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Best Oncology Companies in Israel

The 150 best Oncology companies in Israel in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vayyar.

150companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
64have raised

Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, the Israel Oncology companies in this directory represent one of the more concentrated bets in global biotech right now. One hundred and fifty companies. $1.4B in total disclosed funding. One unicorn. And Israel's position at the forefront of oncology innovation isn't hype, it's a capital story backed by names like Pontifax, Arkin Holdings, and the Israel Biotech Fund showing up repeatedly across the cap table.

The numbers scale fast from here. The global oncology market sits at roughly $250.9B in 2025 and is forecast to reach $668.3B by 2034, compounding at 11.5% annually, driven by rising cancer incidence and the continued expansion of precision medicine. Alpha Tau Medical leads this directory at $55M in disclosed funding, with OncoHost close behind at $43M. So when you're scanning this list, don't mistake modest raise sizes for modest ambition. Cost-containment policies are tightening payer leverage globally, which means the companies with the clearest biomarker data and clinical differentiation are the ones worth watching. I'd start there.

Sources & further reading
  • Pharma 50 Deep Dive: Oncology leads with $110B in sales; GLP-1s contin
  • Oncology Market Value to More Than Double, Reaching USD 748.17 Billion
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Our analysis of 50 Oncology companies

$16.3b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
86%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2016median founding year
212kcombined LinkedIn audience
49%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Oncology companies in Israel

