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Oncology Drug Development · Strategy · Business Development

Where deep science
meets strategic vision.

Mark L. Levitt MD PhD brings what few consultants can — two decades of pharmaceutical leadership combined with the scientific depth of an NIH-trained oncologist and researcher. LOA helps biotech and pharma companies develop oncology assets from preclinical strategy through clinical execution.

20+
Years of pharmaceutical industry leadership
MD PhD
NIH-trained oncologist and clinical researcher
23+
Client companies served across biotech & pharma
Teva · EnGeneIC · RedHill
Notable industry leadership roles
Recognition
Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award — Dubai 2022
GHP Best Medical Oncology Consultancy 2023 — Middle East
Middle East's 10 Successful Magnetic Leaders in Healthcare
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Oncology consulting

You have an innovative oncology asset. LOA helps you build the scientific and strategic foundation to develop it — from IND-enabling studies through late-phase clinical execution and regulatory strategy.

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Who we work with

From biotech startups to Big Pharma and VCs — LOA has served over 23 client organizations globally. We specialize in companies with innovative, non–me-too ideas and the drive to develop them.

Clinicians reviewing diagnostic imaging
Clinical development & trial strategy
Researcher examining samples under a microscope
Translational & preclinical research
Expertise
A rare combination
of science and strategy.

Mark Levitt brings what few consultants anywhere in the world can offer — the ability to combine clinical and basic science insights into a coherent strategic vision. NIH-trained, academically published, and with nearly two decades in pharmaceutical leadership, he has operated at the highest levels of drug development, business development, and oncology research.

As a Board Certified Medical Oncologist and Internist in both the US and Israel, with academic training at the NCI and industry experience at Teva, Inotek, RedHill, and EnGeneIC — his perspective is uniquely broad and deeply grounded.

Clinical development
Trial design · Protocol development · Regulatory strategy
Preclinical strategy
Translational research · IND-enabling · Target validation
Business development
Licensing · M&A · Deal strategy · Due diligence
Oncology strategy
Asset positioning · Competitive landscape · Life cycle management
Search & evaluation
Israeli biotech sector · Investment diligence · Partner matching
Corporate finance support
Identifying funding pathways for small biotech & biomedical companies
Track record
Ahead of the curve —
more than once.
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Pioneered microbiome therapeuticsAdvancing a microbiome-based cancer detection program years before the microbiome was recognized as a legitimate therapeutic field — a defining example of early scientific foresight.
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Teva's $6.8B acquisition of CephalonLed the clinical oncology portion of the due diligence that resulted in Teva's landmark acquisition — one of the largest pharma deals of its era.
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COVID-19 clinical development at RedHillLed the clinical development effort for COVID-19 therapeutics — rapidly building and executing a program under extraordinary conditions as Chief Scientific Officer.
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Board of Directors, EnGeneIC Ltd.Active board member and Scientific/Clinical Advisor at EnGeneIC, a nanotechnology-based cancer therapy company, since 2015.
Clients

LOA has provided consulting services to over 23 organizations — from early-stage Israeli biotech startups to Big Pharma. A specialty niche in the Israeli biotechnology sector, combined with global reach.

Teva Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc.
RedHill BioPharma
EnGeneIC Ltd.
Enlivex Therapeutics
Foamix Pharmaceuticals
KAHR Medical
BioCancell Ltd.
Synta Pharmaceuticals
FutuRx Biotech Accelerator
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Currently accepting
LOA is open to new consulting engagements. If you have an oncology asset and need a strategic partner with deep scientific and commercial expertise, reach out directly.
Contact
levittoncology@gmail.com
+972-(0)58-760-1010 (Israel)
+1-914-294-3988 (US)
+1-647-930-9326 (Canada)
Global reach
Israel · United States · Canada

Serving clients across biotech startups, small biopharma, and Big Pharma — globally.