Best Oncology Companies in Minnesota, United States
The 32 best Oncology companies in Minnesota, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: IDRx.
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.
Ranked: Best Oncology companies in Minnesota
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Stage | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDRx Developer of precision combination therapies for cancer | $242M | 27 mo ago | 19 | Nicholas Lydon Co-Founder | Acquired | 5 patents Kinase inhibitor combination therapies for cancer treatment | — |
| 2 | NxThera Developer of thermal therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH) | $148M | 111 mo ago | 77 | — | Acquired | 137 patents Vapor-based bladder tissue ablation devices and methods for urological treatment | — |
| 3 | Vyriad Developer of oncolytic-virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment 50Patents top 20%Funding top 21%Innovation top 25%Moat top 32% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 21% Innovationtop 25% Moattop 32% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Patents: 70 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 56 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $100M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $100M | 10 mo ago | 37 | — | Series B | 70 patents Engineering viral vectors for oncolytic therapy and antibody detection diagnostics | — |
| 4 | Galil Medical Sweet Bonanza 1000: Exciting slot game with high winning opportunities | $82M | 142 mo ago | 58 | — | Acquired | — | — |
| 5 | Francis Medical Developer of a therapeutic solution to treat prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer | $77M | 22 mo ago | 29 | — | Series C | — | — |
| 6 | Biothera Develops gluco-polysaccharide that engages and directs natural innate immune systems against cancer. | $20M | 103 mo ago | 52 | — | Acqui-Hired | 130 patents Beta‑glucan and mannan oligosaccharide yeast cell wall products for immunotherapy and diagnostics | — |
| 7 | Alpheus Medical Developer of Sonodynamic therapy device for brain cancer | $16M | 18 mo ago | 7 | Vijay Agarwal Founder & CEO | Series B | — | — |
| 8 | Celcuity Developer of targeted therapies for cancer patients | $15M | 36 mo ago | 42 | — | Public | 74 patents PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor gedatolisib therapies and related diagnostic assay technologies | — |
| 9 | Humanetics Corporation Clinical-stage biopharma company developing radiation modulators as therapeutics for solid cancers | $13M | 36 mo ago | 4 | Ronald Zenk Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors | Funding Raised | 99 patents Pharmaceutical genistein formulations for inflammation, asthma, and proton radiation sensitization | — |
| 10 | Apogen Biotech Developing therapies targeting cancer drug resistance and tumor evolution | $11M | 98 mo ago | 5 | — | Series A | — | — |
| 11 | Cytosystems Non-invasive cancer diagnostic and prognostic tests. | $8M | 126 mo ago | 8 | — | Deadpooled | — | — |
| 12 | InSitu Biologics Developer of multi-phase prolonged release drug delivery platform for localized treatments | $8M | 11 mo ago | 7 | Bill Taylor Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer | Series A | 29 patents Hydrogel drug delivery and sustained-release pharmaceutical formulation technologies | — |
| 13 | Luminary Developer of cell therapies for treating cancer | $3M | 12 mo ago | 8 | — | Series B | 6 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 14 | Panbela Therapeutics Developer of therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer | $3M | 36 mo ago | 7 | — | Public | — | — |
| 15 | EmpNia Developer of precision imaging and radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients | $3M | 11 mo ago | — | Manojeet Bhattacharya Founder & CEO-EmpNia | University of Notre Dame PhD 1998 | Series B | 26 patents Real-time respiratory gating and breath-hold monitoring using fiber Bragg gratings in medical imaging | — |
| 16 | Be The Match Provider of cell therapy research, patient support, and donor registry | $3M | 14 mo ago | 2,281 | — | Funding Raised | 126 patents Social networking recommendation algorithms and remote conversation facilitation technologies | — |
| 17 | RoverMed Biosciences Developer of nanocapsules for cancer treatment | $2M | 104 mo ago | 3 | — | Seed | — | — |
| 18 | GeneSegues Therapeutics Developer of RNAi-based targeted drugs for the treatment of cancer | $2M | 163 mo ago | — | Gretchen Unger Founder | Deadpooled | — | — |
| 19 | Tychon Bioscience Novel oncolytic immunotherapy transforming immune cells to fight cancer | $671K | 97 mo ago | — | Troy Kopischke Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Seed | — | — |
| 20 | Martell Diagnostic Laboratories Diagnostic company, now in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings | $365K | 101 mo ago | 5 | Mark Greene Co-Founder & Director | Seed | — | — |
Top 12 Oncology companies in Minnesota
#1
Series B · Rochester, Minnesota · founded 2016 · 37 employees$100Mraised▾
Developer of oncolytic-virus-based immunotherapies for cancer treatment. The company focuses on the development of new oncolytic virus treatments that leverage Vyriad’s vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) platform, as well as antibody discovery capabilities. The company's lead product is Voyager-V1 which addresses multiple cancer types.