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderStageWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Vayyar 🦄
Developer of 4D imaging sensors for cancer detection and other devices
$296M48 mo ago330Raviv Melamed
Co-Founder & CEO
Series ETop 5M——
2Gamida Cell
Developer of cell therapies to treat cancer and other serious diseases
$139M107 mo ago146Joseph Wiley
CEO and Chairman
PublicTop 10M211 patents
Allogeneic NK and gamma‑delta T cell immunotherapy manufacturing from cord‑derived cells
1 partnership
3NeoTX
Combinational tumor-targeting protein drugs for cancer
$101M76 mo ago33Asher Nathan
CEO
Series C———
4Nucleix
Developer non-invasive molecular cancer diagnostic tests
$88M53 mo ago62—Series CTop 50M163 patents
Epigenetic DNA methylation profiling for cancer and prenatal liquid biopsy diagnostics.
—
5NovellusDx
Developer of technology for precision cancer diagnosis and therapies
$86M68 mo ago49—Series C—46 patents
Patient-specific cancer mutation identification, functional validation, and drug response profiling
—
6BioSight
Developer of therapeutics for oncology & hematological disorders
$59M66 mo ago10—Acquired—90 patents
Prodrug conjugates of cytarabine with amino acids for targeted cancer chemotherapy
—
7KAHR
Developer of immune therapeutics to treat cancer
$58M43 mo ago32Yaron Pereg
CEO
Series D———
8Alpha Tau Medical
Developer of radiotherapy technique for the treatment of solid cancer tumors
62Patents top 14%Innovation top 24%Funding top 26%Moat top 26%
All 10 signals ▾
Patentstop 14%
Innovationtop 24%
Fundingtop 26%
Moattop 26%
Techtop 43%
Growthtop 48%
Marketbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 45%
Newsbottom 21%
Patents: 332 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 279 filings since 2022 vs 53 in 2017-21
Innovation: 332 patents (top 8% of patent-holders) · 279 filings since 2022 vs 53 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$55M13 mo ago89Uzi Sofer
CEO
PublicTop 10M332 patents
Alpha-emitting radiopharmaceuticals and delivery devices for targeted cancer therapy
1 partnership
9BioProtect
Developer of radiation protection technology
$46M32 mo ago1Shaul Shohat
Co-Founder & CTO
AcquiredTop 10M57 patents
Provides inflatable bladder and dilator devices for tissue protection during minimally invasive procedures.
1 award
10ONCOHOST
AI-based oncology therapy plan solution for professionals
64Patents top 27%Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Innovation top 29%
All 10 signals ▾
Patentstop 27%
Moattop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Innovationtop 29%
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 31%
Techbottom 42%
Marketbottom 41%
Globalbottom 35%
Newsbottom 18%
Patents: 55 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 55 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$43M13 mo ago48Yuval Shaked
Co-Founder
Series CTop 50M55 patents
AI-driven predictive analytics for personalized cancer treatment response and biomarker identification
2 job openings
11Illumigyn
Developer of colonoscope for cervical cancer detection interventional procedures
$38M55 mo ago25Lior Greenstein
Executive Board Member Founder Technology Advisor
Series B—38 patents
Gynecological optical speculum devices for in‑vivo imaging and targeted tissue removal
—
12Metabomed
Developer of targeted therapies to treat cancer
$36M78 mo ago7—Deadpooled—53 patents
ACSS2 enzyme inhibitors for metabolic and oncology drug development
—
13Compugen
Immuno-oncology company with propreitary in-silico drug discovery platform
$35M55 mo ago20Amir Natan
Co-Founder
PublicTop 10M624 patents
Immune checkpoint antibody therapeutics targeting PVRIG, TIGIT, IL‑18BP, PD‑1.
—
14Biond Biologics
Developer of immunotherapies for oncology and autoimmune diseases
$32M54 mo ago34—Series CTop 50M141 patents
Immuno‑oncology biologics: intracellular delivery systems and checkpoint‑blocking antibodies (ILT2/3, CD28).
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15Lutris Pharma
Provider of anti-cancer therapy
29Patents top 32%Moat top 32%Funding top 33%Talent top 33%
All 9 signals ▾
Patentstop 32%
Moattop 32%
Fundingtop 33%
Talenttop 33%
Innovationtop 38%
Globalbottom 40%
Techbottom 31%
Newsbottom 18%
Marketbottom 17%
Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 34 in 2017-21
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 75 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$30M16 mo ago4Antoni Ribas
Founder & Chairman
Series BTop 50M75 patents
Topical BRAF kinase inhibitors for EGFR‑related skin toxicities and isoquinoline wound‑healing agents
—
16P-Cure
Imaging-based proton radiation therapy for cancer treatment
$30M83 mo ago31Michael Marash
Founder & CEO
Series BTop 50M70 patents
Integration of proton therapy systems and patient positioning/support devices for radiotherapy
—
17MobileODT
Provider of AI-based diagnostic tools for the screening of cervical cancer
$26M64 mo ago18—AcquiredTop 10M26 patents
Automated cervical cancer imaging and AI-based detection using enhanced optical illumination.
—
18Vessi Medical
Provider of method for treating bladder cancer
$18M28 mo ago3—Series A———
19Starget Pharma
Developer of targeted radiopharmaceuticals technologies to treat solid tumors
32Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Partners top 45%Funding top 48%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Partnerstop 45%
Fundingtop 48%
Moattop 48%
Techbottom 36%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 28%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$15M5 mo ago—Ronen Kalmanson
Co-Founder
Series ATop 50M—1 award
20Curesponse
Provider of a tissue culture system to analyze cancer growth and drug response
$14M55 mo ago16Guy Neev
Co-Founder & CEO
Series BTop 50M——
21IceCure Medical
Ultrasound-guided cryoblation to treat breast fibroadenomas
$14M70 mo ago72Eyal Shamir
CEO
PublicTop 10M62 patents
Medical cryotherapy devices and cryogenic delivery systems for tissue ablation
—
22RedHill Biopharma
Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal and infectious diseases
$14M28 mo ago183—PublicTop 5M261 patents
