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Best Life Sciences Companies in South District, Israel

The 32 best Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MDClone.

32companies tracked
$118.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
11have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LIFE SCIENCES × SOUTH DISTRICT

Our analysis of 50 Life Sciences companies

$2.2b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

50companies analysed
75%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2014median founding year

Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in South District

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1MDClone
Provider of software that creates synthetic medical records for fictitious patients
$104M56 mo agoSeries CPeter Schon
CFO & COO
2016WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+1618 patents
Synthetic patient data generation and longitudinal health data management platforms
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2Fize Medica
Developer of device for monitoring urine
45Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Tech top 42%Growth top 45%
All 8 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 42%
Techtop 42%
Growthtop 45%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 38%
Globalbottom 36%
Newsbottom 18%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $9.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$9M7 mo agoSeries ANoam Levine
Founder & CTO
2014WordPressMySQLPHP+30——
3optiQGain
Provider of quantum optics analyzers for molecular level diagnostics
$2M60 mo agoFunding RaisedNitzan Eliyahu
Founder & CTO
2011—15 patents
Real-time high-resolution stimulated Raman spectroscopy for gas analysis in hollow-core fibers
—
4Xenolith
Retention and retrieval devices to prevent stone migration to the kidney during ureteroscopy procedures.
$1M190 mo agoDeadpooledShaul Shohat
Co-Founder & CEO
2010———
5NexSig Neurological Examination Technologies
Neuropsychological assessment software for the diagnosis of cognitive impairments
$926K231 mo agoDeadpooledVered Aharonson
CEO
2004———
6Nehora Photonics
Sensor and algorithms to non-invasively and continuously monitor Hematocrit
$780K183 mo agoDeadpooledDavid Frank
Chairman & CEO
2007———
7PerSimiO
Personalized simulation solutions in orthopedics
$529K132 mo agoFunding RaisedEitan Segall
Co-Founder & CEO
2015—5 patents
AI-driven bone image segmentation and patient-specific biomechanical analysis for orthopedics
—
8ZMD Group
Provider of microbiome-based therapeutics and diagnostics
$118K98 mo agoDeadpooledBarak Zigdon
Co-Founder & CEO
2014———

Top 11 Life Sciences companies in South District

#1
Series A · Be er Sheva, South District · founded 2014 · 27 employees
$9.3Mraised
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Fize Medical develops a device for monitoring health status through urine. The company has developed a solution for real-time monitoring of urine production. Based on patented technology the solution is comprised of a platform and a module for measuring urine output.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 42%
Tech
top 42%
Growth
top 45%
Moat
top 48%
Market
bottom 38%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $9.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 18.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Asahi Kasei Medical) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series A$6M
  • Dec 2024Series A$16M
  • Dec 2021Series A$4M
  • Apr 2021Series A$3.3M
Founders & team
Noam LevineFounder & CTODror ZeremCEO
Investors
Rapha Capital Management, Mendham Investment Group, Valites, eHealth Ventures, Hibiscus Capital Management, Teshuva Capital
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#2
Series C · Be er Sheva, South District · founded 2016 · 142 employees
$104Mraised
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MDClone designs and develops software that analyzes medical records. The MDClone engine process examines medical data, extracts their statistical characteristics and dependencies, and extrapolates from these to generate a new data set containing sham medical records for fictitious patients, thus claiming to overcome the risk of public disclosure of medical data from actual patients.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 20.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Series C$63M
  • Aug 2019Series B$26M
  • Feb 2018Series B$15M
  • 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Peter SchonCFO & COO
Investors
Orbimed, Lightspeed Venture Partners, aMoon, Warburg Pincus, Viola Group
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulusCloudflareUnpkgLinkedin Insight Tag
#3
Funding Raised · Ashkelon, South District · founded 2011 · 6 employees
$2.2Mraised
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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
#4
Deadpooled · Kiryat Gat, South District · founded 2010
$1.1Mraised
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Xenolith Medical is developing retention and retrieval devices to prevent stone migration to the kidney during ureteroscopy procedures. They have developed XenX that involves a very thin and flexible mesh structure that is constructed as an integral part of a guidewire. Its flexible and floppy hydrophilic tip can be advanced past occluding stones. It can be introduced into the ureter and advanced past the occluding stone under fluoroscopy until its tip reaches the kidney.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2011Series A$1M
Founders & team
Shaul ShohatCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Xenia Venture Capital
#5
Deadpooled · Kiryat Gat, South District · founded 2004
$925.9Kraised
▾

