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Yoram Palti

Yoram Palti

Novocure Founder and Chief Technology Officer

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"I looked back on the data with a fresh perspective and began computing how to use electric fields to destroy cancer cells." — Yoram Palti, describing the genesis of TTFields

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Pancreatic cancer treatment enters new era

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Active; recipient of 2022 Israel Prize for entrepreneurship

Pancreatic cancer kills roughly 52,000 Americans each year and carries a five-year survival rate of 13 percent. In February 2026, the FDA approved Optune Pax, the first new treatment for locally advanced disease in nearly 30 years, adding alternating electric fields to the treatment options alongside chemotherapy.

Updated Jun 3