Antiviral and anticancer drug compositions, especially kinase and protease inhibitors, and combination therapies.
—
23Novocure
Developer of therapeutics to treat solid tumours
$10M67 mo ago1,320Yoram Palti
Founder
PublicTop 5M99 patents
Electric field-based cancer therapy devices and methods, including transducer arrays and combinatorial treatments.
1 award
24Check-Cap
Developer of imaging capsules for colorectal cancer screening
$10M70 mo ago81—PublicTop 50M146 patents
Ingestible radiation imaging capsules with AI for GI disease detection and drug delivery
—
25Vidac Pharma
HK2-VDAC protein interaction disruptors for oncologic and oncodermatologic diseases.
21Product top 36%Growth top 45%Patents top 47%Moat top 47%
All 9 signals ▾
Producttop 36%
Growthtop 45%
Patentstop 47%
Moattop 47%
Innovationbottom 48%
Fundingbottom 45%
Techbottom 36%
Globalbottom 35%
Marketbottom 23%
Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100
$10M19 mo ago9—Series ATop 10M44 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
—
26Todos Medical
Developer of in vitro diagnostics for the detection of cancer and neurodegenerative disorders
$7M56 mo ago7—Public—42 patents
Blood-based infrared spectroscopy for Alzheimer’s and cancer biomarker detection
—
27Senseera
Provider of liquid biopsy blood tests for cancer diagnosis
35Talent top 28%Funding top 46%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 36%
All 4 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 46%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$7M17 mo ago—Nir Friedman
Co-Founder
Seed———
28UroGen Pharma
Developer of therapeutics to treat urothelial and specialty cancers
$7M34 mo ago150Ron Bentsur
CEO
PublicTop 10M80 patents
Intravesical drug delivery systems and immunomodulatory therapies for urinary tract cancers
—
29JaxBio
Developer of an AI-based chip for genetic and epigenetic profiling
$6M23 mo ago—Dror Feldheim
Co-Founder
Seed———
30Trobix Bio
Developer of microbiome-based therapeutics that address various therapeutic areas
$6M38 mo ago9—Series A———
31Quiet Therapeutics
Lipid nanoparticles as a mode of delivery to target cancer cells
$6M161 mo ago4Dan Peer
Co-Founder
Series A—8 patents
Lipidated glycosaminoglycan carriers for nucleic acid delivery
—
32MyBiotics
Developer of microbiome-based therapeutics to treat various diseases
$5M48 mo ago27David Daboush
Co-Founder & CEO
Seed———
33Efranat
Cancer immunotherapies based on glycoprotein mimics
$4M139 mo ago13Uri Yogev
CEO
Series A—19 patents
Immunomodulatory biologics targeting macrophage activation for cancer and papilloma therapy
—
34Biop Medical
Point-of-care diagnostic solutions for cervical cancer.
$4M93 mo ago9Dalit Milo
Co-Founder
Series A———
35Metallo Therapy
Tumor-targeted contrast agents based on surface-modified gold nanoparticles
$4M181 mo ago—Amal Ayoub
Founder & CEO
Deadpooled—8 patents
Surface-modified heavy‑metal nanoparticle drug delivery systems for therapeutic applications
—
36CAPS Medical
Developer of cold atmospheric plasma technology for treating tumour
$4M70 mo ago13Ilan Uchitel
CEO
Series ATop 50M50 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
—
37Novotyr
IGF1R inhibitors for the treatment of cancer
$4M216 mo ago—Hadas Reuveni
CEO
Deadpooled———
38HIL Medical
Developer of proton-beam radiotherapy device to treat solid tumors
$3M37 mo ago—Arie Zigler
Co-Founder
Series CTop 10M42 patents
Advanced ion/charged-particle therapy systems for precise cancer radiation delivery
—
39Eventus Diagnostics
Immune system-based blood tests for the detection of breast cancer
$3M146 mo ago—Marvin Rosenberg
Co-Founder & President
Deadpooled—5 patents
Immunoassay-based detection of cancer biomarkers
—
40Helix Medical Systems
Ultrasound systems for breast imaging
$3M221 mo ago—Arie Amara
Co-Founder & ex-CEO
Deadpooled———
41Predictive Therapeutics
Developing tumor-cell coating molecules as therapy for cancer
$2M128 mo ago—Asher Nathan
Co-Founder & CEO
Series A———
42Omrix Biopharmaceuticals
Developer of biopharmaceutical products derived from human plasma
$2M256 mo ago——Acquired—652 patents
Oxidized cellulose-based hemostatic and anti‑adhesion biomaterials for surgical wound care
—
43Tiltan Pharma
Develops therapeutics for treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer using combinatorial drug therapy…
$2M148 mo ago—Yigal Stav
CEO & Co-Founder
Deadpooled—29 patents
Oncologic combination drug regimens integrating H2 blockers, anti-inflammatories, and cytotoxics
—
44Immunovative Therapies
Developing personalized vaccines and activated T cells for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases.
$2M221 mo ago18—Series A—287 patents
Cell-based immunotherapies modulating Th1/Treg cytokines for infectious disease treatment
—
45Limaca Medical
Developing endoscopic ultrasound fine needle biopsy system
$1M67 mo ago5Assaf Klein
CEO
Seed—25 patents
Percutaneous biopsy instruments for tissue penetration, separation, and sampling
2 job openings · 1 partnership
46Infiniplex
Developer of liquid-biopsy based screening test for cancer
$1M48 mo ago8Ofer Peleg
Co-Founder & CSO
Seed—9 patents
Multiplex nucleic acid diagnostic kits and selective PCR primers for rare target detection
—
47Cell Source
Cell therapy treatments for transplantation, cancer treatment and reversal of vital organ disease
7Funding top 48%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 20%
All 3 signals ▾
Fundingtop 48%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 20%
Funding: Raised $398k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr)
Global: Serving 2 countries incl. United States, Israel
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100
$398K5 mo ago1—Public———
48Immunyx
Developer of neutrophil therapies for multiple diseases
$269K48 mo ago7Zvi Fridlender
Co-Founder
Funding Raised———
49Savicell
Metabolomics-based blood tests for early detection of cancer.
$224K34 mo ago7—Seed———
50Magentiq Eye
Computer vision technology in endoscopic procedures
$100K10 mo ago14—Series ATop 50M17 patents
AI-driven computer‑aided detection and analysis of colonoscopic images for polyp identification
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Top 12 Oncology companies in Israel

