Leadership Team
The team at LDS comprises experienced researchers with deep expertise in surface and colloid science, extensive knowledge of liquid formulations, proficiency in analytical tools, and a strong background in molecular biology and biochemistry.
This unique combination of expertise, innovative spirit, and passion for science empowers our team to continuously drive innovation and achieve breakthroughs in the world of delivery systems.
The company’s leadership team includes:

Prof. Nissim Garti
Chief Science & President
Prof. Nissim Garti is the founder of Lyotropic Delivery Systems (LDS) and served as its CEO from 2013 to 2021. Since 2022, Prof. Garti has held the positions of Chief Scientist and Chairman of the company. He brings an unparalleled track record of expertise in nanoscience, dispersion systems, emulsion technology, polymorphism and crystallization of lipids and bio-actives, interfacial phenomena, hydrocolloids, fats, and oils.
Prof. Garti’s background includes over 40 years of product-oriented research at the Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, along with extensive experience as a consultant to global companies.
He has twice served as Director of the Casali Institute and the Center for Applied Chemistry, held the role of Director of the School of Applied Science and Technology, and is currently a member of the Nano-Science Center at the Hebrew University.
Prof. Garti’s contributions are honored at the “Innovators Way” pavilion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which showcases innovations that have significantly benefited humankind and improved quality of life. He stands alongside luminaries such as Prof. Berenholtz, the inventor of Doxil, and Prof. Rosin, who developed Exelon.
Prof. Garti has received and been nominated for numerous international awards, including recognitions for achievements in Surfactants in Solutions (SIS), Colloids and Interfacial Sciences, Food Structure, and Crystallization Phenomena of Fats and Oils (AOCS Awards).
His books, covering molecular architectures, self-assemblies, food science, double emulsions, and crystallization phenomena, are regarded as essential textbooks for experts in these fields worldwide.

Dr. Sharon Garti-Levi
CEO
Dr. Sharon Garti-Levi joined LDS in 2015 and has been leading the company’s innovation, research, and development efforts ever since. Currently serving as the CEO of LDS, Dr. Garti-Levi oversees all scientific and managerial operations of the company.
Her academic background includes a bachelor’s and master’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned her PhD from the Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University, specializing in Microbiology and Molecular Science. Dr. Garti-Levi is the author of several scientific papers and the inventor of multiple patents.
In addition to her leadership role, Dr. Garti-Levi manages LDS’s international relations, fostering collaborations with global partners. She also provides consultancy on the pre-clinical and clinical stages of the company’s ongoing projects.

Dr. Rotem Edri
CTO & Lab Manager
Dr Rotem Edri join the company in 2015 as a PhD student and responsible for the Ananda project related to novel formulation for cannabinoids. Rotem received her PhD degree in 2020 and was appointed as the CTO and lab manager of the company with full responsibility of all the company projects. Rotem has extremely extend knowledge of clinical and physical process related to dispersion, emulsions, liquid crystals, and nanotechnology.

Mr. Shaya Kramer
Business Advisor
Shaya Kramer is the CEO and primary shareholder of Peerless Foods, a company founded in the 1950s in Melbourne, Australia. Over the years, the company’s small refinery was upgraded and expanded with state-of-the-art technology and systems.
By the 1980s, Peerless had diversified its operations, transitioning from tallow to a broader range of edible fats and oils, including margarine. The company continued its growth by entering diverse markets, introducing value-added processes, enhancing packaging operations, and developing multiple retail and foodservice brands.
Today, Peerless Foods supplies branded, and private label packaged oils, spreads, margarines, and shortenings to five major market segments, including retail and foodservice markets worldwide.
Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Holmberg is a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Nobel Prize-awarding academy), The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg.
Prof. Holmberg is Professor Emeritus of Surface Chemistry at chalmers from 1998 to 2016, and 1991-1998.
He also directed the institute for Surface Chemistry in Stockholm, a research institute with more than 80 industrial members from around 10 countries. He spent 15 years in the pharmaceuticals and the chemical industry, including several years as Research Director of the surfactants company Berol Nobel.
Through the years he has supervised 18 PhD students and many postdoctoral fellows. He has published 320 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and written or edited 7 books.
Mr. Lawrence Gozlan currently serves as the Life Sciences Investment Manager at Jagen Pty Ltd, an international private investment organization. Mr. Gozlan was responsible for the largest Life Sciences investment portfolio in Australia, as the Portfolio Manager at QIC (Queensland Investment Corporation),
an investment fund with over AU$60 billion under management.
Mr. Gozlan was previously the senior biotechnology analyst at Foster Stockbroking and advised numerous life sciences companies in corporate finance at Deloitte. Mr. Gozlan is a board member of several public and private healthcare companies and has presented at numerous international life science conferences.
Prof. Ottaviani is Professor Emeritus at the Universities of Folrence and Urbino Italy.
Her main fields of expertise are the characterization of liquid-liquid bio-interfaces, mainly as drug carriers, and their interactions with the bioenvironment, as well as solid-liquid hybrid interphases all studied using the unique technique of Magnetic Resonance Techniques.
She has been working as Senior Associate Scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, since 1991. She collaborates with several foreign universities and researches around the world. She is the author of 235 peer-reviewed papers in international journals.
Dr. Alejandro G. Marangoni is a Professor and Tier I Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at the University of Guelph, Canada. He holds few titles including FRSC, FAOCS, FIFT, FRSC (U.K.). He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the National Academy of Sciences (2018).
His work concentrates on the physical properties of lipidic materials in foods, cosmetics and biolubricants. He has published over 400 refereed research articles, 85 book chapters, 18 books, and over 40 patents. He is the recipient of many awards including the 2013 AOCS Stephen Chang award, the 2014 IFT Chang Award in Lipid Science, the 2014 AOCS Supelco/Nicholas Pelick Award, the 2015 ISF Kaufmann Medal, the 2017 AOCS Alton E. Bailey Medal, and the 2019 European Lipid Technology Award from Euro Fed Lipids. Marangoni is the Editor in Chief of both Current Opinion and Current Research in Food Science. He has trained over 100 students, many occupy positions of importance in the academe and industry, including 14 professors at major North American universities.