NexSig Neurological Examination Technologies was developing diagnostic solutions for the detection of neurological disorders. Based on the concepts in neurology, neuropsychology, human-computer interaction & signal processing, it has developed a software called NexAde which assesses cognitive state by measuring & analyzing biometric signals using a self-administered computerized test. It claims that the software that can help identify patients at risk of CNS disorders such as Alzheimer’s & Dementia. The company has received the patent for its technology.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2007Series A$925.9K
Founders & team
Vered AharonsonCEO
Investors
Altshuler Shaham Group, Xenia Venture Capital
#6
Deadpooled · Ofakim, South District · founded 2007 · 11 employees
$780Kraised
▾

Sensor and algorithms to non-invasively and continuously monitor Hematocrit. They are developing an portable technology that incorporates a small sized sensor attached to the digit or other area on the hand and allows non-invasive continuous monitoring of Hematocrit (Hct) and SpO2, based on an optical technology. Measurements of Hematocrit provide vital information regarding the body’s hydration and the blood’s ability to carry oxygen and iron. Nehora photonics is a portfolio company of Okafim Hi-tech ventures

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2011Series A$300K
  • Jul 2011Series A$480K
Founders & team
David FrankChairman & CEO
Investors
Pix Vine Capital
#7
Funding Raised · Be er Sheva, South District · founded 2015
$529Kraised
▾

PerSimiO is focussed on developing supporting decision tools to assist physicians in the field orthopedics. It has validated a technology by ex-vivo experiments on a large cohort of human bones, using routine CT scans and is based on proprietary simulation of the response of human bones to load. It has developed Simfini, a Software as a Service simulation tool that assists physicians in personalized treatment. The device currently has three prototype applications that are undergoing clinical trials: Simfini-TUMOR, to provide a reliable risk of fracture assessment; Simfini-IMPLANT to analyze the bone-implant structure and select a patient-specific implant and Simfini-OSTEO to identify the ones with a high risk of contralateral fracture.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2015Grant (prize money)$529K
Founders & team
Eitan SegallCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Ministry of Economy and industry
#8
Deadpooled · Netivot, South District · founded 2014
$118.4Kraised
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Provider of microbiome-based therapeutics and diagnostics. It has two business units such as ZMD Medical and ZMD Diagnostics. ZMD Medical develops probiotic-based "immunotherapies" for cancer. Its lead candidate is a blend of five lyophilized bacteria, that the company claims is capable of stimulating the immune system to fight cancer. ZMD Diagnostics develops a microbiome device, that profiles the oncolytic activity of gut microbiota for cancer-related changes.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$58.4K
  • May 2018Grant (prize money)$60K
Founders & team
Barak ZigdonCo-Founder & CEOMark GaidesCo-Founder & CSO
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund
#9
Deadpooled · Omer, South District · founded 2014 · 75 employees
—raised
▾

Mobile-based ultrasound device for fetus monitoring. The device has to be connected with a smartphone for pregnant women to send information to expert clinicians.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 35.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Ouma Health) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Post IPO—
Founders & team
Elazar SonnenscheinCEO
Investors
GE Healthcare, Cashline Investment Holding
Tech stack
AccessibeAstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#10
Deadpooled · Ashkelon, South District · founded 2008
—raised
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Aesthetics Point is developing an implant technology for aesthetic facial wrinkle treatment. Using its soft tissue approximation platform technology, it has developed a dynamic miniature implant in various configurations that will be used for facial aesthetic-cosmetic skin-shape procedures. Claims that the device is a miniature, dynamic, multipoint anchoring, biodegradable implant and provides a long- term solution to facial rejuvenation with minimal down- time with no need of general anesthetics and hospitalization.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2015Seed—
Founders & team
Yaniv Ben RubiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Gefen Biomed Investments
#11
Seed · Netivot, South District · founded 2008 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Online retailer of information related to flowers, gardening, and home decor. It offers articles about flower meanings, gardening tips, and DIY home decor projects. The website provides content for gardening enthusiasts of all experience levels. It also shares ideas for adding personal touches to living spaces.

