Our mission
Tech4Cancer connects cancer researchers with experts in the high-tech industry to empower and advance cancer research.
It focuses on improving, optimizing and streamlining existing research processes using high-tech tools and skills.
Tech4Cancer offers high-Tech companies the opportunity to promote the innovation within Cancer Research by providing high-tech experts hours as part of their CSR agenda and inject high-tech fuel to Cancer Research.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
Our first success story with Sheba medical center
Coming soon...
Tech4Cancer founders
Gal Avital – Two times breast cancer survivor | 10 years in Corporate Venture Capital (Microsoft &Singtel) | Startup founder | Lawyer | Scuba diving Instructor | Co-Founder of the Green Wave initiative (״גל ירוק״) which serves cancer patients in Israel in exhausting their lawful rights from the government and the municipalities. Co-Founder of Halas-Tech program, which gives cancer survivors the tools to reintegrate into the labor market and the high-tech world, in collaboration with the leading tech companies: Meta, Microsoft, Lightricks, Google and McCann Digital. Co-Founder of Growth, a program for growth from crisis (PTG) for entrepreneurs and ventures.
Idan Megidish – Philanthropic Fund Manager | 5 years as Lightricks GM of Haifa and Be'er Sheva sites and leader of CSR | 8 years in the public sector (Knesset and government) | Past 15 years as a social entrepreneur: Co-Founder of the Green Wave initiative (״גל ירוק״). Co-Founder of Halas-Tech program. Co-Founder of Growth. Founder of the "Trail" program (״המסלול״) - Promoting outstanding students in the civil service. Co-Founder of Impact Nation community - Focusing on impact investments. Use the strengths of Startup Nation and become Impact Nation. Founder of the "Double Impact" podcast in collaboration with the Rothschild Foundation. Founder of "Students in the Civil Service" community (17K students in the community).
Join us!
Cancer labs
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Achieve faster and more accurate results
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Generate new and "out-of-the-box" ideas
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Solve complex challenges
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Form new possible collaborations
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Overcome existing barriers
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Access technologies / software / communities for relevant data collection / processing for research