The invention provides an agent delivery system comprising an agent preparation encapsulated within a membrane composition. The invention further provides a membrane composition comprising a ganglioside and lipid for encapsulating agents, and processes for preparing the membrane compositions. The invention further provides agent preparations encapsulated within the membrane compositions, including a plurality of individual particles wherein each particle contains agent preparation individually encapsulated within membrane composition. The invention also provides processes for preparing encapsulated agent preparations or individual particles of encapsulated agent preparations. The agents may be biologically active including hydrophilic, hydrophobic, small molecule or large molecule therapeutic agents. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising encapsulated agent preparations or individual particles of encapsulated agent preparations. The invention further provides methods for delivery of the encapsulated agent preparations or individual particles of encapsulated agent preparations to a subject, including oral delivery of large molecule therapeutic agents to the lymphatic system, blood circulatory system, and/or targeted delivery to cells, tissues or organs.L'invention concerne un système d'administration d'agents comprenant une préparation d'agents encapsulée dans une composition de membrane. L'invention concerne en outre une composition de membrane comprenant un ganglioside et un lipide pour agents d'encapsulation, et des procédés de préparation des compositions de membrane. L'invention concerne en outre des préparations d'agents encapsulées à l'intérieur des compositions de membrane, comprenant une pluralité de particules individuelles, chaque particule contenant une préparation d'agents encapsulée individuellement à l'intérieur de la composition de membrane. L'invention concerne également des procédés de préparation de préparations d'age