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Does Roche support Israel?
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Roche does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Pharma & healthcare companies · Companies that support Israel
Timeline of documented records
Documented records
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2010-04 | $160,000,000 | Medingo Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel — insulin patch-pump developer) Roche agreed with Israel's Elron Electronic Industries to acquire 100% of its majority-owned subsidiary Medingo, developer of a semi-disposable insulin patch pump, for $160 million upfront plus performance milestones of up to 25% of the upfront payment (~$40 million), expanding Roche Diabetes Care through an Israeli acquisition. | |
| Partnership | 2021-10 | — | Ibex Medical Analytics (Tel Aviv, Israel — AI cancer-diagnostics company) Roche (Diagnostics division) entered a collaboration with Israeli startup Ibex Medical Analytics to embed Ibex's Galen AI algorithms for prostate and breast cancer detection into Roche's uPath/navify digital pathology software via its Digital Pathology Open Environment; the alliance was expanded in November 2023 together with Amazon Web Services to accelerate adoption of AI-enabled digital pathology. | |
| Operations in Israel | 1999 | — | Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel) Ltd. (Hod Hasharon) Roche has had an independent Israeli subsidiary since 1999 — Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel) Ltd. in Hod Hasharon (~140 employees) — running clinical research, marketing, medical and regulatory activity in oncology, hematology, ophthalmology and neurology; a Diagnostics division was added in 2022, and the unit commercializes Foundation Medicine genomic-profiling products in Israel. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Roche donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Acquisition, Partnership, Operations in Israel), which is not the same as support — see the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 7 distinct sources are cited for Roche. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25
- The Pharma Letter thepharmaletter.com
- Pharmaceutical Online (Roche release) pharmaceuticalonline.com
- Ibex Medical Analytics (press release) ibex-ai.com
- Roche Diagnostics (2023 expansion with AWS, via Wayback Machine) web.archive.org
- CTech / Calcalist calcalistech.com
- Dun & Bradstreet (company profile) dnb.com
- Foundation Medicine (press release) foundationmedicine.com