#1
Series A · Ramat Hasharon, Tel Aviv District · founded 2019
$15.1Mraised
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Developer of targeted radiopharmaceuticals technologies to treat solid tumors. The company's research is in the development of molecules that serve as a vector for the targeted transfer of radioactive isotopes to cancerous tumors for diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancer.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Partners
top 45%
Funding
top 48%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
bottom 36%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A$18M
  • Oct 2024Series A$5.1M
  • Dec 2021Series A$10M
Founders & team
Ronen KalmansonCo-FounderSigal CusnirCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Ilex Medical, Cancer Focus Fund, BRF, Louisiana Growth Fund
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorGoogle WorkspaceHello ElementorJqueryJquery Migrate
#2
Public · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv · founded 2015 · 89 employees
$55Mraised
▾

Developer of radiotherapy technique for the treatment of solid cancer tumors. The technology, known as Alpha DaRT treats solid tumors with interstitial radioactive seeds which release short-lived alpha-emitting atoms into the tumor continuously. This treatment does not have any effect on the surrounding healthy tissue.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 14%
Innovation
top 24%
Funding
top 26%
Moat
top 26%
Tech
top 43%
Growth
top 48%
Patents: 332 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 279 filings since 2022 vs 53 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 332 patents (top 8% of patent-holders) · 279 filings since 2022 vs 53 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $55.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience · 80 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Tolmar Medical) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Post IPO$36.9M
  • Jun 2020Series B$26M
  • Sep 2018Series B$29M
  • Jul 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Uzi SoferCEO
Investors
Shavit Capital, Medison Ventures, OurCrowd, Medison VP, Medison, Oramed
Tech stack
AzureBootstrapCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Call Conversion Tracking
#3
Series C · Binyamina Giv at Ada, Haifa District · founded 2017 · 48 employees
$43Mraised
▾