- Dec 2025Series B$25M
- May 2022Series B$29.5M
- Oct 2019Series A$24.4M
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$2.1M
#2
Series A · Oakdale, Minnesota · founded 2014 · 7 employees$8Mraised▾
Developer of multi-phase prolonged release drug delivery platform for localized treatments. The company focuses on developing drug delivery solutions for pain, cancer, and infection treatments. It utilizes technology to address unmet needs in pain management and drug delivery markets. The company's products include an extended-release pain control solution focused on peri-operative pain management and an early-development product focused on local delivery of cancer drugs with a precise elution rate over a pre-programmed period of time.
- Nov 2025Series A$4M
- Dec 2023Series A$3M
- Jun 2020Series A$5M
- Dec 2018Seed$2M
#3
Series C · Maple Grove, Minnesota · founded 2018 · 29 employees$77Mraised▾
Developer of a therapeutic solution to treat prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer. The company has developed a convective water vapor energy technology that is applied to deliver targeted treatments to the cancerous prostate tissue.
- Dec 2024Series C$80M
- Sep 2021Series B$55M
- Sep 2020Series A$4M
- Dec 2018Series A$18M
#4
Series B · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2019 · 8 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Developer of gene therapies for treating cancer. The company has developed a allogenic platform that utilizes gamma technology to develop a pipeline consists of two products LMY-920 for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune disorders, LMY-232 for solid tumors and autoimmune disorders.
- Oct 2025Series B$1.4M
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$3.7M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$399.3K
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$3.7M
#5
Series B · Eden Prairie, Minnesota · founded 2020$3.1Mraised▾
Developer of precision imaging and radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients. The company provides cost-effective respiratory motion management alternatives, helping medical staff to treat and cure patients.
- Nov 2025Series B$9.1M
- Sep 2023Series A$3.1M
#6
Series B · Chanhassen, Minnesota · founded 2014 · 7 employees$16Mraised▾
Developer of Sonodynamic therapy device for brain cancer. It offers a proprietary non-invasive treatment device that utilizes ultrasound to activate a drug targeting cancer cells for outpatient treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme and selectively target and kill cancer cells.
- May 2025Series B$52M
- Nov 2021Series A$16M
#7
Acquired · Plymouth, Minnesota · founded 2022 · 19 employees$242Mraised▾
Developer of precision combination therapies for cancer. It offers IDRX-42 and IDRX-73 small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors to inhibit the key genetic drivers and drug-resistant mutations of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
- Aug 2024Series B$120M
- Aug 2022Series A$122M
#8
Funding Raised · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 1987 · 2281 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of cell therapy research, patient support, and donor registry. They facilitate connections between researchers and supporters to accelerate innovation in finding cures. They maintain a registry of potential donors and work with transplant partners to expand access to treatment. The organization offers physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial support to patients and caregivers.
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$2.1M
- Aug 2007Grant (prize money)$882.9K
#9
Public · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2012 · 42 employees$15.4Mraised▾
Developer of targeted therapies for cancer patients. Its platform CELx Pathway Profile analyzes disease-related metabolic pathways in ex vivo patient samples for drug response markers. Their flagship products have completed preclinical trials.
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- May 2022Post IPO$100M
- Apr 2021Post IPO$130M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$2.6M
#10
Funding Raised · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 1988 · 4 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Humanetics Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharma company developing radiation modulators as therapeutics for solid cancers. Their lead candidate, BIO 300, is being developed as an agent to both sensitize tumor cells to enhance radiation treatment efficacy and to protect normal tissues from harm. The active in BIO300 is synthetic nanoparticle genistein, known to be a potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor (these kinases are often over-expressed in cancers). The company has received 4 grants from SBIR, of a total value of $1.12M. Humanetics has also received $8M in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop BIO 300 as a new medical radiation countermeasure (MRC) for lethal exposure to radiation.
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$298.5K
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$5.1M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)—
#11
Acquired · Maple Grove, Minnesota · founded 2008 · 77 employees$148.3Mraised▾
Developer of thermal therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH). The Rezum System uses Radiofrequency energy to create sterile water vapor to address BPH by delivering targeted, controlled doses of stored thermal energy through heat convection directly to the region of the prostate gland that houses the obstructive tissue that causes BPH. The therapy can be used in an outpatient procedure.
- Jul 2017Series D$20.6M
- Dec 2015Series D$40M
- Feb 2015Series C$3M
- Feb 2014Series C$25M
#12
Acquired · Arden Hills, Minnesota · founded 1996 · 58 employees$82Mraised▾
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- Dec 2014Conventional Debt$12.5M
- Dec 2006Series B$52M
- Mar 2002Series A$30M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Oncology coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time falling
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How research on Oncology in Minnesota is moving
A read on the academic research around Oncology in Minnesota — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 139 papers.
- University of Minnesota99
- University of Minnesota Medical Center44
- University of Minnesota System28
- Minnesota Oncology4
- Minnesota Department of Health2
- Immune system1→18
- Immunotherapy1→18
- Tumor microenvironment1→14
- Cancer research2→13
- Transcriptome1→3
- Immunotherapy1→21
- Cancer immunotherapy1→10
- Cancer1→5
- Immune system1→6
- Tumor microenvironment1→4