Yoav Livney

Prof. Yoav D. Livney, Head of the Lab of Biopolymers for Food & Health at the Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, and the Director of the Technion’s “Hecht Sustainable Protein Research Center”, is an expert in physical chemistry of biopolymers, delivery systems for nutraceuticals and drugs, and alternative proteins.

Livney’s academic background:
B.Sc. (Suma cum Laude, 1990): Food Engineering & Biotechnology, Technion Israel Institute of Technology;
M.S. (1995): Food Engineering, UW Madison, Wisconsin, USA; PhD (2002) Food Engineering & Biotechnology Technion IIT;
Post-Doc (2002-2004): Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada].

Positions at the Technion IIT:
2004- Lecturer; 2007- Asst. Professor, 2012-20 Assoc. Prof., 2020- Full Professor.

Industrial Professional Background:
1995-1998 Cheese Product Development Manager, Strauss Dairies Ltd.
1991-1992 Quarg Dept. Technologist & Quarg Production Dept. Manager, Strauss Dairies Ltd.
1990-1991 Quality Control Manager, Strauss Dairies Ltd.

Prof. Livney authored over 80 publications cited over 9,300 times, GS H-index=46.

He gave over 60 invited & keynote talks at international conferences, and mentored 17 MSc and 11 PhD students.

He is an inventor of 12 patent applications, of which 6 are already granted. He is a cofounder of PreeBio startup (https://www.preebio.com/).

He is an Editorial-Board Member in several reputed journals.

Research interests:

·       Sustainable/alternative proteins to replace animal-based foods

·       Upcycling/valorizing agriwaste into innovative foods, to promote sustainability and food security

·       Encapsulation and delivery systems for health-promoting compounds: nutraceuticals/drugs

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/yoav%20david.livney.1/bibliography/public/

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