AI-based oncology therapy plan solution for patients and professionals. The company has developed a proprietary proteomic analysis that can analyze the proteomic changes in the blood sample induced by the patient in response to cancer therapy. The company also provide treatment strategy to improve the effectiveness of therapy. It also provides consultancy services to patients, oncologists, nurses, and pharma companies among others. The company has developed PROphet which is a bioinformatics tool used to identify proteomic patterns related to therapy.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 27%
Moat
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Innovation
top 29%
AI
top 30%
Funding
top 31%
Patents: 55 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 55 patents · Soonicorn
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Senior Marcom Associate (Maternity Leave Cover), Director of Laboratory Operations
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$2.8M
  • May 2022Series C$35M
  • Jan 2021Series B$8M
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Yuval ShakedCo-FounderOfer SharonCo-FounderOfer SharonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ALIVE, Leumi Partners, Menorah Mivathim, OurCrowd, BIRD Foundation, European Innovation Council
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsHstsHttp/3Jquery
#4
Series B · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv · founded 2016 · 4 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Lutris Pharma is developing anticancer therapy based on EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Inhibitors. It helps in reducing dose-limiting side effects mainly dermal toxicity. It develops its proprietary small molecule B-Raf-based inhibitor LUT014, reducing acneiform lesions. It is in phase 1 clinical trial.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 32%
Moat
top 32%
Funding
top 33%
Talent
top 33%
Innovation
top 38%
Global
bottom 40%
Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 34 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 75 patents
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series B$30M
Founders & team
Antoni RibasFounder & ChairmanNoa ShelachCEOMori ArkinBoard of Directors
Investors
Columbus Venture Partners, Pontifax, Peregrine Ventures, aMoon, Arkin
#5
Public · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv · founded 2011 · 1 employees
$397.5Kraised
▾

Cell Source is a biotechnology company developing cell therapy treatments based on the management of immune tolerance. Its flagship technology is the Veto Cell platform. Veto cells are white blood cells taken from either the patient or a healthy third-party donor. They are then processed using a mix of off-the-shelf cytokines that change their characteristics and activate their inherent “attacker blocking” capability. The company also has Megadose, a treatment involving a large number of stem cells to facilitate bone marrow transplants in cases with partially-matched donors. It is working on Megadose-drug combination platforms. It currently has 2 Megadose + drug combinations (PoC and pre-clinical stages) and 2 pre-clinical Veto cell programs for anti-rejection and anti-lymphoma.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 48%
Global
bottom 38%
Market
bottom 20%
Funding: Raised $398k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2026)
Global: Serving 2 countries incl. United States, Israel
Market: 1 employees · Serving 2 countries incl. United States, Israel
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Post IPO$1.5M
  • Oct 2023Post IPO$3.9M
  • Oct 2019Post IPO$8.9M
  • Nov 2015Seed$252.5K
#6
Seed · Jerusalem, Jerusalem District · founded 2020
$7.1Mraised
▾

Provider of liquid biopsy blood tests for cancer diagnosis. The cfChIP-seq technology can detect cell-free chromatin tissue which can be used to identify patient-specific gene expression for the detection of diseases and treatment response. The company uses molecular biology, next-generation sequencing, and computational analysis to extract epigenetic information.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 46%
Market
bottom 37%
Global
bottom 36%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$7.1M
Founders & team
Nir FriedmanCo-FounderIsraa SharkiaCo-Founder And Vp R&DRonen SadehCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lmri, I-Next Capital
#7
Series A · Jerusalem, Jerusalem District · founded 2011 · 9 employees
$9.6Mraised
▾

Vidac Pharma is focussed on developing medicines for a range of oncologic and oncodermatologic diseases. Its technology is based on modifying the HK2 (hexokinase enzyme)-VDAC (voltage-dependent anion channel) system which overexpresses in many cancer types. It is developing small molecule drugs which disrupt the protein interactions and can modulate this target for the selective apoptosis of cancer cells. Its lead product VDA-1102, a formulated topical ointment is being developed for actinic keratosis (phase 1 completed), Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (phase 1) and Cutaneous Skin Lymphoma & solid tumors (pre-clinical). Besides, it is also developing VDA-1214, a systemic drug for treatment of solid tumors (pre-clinical).

