Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization

Organization

NovoCure Limited (including its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company") was incorporated in the Bailiwick of Jersey and is principally engaged in the development, manufacture and commercialization of Tumor Treating Fields ("TTFields") delivery systems, including Optune and Optune Lua (our "Products"), for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. The Company currently markets Optune in the U.S., Austria, Germany, Israel, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland. The Company currently markets Optune Lua in the U.S. The Company also has a License and Collaboration Agreement (the "Zai Agreement") with Zai Lab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Zai") to market Optune in Greater China. See Note 12.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company implemented changes to its corporate entity operating structure, including transferring certain intellectual property to its Swiss subsidiary, primarily to align corporate entities with the Company’s evolving operations and business model.