Team
Dr. Amit Lotan, CEO
Amit gained his PhD in biology from the Hebrew University, where he worked with United Nations scientists to research jellyfish sting protection. He established Nidaria in 2001 and has worked closely with such organizations as the U.S. Navy and Israel's Ministry of the Environment to test Nidaria's protective products around the world. His research has been published in Nature and other leading medical journals. For the past 10 years, Amit has been collaborating with multi-national companies to provide sunscreen products which enhance safety at the beach.
Ms. Naomi Dahan, Laboratory Manager, Quality Control and Formulation
Naomi has a BA in biotechnology and more than ten years experience in the development and manufacture of sunscreen formulation. Under Naomi's supervision, Nidaria has developed more than 30 different sunscreen formulations that are sold on a global scale.
Dr. Tamar Lotan, Founder
Dr. Lotan is a specialist in developmental biology at the Marine Biology Department at the Haifa University. Previously, she founded NanoCyte Inc. a biotech company using marine stinging cells for pharmaceutical drug delivery. Her research was published in Cell and other leading refereed journals and she has more than 20 patents applications. Dr. Lotan holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in biology from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. degree in genetics and biochemistry from The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Prof. Paul Auerbach , M.D., M.S, Advisor and Stakeholder
Clinical Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, CA, Paul is an internationally recognized authority on the clinical management of marine stings. He serves as a national medical consultant on hazardous marine life to numerous medical, recreational and scientific organizations, including the Divers Alert Network.
Mr. Bob Bell, Advisory board
The founder of the Banana Boat brand and the man who helped create the suncare industry, Bob Bell built the Banana Boat suncare brand from a garage operation to a global giant. Today, Banana Boat is one of the biggest sunscreen brands in the world.