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 36%
Growth
top 45%
Patents
top 47%
Moat
top 47%
Innovation
bottom 48%
Funding
bottom 45%
Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Patents: 44 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 34 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 697 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series A$644.9K
  • Jun 2016Series A$9M
Investors
Israel Biotech Fund, Mivtach Shamir Holdings
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGodaddyJoomla
#8
Vayyar 🦄
Series E · Yehud, Center District · founded 2011 · 330 employees
$296Mraised
▾

Developer of 4D imaging sensors for cancer detection and other devices. It offers a hand-held screening device that generates high-resolution 3D images that detect breast cancer by using radio frequency technology. Also, it develops touchless fall detection for seniors. It provides various products for multiple industries such as retail, public safety, robotics, and smart buildings.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series E$108M
  • Nov 2019Series D$109M
  • Dec 2017Series C$45M
  • Dec 2015Series B$22M
Founders & team
Raviv MelamedCo-Founder & CEOMiri RatnerVP R&D and Co-FounderNaftali ChayatCo-Founder
Investors
Koch Disruptive Technologies, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, MoreVC, Claltech, GLy Capital
Tech stack
AstraBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#9
Seed · Netanya, Central District · founded 2020
$6Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI-based chip for genetic and epigenetic profiling. It offers a set of biomarkers that assists with the identification of different kinds of cancer. It has features for diagnostic tests with a multi-cancer approach system. The chip can be used for detecting genetic and epigenetic profiles

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 915 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$2.7M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$9.1M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$1.9M
  • 2022Seed$6M
Founders & team
Dror FeldheimCo-FounderJoel ElCo-FounderShahar ZirkinCo-Founder
Investors
Europa
#10
Acquired · Kokhav Ya ir Tzur Yigal, Center District · founded 2001 · 1 employees
$46.1Mraised
▾

BioProtect is developing radiation protection technology. The company has developed a BioProtect/ ProSpace Balloon System which acts as a spacer and pushes healthy tissue away from the high-dose radiation field for patients receiving radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$2.6M
  • Sep 2020Series D$25M
  • Jan 2020Series D$13M
  • Apr 2017Series A$3.5M
Founders & team
Shaul ShohatCo-Founder & CTOAdrian PazCo-Founder
Investors
Peregrine Ventures, KB Investment, Almeda Ventures, Triventures, Medtronic, Accelmed Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapContact Form 7Yoast Seo
#11
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 — 3.4% 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
#12
Series A · Misgav, Northern District · founded 2015 · 3 employees
$18.2Mraised
▾

Vessi Medical develops a method for treating Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC). The company uses surface cryotherapy, a method that utilizes extreme cold, to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. The invasive solution for NMIBC provides a new, first-line, therapeutic alternative to surgery

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series A$16.5M
  • Aug 2020Seed$1.7M
Investors
Agriline Products, Israel Innovation Authority, ExitValley, The Trendlines Group, ALIVE

Funding & investor landscape

$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
64companies funded
173disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa12 rounds
Pontifax8 rounds
EIC Fund7 rounds
Arkin Holdings6 rounds
Israel Biotech Fund6 rounds
aMoon6 rounds
Orbimed5 rounds
Peregrine Ventures5 rounds
Integra Holdings4 rounds
Israel Innovation Authority4 rounds

Notable founders

Ronen Kalmanson
Co-Founder · Starget Pharma
Sigal Cusnir
Co-Founder & CEO · Starget Pharma
Uzi Sofer
CEO · Alpha Tau Medical
Yuval Shaked
Co-Founder · ONCOHOST
Ofer Sharon
Co-Founder · ONCOHOST
Antoni Ribas
Founder & Chairman · Lutris Pharma
Noa Shelach
CEO · Lutris Pharma
Nir Friedman
Co-Founder · Senseera
Israa Sharkia
Co-Founder And Vp R&D · Senseera
Raviv Melamed
Co-Founder & CEO · Vayyar
Miri Ratner
VP R&D and Co-Founder · Vayyar
Dror Feldheim
Co-Founder · JaxBio
Prism market signals · Israel · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,204,341 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Oncology coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Israel

