot · DNA methylationAdvancing · HistoneOpportunity · Liquid biopsy
Rehovot8 · +0.79
Hot · HistoneAdvancing · EpigeneticsOpportunity · Liquid biopsy

Common questions

How many Infectious Diseases companies are there in Israel?
Radar tracks 46 indexable Infectious Diseases companies headquartered in Israel that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Infectious Diseases companies in Israel?
The Infectious Diseases companies in Israel on this list have raised a combined $344.8M in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Infectious Diseases company in Israel?
MeMed is the highest-funded Infectious Diseases company in Israel, with $163M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Infectious Diseases companies in Israel are funded?
18 of the 46 Infectious Diseases companies in Israel on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Infectious Diseases unicorns are there in Israel?
None of the Infectious Diseases companies in Israel on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Israel Infectious Diseases companies?
The most active investors in Israel Infectious Diseases companies on this list include Europa, EIC Fund, MassChallenge, Van Leer Technology Ventures, Docor.
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