Funding rounds
  • 2009Seed—
Founders & team
Dotan Peleg KarasukCEO
Tech stack
ClickyFunding ChoicesGenesis BlocksGenesis ThemeGoogle AdsenseGoogle Analytics

Funding & investor landscape

$118.9Mtotal disclosed funding
8companies funded
19disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Xenia Venture Capital3 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Incubit Technology Ventures2 rounds
Altshuler Shaham Group1 rounds
Bseed Investments1 rounds
Cashline Investment Holding1 rounds
GE Healthcare1 rounds
Gefen Biomed Investments1 rounds
Hibiscus Capital Management1 rounds

Notable founders

Noam Levine
Founder & CTO · Fize Medica
Dror Zerem
CEO · Fize Medica
Peter Schon
CFO & COO · MDClone
Nitzan Eliyahu
Founder & CTO · optiQGain
Ram Alon
Co-Founder & CEO · optiQGain
Shaul Shohat
Co-Founder & CEO · Xenolith
Vered Aharonson
CEO · NexSig Neurological Examination Technologies
David Frank
Chairman & CEO · Nehora Photonics
Eitan Segall
Co-Founder & CEO · PerSimiO
Barak Zigdon
Co-Founder & CEO · ZMD Group
Mark Gaides
Co-Founder & CSO · ZMD Group
Elazar Sonnenschein
CEO · PulseNMore
Prism market signals · Israel · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,211,671 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Life Sciences coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Israel

How research on Biotechnology is moving in Israel

A read on the academic research around Biotechnology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 267 Israel-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Ministry of Agriculture118
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem29
  • Agricultural Research Organization25
  • Tel Aviv University21
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev19
leading researchers
Itamar Willner · Dombrovsky, A. · Wei Zhao · Goor Sasson · Roy Novoselsky · Shalev Itzkovitz · Xiaoqing Liu · Hengyou Zhang
▲ Breakthroughs69 · 26%
▲ 0%→25% share
0 median citations80% since 2021mostly empirical
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→25% of field), led by Mitochondrion.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mitochondrion1→5
Newly emergingGene 0→10 · Transcription factor 0→5 · Mutant 0→5
Landmark The interaction of TIGIT with PVR and PVRL2 inhibits human NK cell cytotoxicity · 3,514 cites
◆ Advancements119 · 45%
▲ 0%→48% share
0 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→48% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene1→18
  • Plant disease resistance1→7
  • Resistance (ecology)2→6
Newly emergingTranscriptome 0→8 · Microbiome 0→8 · Selection (genetic algorithm) 0→7
Landmark Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Context, Mechanisms of Action, and Roadmap to Commercialization of Biostimulants f · 1,849 cites
▼ Concerns43 · 16%
▲ 0%→14% share
0 median citations74% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (0%→14% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture3→6
Landmark Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives · 1,148 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Israel

Where biotechnology 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.

Jerusalem29 · +0.39
Opportunity · Transcriptome
Tel Aviv27 · +0.41
Advancing · Molecular biologyOpportunity · Selection (genetic algorithm)
Beer Sheva19 · +0.60
Opportunity · Gene
Haifa17 · +0.40
Opportunity · Biomass (ecology)
Rehovot16 · +0.53
Advancing · Cell biologyOpportunity · Subcellular localization

Common questions

How many Life Sciences companies are there in South District, Israel?
Radar tracks 32 indexable Life Sciences companies headquartered in South District, Israel that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel?
The Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel on this list have raised a combined $118.9M in disclosed equity funding across 8 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in South District, Israel?
MDClone is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in South District, Israel, with $104M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel are funded?
8 of the 32 Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Life Sciences unicorns are there in South District, Israel?
None of the Life Sciences companies in South District, Israel on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in South District, Israel Life Sciences companies?
The most active investors in South District, Israel Life Sciences companies on this list include Xenia Venture Capital, EIC Fund, Europa, Incubit Technology Ventures, Altshuler Shaham Group.
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