How research on Oncology & Cancer Therapeutics is moving in Israel

A read on the academic research around Oncology & Cancer Therapeutics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 263 Israel-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 65% → 67% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • Tel Aviv University55
  • Weizmann Institute of Science42
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology42
  • Hadassah Medical Center33
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem31
leading researchers
Zvi G. Fridlender · Neta Erez · Moshe Elkabets · Anat Gelfand · Ron N. Apte · Walid Shalata · Abed Agbarya · Yulia Dudnik
▲ Breakthroughs107 · 41%
▲ 0%→42% share
2 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Tumor microenvironment breakthroughs are surging — Israeli papers rose from 5 to 42, now dominating immunotherapy-linked discoveries.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Immune system2→40
  • Tumor microenvironment5→42
  • Cancer research6→30
  • Immunotherapy1→24
  • Cancer immunotherapy1→23
Newly emergingCytotoxic T cell 0→11 · Immunology 0→8 · Breast cancer 0→5
Landmark Tumor macrophages are pivotal constructors of tumor collagenous matrix · 362 cites
◆ Advancements106 · 40%
▲ 0%→39% share
4 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Cancer immunotherapy advancements newly emerged with 17 papers, anchoring a 39% field-share gain in Israeli oncology research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Tumor microenvironment6→51
  • Immune system3→37
  • Cancer research2→30
  • Immunotherapy2→30
  • Melanoma2→8
Newly emergingCancer immunotherapy 0→17 · Lung cancer 0→7 · T cell 0→6
Landmark The Dark Side of Fibroblasts: Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts as Mediators of Immunosuppression in the Tumor Microenvironm · 653 cites
▼ Concerns23 · 9%
▲ 0%→9% share
6 median citations91% since 2021mostly reviews
Immunotherapy concerns are newly flagged — 11 papers signal rising safety or efficacy issues within tumor microenvironment research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Tumor microenvironment1→11
  • Immune system1→9
  • Immunology1→4
  • Cancer research1→4
Newly emergingImmunotherapy 0→11 · Cancer immunotherapy 0→6
Landmark The Multifaceted Roles Neutrophils Play in the Tumor Microenvironment · 420 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Israel

Where oncology 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 Aviv67 · +0.57
Hot · Tumor microenvironmentAdvancing · Cancer researchOpportunity · Internal medicineConcern · Cancer
Haifa46 · +0.56
Hot · Cancer cellAdvancing · Extracellular matrixOpportunity · Immune systemConcern · Cancer
Rehovot43 · +0.57
Hot · Stromal cellAdvancing · Tumor microenvironmentOpportunity · Immune systemConcern · Cancer immunotherapy
Jerusalem34 · +0.66
Hot · Cytotoxic T cellAdvancing · Cancer researchOpportunity · ImmunotherapyConcern · Cancer
Beer Sheva30 · +0.62
Hot · Immune systemAdvancing · MetastasisOpportunity · Cancer

Common questions

How many Oncology companies are there in Israel?
Radar tracks 150 indexable Oncology companies headquartered in Israel that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Oncology companies in Israel?
The Oncology companies in Israel on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 64 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Oncology company in Israel?
Vayyar is the highest-funded Oncology company in Israel, with $296M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Oncology companies in Israel are funded?
64 of the 150 Oncology companies in Israel on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Oncology unicorns are there in Israel?
1 Oncology company in Israel on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Israel Oncology companies?
The most active investors in Israel Oncology companies on this list include Europa, Pontifax, EIC Fund, Arkin Holdings, Israel Biotech Fund.
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